Latest Construction Headlines
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Primavera Joins Willis as Senior VP in Construction Practice
Jun 27 2005 // Willis Group Holdings, the global insurance broker, announced that Paul Primavera has joined Willis’ Hunt Valley, Maryland operations as senior vice president of claims management in its construction practice. Prior...
Smith Joins Countrywide Insurance Group as VP for Construction Practice
Jun 23 2005 // California-based Countrywide Insurance Group announced that Jody Smith has joined the organization as vice president of Countrywide Insurance Services Inc.’s construction practice. Smith will work with both...
State Fund Withdraws Plans for Home Office Expansion
Jun 15 2005 // State Compensation Insurance Fund has announced it has decided to not move forward with the plans for the construction of a new office building adjacent to its headquarters at 1275 Market Street in San Francisco. When the...
Home Construction Standards, Warranties Now Effective in Texas
Jun 13 2005 // All homebuilders and remodelers in Texas must now offer new mandated warranties and building performance standards for home construction as outlined by the Texas Residential Construction Commission. The new warranties and...
Chubb Introduces New High-Limit Surety Bond Product
Jun 10 2005 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has announced the launch of a new surety bond product, SuretyPlus, that can provide up to $250 million in excess surety bond protection for projects over $500...
Aon Risk Services Appoints Heffernan to Managing Director, San Jose, Calif.
Jun 8 2005 // Aon Risk Services Inc. announced that Michael Heffernan has been named managing director of the San Jose office. Heffernan, a recognized leader within the construction insurance market, was formerly co-national director of...
Aon’s Construction Services Group Appoints Heffernan to Managing Director, San Jose Office
Jun 1 2005 // Aon Risk Services Inc. today announced that Michael Heffernan has been named managing director of the San Jose office. Heffernan, a recognized leader within the construction insurance market, was formerly co-national...
The Nitty Gritty of Blue Collar Programs
May 23 2005 // Program Managers Working for the Working Class For some program administrators, blue is the color of money. While other insurance programs target lawyers, insurance agents and various white-collar occupations, some of the...
People
May 23 2005 // U.S.I. Holdings Corp. appointed C. Jeff Pan senior vice president – Business Transformation. Pan, who will be based in Dallas, is responsible for transforming the company’s business processes from a...
My Brother’s Keeper-Duties and Liabilities of Agents and Brokers
May 23 2005 // Insurance plays an important role in today’s society in protecting individuals and businesses from different risks. A wide variety of policies and products have been developed to cover common, and not so common,...
Daoussis Joins Countrywide Insurance Group to lead National Construction Insurance Effort
May 9 2005 // Countrywide Insurance Group announced that Michael Daoussis has joined the organization as senior vice president of its commercial lines national construction practice. Daoussis will focus on expanding the retail agency...
Purmort Insurance Agency’s Family Tree’s Roots Go Back to 1876
May 9 2005 // When I stepped from the hot sunshine and left the traffic speeding along Sarasota, Fla.’s busy Bee Ridge Road into Al Purmort Insurance Agency Inc.’s cool air-conditioned lobby, it was like taking a step back...
Slivka, Farrell Join New Day Underwriters in N.J.
May 5 2005 // Jeffrey Slivka and Timothy Farrell have joined New Day Underwriting Managers LLC, an environmental insurance wholesale firm, based in Bordentown, N.J. Slivka joins New Day Underwriting as senior vice president of...
AEC Firms Can Learn from May Webcast
Apr 12 2005 // Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) firms have seen an 88% increase in the cost of professional liability coverage in the last three years, according to a recent survey by Zweig-White. To help architects...
Non-Construction Laborers, Freight Movers Had Most Occupational Injuries, Illnesses in Texas in 2003
Mar 31 2005 // The Texas Workers’ Compensation Commission announced that non-construction laborers and freight, stock, and material movers recorded the largest number of occupational injuries and illnesses in Texas in 2003,...
Business Leaders Warn of ‘Rolling Crisis’ As Federal Terror Insurance Program Nears Expiration
Mar 18 2005 // U.S. business leaders came out in force this week to urge renewal of the federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Act and warn that market restrictions on terror insurance coverage are already beginning to be felt in the...
IRMI Launches New Online Certification for Construction Risk Professionals
Mar 17 2005 // International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) has developed a new insurance designation for insurance agents, brokers, and underwriters who sell construction insurance. The Construction Risk and Insurance Specialist...
AIG Forms One-Stop Construction Insurance Unit
Mar 15 2005 // The domestic brokerage group of the AIG Companies has created AIG Construction Solutions, a consolidated practice that will serve as the central point of contact for domestic brokers and agents placing construction...
Supreme Court Rules Big Dig Dredge a Vessel for Purpose of Allowing Injured Worker to Sue Owner
Feb 23 2005 // The United States Supreme Court has ruled that workers injured on dredges like one used in the Big Dig construction are not limited to workers compensation but may also sue the vessel’s owner for negligence. Writing...
Report Cites Design and Structural Faults as Cause of Paris Airport Collapse
Feb 16 2005 // Both structural and design faults caused a large section of the newly constructed Terminal 2E at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport to collapse last May, killing 4 people and injuring 3. An investigative commission...
