Latest Construction Headlines
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UNDER Construction: The Green Property Insurance Market
Nov 6 2006 // Douglas G. Hotchkiss, owner of the Dallas, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, hadn’t thought much about building “green” or environmentally-friendly structures. But he now says, “it’s a...
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Nov 5 2006 // Douglas G. Hotchkiss, owner of the Dallas, Texas-based Hotchkiss Insurance Agency, hadn’t thought much about building “green” or environmentally-friendly structures. But he now says, “it’s a...
Calif. State Fund To Recieve $35,000 in Restitution
Nov 3 2006 // An employee of a Chatsworth, Calif., construction company has been ordered to pay $35,263 in restitution to the California State Compensation Insurance Fund in a workers’ compensation insurance fraud case. Alejandro...
Marsh Ends President’s Role; Targets Middle Market, Tech, Construction
Nov 3 2006 // Marsh Inc. announced a series of personnel moves its says are designed to encourage new business growth and retention levels. The company also announced the elimination of the role of president, now held by Bill Malloy,...
Aon Moves On Exit Plan, Announces Sale of Construction Program
Oct 25 2006 // Chicago-based Aon Corp. today announced that it has taken further steps to exit its property & casualty underwriting business by signing a letter of intent for the sale of its Construction Program Group (CPG). Aon...
Home Design Changes Affect Total Cost of Ownership
Oct 17 2006 // Puget Sound homeowners’ quest for convenience might outweigh potential maintenance risks when it comes to features of new-home construction, according to a recent examination of building trends by PEMCO Insurance....
Fireman’s Fund Introduces Green Building Coverage
Oct 16 2006 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has introduced Certified Green Building Replacement and Green Upgrade coverages, a new coverage specifically for green commercial buildings that addresses the unique risks that are...
Travelers Launches Product for Millwright Contractors
Oct 5 2006 // Millwright contractors now have access to a single source for their insurance and risk management needs according to a written statement issued by Travelers Construction. The products available for millwright contractors...
Feds, Conn. AG Probing I-84 Highway Construction Defects
Oct 3 2006 // Federal investigators are looking into why hundreds of storm drains are defective in a $52 million improvement project on Interstate 84 in the Waterbury, Conn. area, The Hartford Courant reported Sunday. Fixing the...
Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce
Sep 25 2006 // In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers’ compensation professionals will be challenged along with the...
The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more
Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...
Cultural differences impact safety’s bottom line
Sep 25 2006 // Brad Giles encounters cultural differences among his firm’s workforce on a daily basis. Giles is corporate vice president at the Washington Group, an international construction firm based in Boise, Idaho, that has...
The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more
Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...
Workers’ comp and the Latino construction workforce
Sep 25 2006 // N20 11 Service aims to keep drunks from driving Taxis and drivers available for yearly fee 60 The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more The Court certifies question; for carriers the wait it was worth it
!Cuidado! Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce
Sep 25 2006 // In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers’ compensation professionals will be challenged along with the...
OSHA Levies $86K in Fines in Miss. Casino Construction Deaths
Sep 8 2006 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued proposed fines of $85,575 against three companies in the March deaths of two construction workers during the demolition of hurricane-damaged Grand Casino in...
The Commissioners
Sep 4 2006 // Oregon’s Experience: Addressing credit scores, health care and disclosure Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Here are additional...
Size up subsidence and earth movement exclusions
Sep 4 2006 // More than a decade ago, law firms specializing in construct defect litigation sprang up in California and the West. Construction defect cases in the building industry became all too common, and construction insurance...
Joel Ario, Oregon, Insurance Administrator
Sep 4 2006 // When looking at credit scoring, the affordability and availability of health care, or even the construction liability market, states often are better-equipped than the federal government to address the issues, according to...
Size up subsidence and earth movement exclusions
Sep 4 2006 // More than a decade ago, law firms specializing in construct defect litigation sprang up in California and the West. Construction defect cases in the building industry became all too common, and construction insurance...
