Most Popular Construction Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Construction Topic Page over the last year.
#1 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...
#2 Dozens of Alleged Looters, Unlicensed Construction Workers Arrested in Florida
Oct 28 2024 // More than 100 people were arrested late last week in storm-ravaged Pinellas County, Florida, charged with looting homes and working as unlicensed contractors, two weeks after Hurricane Milton forced many residents to...
#3 Construction Defects Are Not Covered Property Damage in Commercial Liability Policy
Aug 16 2024 // A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for which it was responsible. A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court has held for...
#4 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...
#5 Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for $2 Million Tax Evasion, Lying to OSHA
Dec 13 2024 // A Massachusetts construction business owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an employment tax scheme and making a false statement at an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) hearing about a...
#6 China Construction Bank Sued in US Over Reinsurance Fraud Losses
May 10 2024 // China Construction Bank Corp., the nation’s third-largest commercial lender, was accused in a US lawsuit of enabling a massive fraud in the reinsurance industry that left companies with “monumental...
#7 Jury Awards $68.5M to Family of Worker Who Fell to Death at Philly Construction Site
Jul 3 2024 // A Philadelphia jury has awarded $68.5 million in damages to the widow and son of a 38-year-old construction worker who was killed in 2021 in a fall from a fifth-floor balcony at a luxury townhouse site. Siarhei...
#8 Florida Law Means Time Is of the Essence on Construction-Defect Subro Actions
Jul 1 2024 // Florida Senate Bill 360 became law on April 13, 2023. It significantly reduced the time Florida’s statute of repose and statute of limitations give plaintiffs – including subrogating insurers – to bring civil...
#9 Families of Construction Workers Killed in Baltimore Bridge Collapse to Sue
Sep 19 2024 // Families of immigrant construction workers killed when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was hit by the cargo ship Dali plan to challenge the attempt by the ship owner and operator to limit...
#10 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...
#11 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...
#12 Worker Killed When House Under Construction Collapses in Massachusetts
Jan 29 2025 // A worker died Tuesday after a house under construction in Massachusetts collapsed. According to local police, Mario Diaz Obando, 29, of Fall River, died when the house being built on Vine Street in Weymouth collapsed. Diaz...
#13 Runaway Steel Drum From Construction Site Kills Woman
May 7 2024 // A steel drum weighing thousands of pounds somehow rolled out of a construction site in Pittsburgh and eventually struck and killed a woman who was walking on a nearby sidewalk, police said. The accident occurred around...
#14 5 Ways to Prevent Water Damage in Buildings Under Construction
May 1 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Water damage stands as a persistent threat to buildings under construction, ranking as one of the leading causes of property loss worldwide. In the U.S....
#15 Federal Judge Blocks Biden Wage Rule for Construction Projects
Jun 25 2024 // A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a Biden administration rule expanding the cases in which construction contractors are required to pay workers prevailing wages that apply to $200 billion of federally funded...
#16 Two Construction Firms Ordered to Pay $600K in Wages, Damages to 131 Workers
Aug 7 2024 // The Department of Labor said it has obtained a federal court order that requires two New Jersey construction companies and their owners and managers to pay $600,000 in back wages and liquidated damages to 131 former...
#17 People Moves: Allianz Commercial Expands US Construction With Hires; IMA Hires Lockton’s Wargo to Lead Property Team
Apr 9 2025 // Kristen Hoskinson Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, expanded its U.S. construction team with five new hires who will join Allianz Commercial’s Master Builder’s Risk team by mid-April. Kristen...
#18 Worker Falls to Death From Theater Construction Site in Boston
Aug 12 2024 // Boston police reported that a construction worker fell to his death while working on restoring Emerson College’s Cutler Majestic Theater on Friday, August 9. Police were called to the scene on Tremont Street at 12:45...
#19 OCIP vs. CCIP: Choosing the Right Insurance Program for Your Construction Project
Aug 26 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by Trucordia. Matt Barber of Trucordia Construction offers a guide to two types of commercial construction insurance, and when each makes the most sense. In the world of...
#20 Insurance Keeping Up With Construction Demand: Construction Activity ‘Phenomenal’ Despite Labor Shortage
Jun 17 2024 // While the labor market continues to come up short for the construction industry, the insurance market is doing its job supplying the coverages the industry needs to keep up with the significant demand for new...
