Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Japan’s Clean-Up from 2011 Tsunami, Nuclear Accident Lagging
Mar 11 2013 // Two years after the triple calamities of earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster ravaged Japan’s northeastern Pacific coast, debris containing asbestos, lead, PCBs — and perhaps most worrying — radioactive waste...
Roussell Joins Mullis Newby Hurst as VP, Construction Marketing
Feb 11 2013 // Addison, Texas-based Mullis Newby Hurst LP (MNH), which specializes in construction insurance and surety bonds, has hired Raleigh Roussell as vice president of construction marketing to create new opportunities for the...
Debate Over Terrorism Insurance to Be Renewed
Feb 6 2013 // Bipartisan legislation filed yesterday in the House of Representatives promises to renew the federal terrorism reinsurance program and the debate about whether the backup program is necessary. Introduced by Reps. Michael...
How Agents Survived a Falling Housing Market
Jan 31 2013 // It has not been easy being an insurance agent specializing in the homebuilders insurance market during one of the worst economic recessions in U.S. history. Survival in the recession meant change and a lot of hard...
Willis North America Appoints Gilliam as Senior VP in Houston Office
Jan 8 2013 // Insurance broker Willis North America has appointed Bill Gilliam as senior vice president, construction practice, in its Willis of Texas office. Willis of Texas Inc., with 120 associates, serves clients from its office in...
FEMA Likely to Expand Flood Zones Along N.J. Coast in Wake of Sandy
Dec 9 2012 // The federal government is poised to expand flood zones and push for increases in building elevations along the New Jersey coast in the wake of flooding from Hurricane Sandy. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was...
Liberty International Underwriters Promotes Aggarwal to U.S. Construction Post
Dec 7 2012 // Liberty International Underwriters has promoted Chaman Aggarwal to the newly-created position of senior vice president, USA Construction. In the position, Aggarwal is responsible for LIU’s U.S. construction product...
South Carolina Court Upholds Contractor Liability for Faulty Workmanship
Dec 6 2012 // South Carolina’s high court has left intact a state law that requires a builder’s general liability policy to cover damages from faulty workmanship, but ruled it cannot be applied retroactively to claims filed...
Building Momentum in the Construction Market
Dec 5 2012 // After four years of one of the most challenging construction markets, construction insurance experts are beginning to see signs of a slow recovery with some of their contractor and builder accounts. The current...
Willis Boosts Construction Practice with 4 Ex-Aon Specialists, 2 Others
Dec 4 2012 // Willis North America has made a series of appointments in its construction practice to serve clients in the expanding default insurance marketplace. The following individuals comprise Willis’ Default Insurance Group,...
EPIC Adds Glass to Northern California Construction Practice
Nov 19 2012 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Dolores Glass as a principal in their San Ramon, Calif. construction practice. Glass will be responsible for expanding EPIC’s business with contractors and others in...
AIG Introduces OSHA Assist for Construction Clients
Nov 14 2012 // American International Group, Inc. has introduced OSHA Counsel Assist (OSHA Assist), an enhancement to general liability programs for construction clients that provides policyholders with legal support and additional...
7.4 Magnitude Quake Shakes Active Guatemala Region: AIR Analysis
Nov 8 2012 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, at 10:35:50 UTC on Nov 7, 2012 an earthquake estimated at a magnitude of 7.4 occurred at a depth of 41.6 km (25.9 miles) about 15 miles off the coastal town of...
EPIC Adds Willian to Northern California Construction Practice
Nov 5 2012 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Neil Willian as an account executive to its Northern California construction practice. Willian will provide client program leadership, including overall...
‘Hurricrane’ Warning: Manhattan Construction Crane Left Dangling in Sandy’s Winds
Oct 30 2012 // New York City evacuated neighbors of a nearly completed, 90-story luxury apartment building on Monday after the top of a construction crane collapsed in high winds, prompting fears the crane’s boom could crash to the...
Joplin Construction Tops $715M Since 2011 Tornado
Oct 29 2012 // Construction in Joplin, Mo., since the tornado is approaching three-quarters of a billion dollars. Since May 22, 2011, about $715 million in construction has been started in Joplin, according to the latest building permit...
Houston-Based Construction Company Cited for Hazards at Highway Site
Oct 25 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. with one repeat and one serious violation at a work site on Loop 610 in Houston, Texas....
Study: White Construction Workers in Illinois Get Higher Work Comp Settlements
Oct 15 2012 // White non-Hispanic construction workers are awarded higher workers’ compensation settlements in Illinois than Hispanic or black construction workers with similar injuries and disabilities, according to researchers at...
Texas Supreme Court Takes Up Contractual Liability Issue, Again
Oct 14 2012 // One of the most fascinating aspects of writing about insurance litigation is that often issues that we discuss seem to be “finally” decided, only to reappear again. For instance, previously for Insurance...
Tropical Storm Rafael Batters Caribbean; Heads To Bermuda: AIR
Oct 14 2012 // As of Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Rafael was moving away from the Leeward Islands after battering the islands with strong winds and heavy rain. Rafael, the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has...
