Best Read Construction Headlines
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#1 Construction Projects Facing Delays Under Threat of ICE
Jul 28 2025 // Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile. The site is eerily...
#2 Construction Delays, Litigation Can Follow Hurricanes: A Guide for Property Owners
Sep 9 2025 // When a hurricane tears through a community, the damage left behind can feel overwhelming. For property owners, the priority is to get repairs done quickly so that life and business can return to normal. But too often,...
#3 1 Worker Dies, 2 Injured in Trench Collapse at Cape Cod Construction Site
Nov 19 2025 // One worker died and two were injured in a trench collapse at a construction site in a popular seacoast town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The trench collapse happened on Tuesday morning at a sewer project work site located...
#4 Eighth Circuit: Travelers Doesn’t Owe in Missouri Apartment Construction Delay Case
Jun 18 2025 // A real estate investment firm isn’t covered for losses of rental income and soft costs over a delayed Missouri apartment construction project after the Eighth Circuit determined the firm’s status as an...
#5 New York Construction Firm to Pay $1.4M to Workers for Violating Their Rights
Oct 21 2025 // A New York City construction firm will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it violated state workers’ compensation laws, retaliating against injured workers, and failing to address sexual harassment in the...
#6 6 in 10 Construction Workers Report Anxiety, Depression in Past Year
Nov 3 2025 // Nearly two-thirds of construction workers reported experiencing anxiety or depression in the past 12 months, according to a new survey by design-build firm Clayco. Sixty-four percent of the more than 1,000 construction...
#7 Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
May 5 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon in March. A...
#8 Markets/Coverages: Everest Introduces EverBuild for Evolving Construction Risks
Sep 8 2025 // Everest Insurance, the insurance division of Everest Group, recently announced the launch of EverBuild, an enhanced Builder’s Risk coverage form. EverBuild underscores the company’s long-standing commitment to...
#9 Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising
Mar 20 2025 // A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for...
#10 Indiana Construction Company Fined for Alleged Lead Paint Renovation Violations
Sep 11 2025 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice reached a $10,000 settlement with Homeworks Construction Inc. to resolve alleged lead paint renovation violations in South Bend, Indiana. EPA...
#11 Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
Apr 22 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month. A...
#12 Billion-Dollar Carolina Battery Plant Pauses Construction Amid Tariff Uncertainty
Jun 6 2025 // A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” While AESC didn’t specify what...
#13 [Video] In Construction, Labor Shortages Now Compounded by Tariff Concerns
Sep 23 2025 // Nationwide may not have felt much change in the construction sector during the first half of 2025, but there are now some signs of shifting due to the unknowns of tariffs. “[We’re] definitely started to see a...
#14 Construction Sector: Data Centers Help Power Optimism Despite Uncertainty Over Economy
Jun 16 2025 // Construction insurance specialists cite a number of factors in describing the 2025 construction industry as a market in transition. There is uncertainty about the year’s economic outlook, potential impacts of tariffs...
#15 Markets/Coverages: Ryan’s Clach Casualty Targets Complex Construction, Habitational
Sep 25 2025 // Global specialty insurance firm Ryan Specialty announced the formation of Clach Casualty Underwriting Managers, a managing general underwriter (MGU) focused on providing casualty insurance for complex construction and...
#16 Fake Construction Site Injuries Reaching New Heights in New York City, Suit Says
Mar 31 2025 // Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance...
#17 Viewpoint: What Tariffs, Steel Prices Mean for E&S Construction Insurance in California
Apr 24 2025 // Steel prices have been anything but steady in recent years. With renewed discussions around tariffs and trade restrictions, another wave of volatility may be on the horizon. While much attention is paid to how rising...
#18 People Moves: Howden US Appoints Peterson to Lead Construction, Infrastructure and Surety; Sokol Named Head of Excess Casualty for ICW Specialty
Sep 25 2025 // Howden US, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, appointed Mark Peterson as head of its construction, infrastructure and surety practice. Peterson joins Mike Parrish’s Howden US team and works closely with...
#19 Newark Airport Runway to Reopen Monday After Construction
Jun 2 2025 // A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport will reopen on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule following several chaotic weeks of equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing shortages...
#20 Chicago Construction Billionaire Deepens Bet on Data Centers
Jan 15 2025 // Clayco, a Chicago-based builder led by billionaire Bob Clark, is positioning itself to grab for more of the boom in data centers. The company is starting a new unit called Clayco Compute to sharpen the focus on data...
