Latest Construction Headlines
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Kentucky Orders Coal, Construction Firms to Comply With Worker Wage Bond Law
Sep 12 2019 // The Kentucky Labor Cabinet has sent letters to coal and construction companies that might be in violation of a state law that requires a bond to cover employee wages. The Herald-Leader reports that over the last few weeks,...
Ohio Construction Company Owner Gets Prison for Worker’s Death
Sep 9 2019 // An Ohio construction company owner has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to provide safety equipment when an employee fell from a roof and died. The Akron Beacon Journal reports 53-year-old James Coon was...
Unlicensed Labor Broker Indicted in New York for $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Sep 9 2019 // Unlicensed labor broker Salvador Almonte Jr. and insurance broker Steven Asvazadourian have been indicted in New York for an insurance fraud scheme in which they underreported the size of Almonte’s companies and lied...
AJG Not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Illinois Firm $1.34M
Sep 2 2019 // An Illinois construction company that waited six years to inform its excess insurer it had been sued cannot expect coverage from that carrier, and it can’t go after the insurance brokerage that sold it the policy, a...
Collapse at Bronx Construction Site Kills One, Injures Five
Aug 29 2019 // A construction worker has died and five others were injured in a partial collapse of a building under construction in the Bronx. It happened shortly before noon Tuesday at the four-story construction site at 92 East 208th...
Maryland Construction Company Owner Pleads Guilty in $1.7M Fraud Plot
Aug 27 2019 // A Maryland construction company owner has pleaded guilty to engaging in a scheme to defraud a customer out of more than $1.7 million. U.S. Attorney Robert Hur’s office said in a news release that 65-year-old Ivan...
Broker Not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Illinois Client $1.34M
Aug 23 2019 // An Illinois construction company that waited six years to inform its excess insurer that it had been sued cannot expect coverage from that carrier, and it can’t go after the insurance brokerage that sold it the...
Industry Flexes Political Muscle in States to Criminalize Aggressive Pipeline Protests
Aug 20 2019 // After protesters disrupted construction of an oil pipeline in North Dakota by chaining themselves to construction equipment and pitching tents along the route, oil and chemical companies found a way to keep it from...
Underwriters Get Picky and Other Trends in Construction Insurance
Aug 19 2019 // Construction insurance specialists say their insurance market is strong with plenty of capacity and underwriters competing for the best accounts. According to specialists interviewed by Insurance Journal for their...
Roof Collapses at Houston Construction Site, Injuring 9 Workers
Jul 31 2019 // The Houston Fire Department says nine workers were taken to hospitals after they were injured when part of the roof of a building under construction collapsed. Firefighters responded to the roof collapse Monday morning at...
Construction Crane Collapses on House, Apartment Building in New Jersey
Jul 24 2019 // Strong winds may be to blame for the collapse of a construction crane in New Jersey. The crane came down onto a house and an apartment building across from Rutgers University in New Brunswick on Sunday night. News 12 New...
Washington Woman Charged with Running Construction Business While on Disability
Jul 23 2019 // A Spokane, Wash.-area woman faces a felony theft charge for allegedly running a construction business while claiming she was too disabled to work. Deborah J. Steeneck, 59, is accused of stealing more than $11,000 in...
Dunlap to Head Willis Towers Watson’s Construction Broking in North America
Jul 16 2019 // Global broker Willis Towers Watson announced the appointment of Jim Dunlap as head of Construction Broking in North America. The portfolio of construction clients includes contractors, project owners, developers,...
Minnesota Construction Workers’ Lawsuit Accuses Employer of Wage Theft
Jul 11 2019 // A group of Rochester, Minnesota-area construction workers are pursuing a wage theft claim, testing a new state law that aims to clamp down on companies that don’t pay for labor. Minnesota Department of Labor and...
Subrogation Waiver in Construction Contract Upheld by Wisconsin Court
Jun 21 2019 // A subrogation waiver in a construction contract blocks an insurer’s claim against a contractor whose alleged shoddy construction caused the collapse of a barn that cost more than $600,000 to replace, the Wisconsin...
Growth in Construction, Freight Is Good News for Inland Marine Market
Jun 17 2019 // The inland marine insurance segment has grown steadily in the past decade in tandem with increases in construction spending and the transport of goods, with direct premiums written nearly doubling to $24.5 billion in 2018...
Underwriters Get Picky: 5 Trends to Watch in Construction Insurance
Jun 17 2019 // Construction insurance specialists say their insurance market is strong with plenty of capacity and underwriters competing for the best accounts. According to specialists interviewed by Insurance Journal for their...
Massachusetts Construction Industry Confronts Drug Addiction Among Ranks
Jun 11 2019 // Massachusetts construction companies and labor unions held work stoppages at project sites across the state on Wednesday as their industry attempts to confront a high rate of fatal opioid overdoses among its ranks. Robert...
Remembering Chernobyl As Nuclear Industry Seeks Role in Future of Sustainable Energy
May 30 2019 // A television series about the world’s worst nuclear accident is refocusing millions of viewers on atomic risks just as the industry struggles to gain traction in markets flooded with renewable power. Home Box Office...
Worker Seriously Injured at Massachusetts Construction Site
May 28 2019 // A worker has been seriously injured at a construction site in Lynn, Mass. Lynn Deputy Fire Chief Arthur Richard says the 38-year-old man was taken by helicopter Friday morning to a Boston hospital after suffering the...
