General Contractor Found Not Liable for Subcontractor Employee’s Injury August 19, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A general contractor cannot be held liable for an injury of an employee of a subcontractor where the general contractor...
Ten Workers Die After India Hydro Project Tunnel Collapses July 21, 2026 By Rajesh Kumar Singh At least 10 workers died and more maybe trapped after an under-construction tunnel at a hydroelectric project collapsed in India’s...
People Moves: Clifford Takes On Expanded Role for NFP’s Construction Unit July 14, 2026 NFP’s Clifford Named U.S. Brokerage and Account Management Leader Tom Clifford assumed an expanded leadership role as leader of U.S....
King Risk Partners Acquires Construction Insurance Specialist June 3, 2026 King Risk Partners has acquired The Roberts Agency, Inc., an independent insurance agency specializing in the construction industry that is...
Markets/Coverages: Marsh Risk Expands Nimbus Facility for Major Data Center Projects January 26, 2026 Insurance broker Marsh Risk, a business of Marsh, announced the addition of significant capacity to Nimbus, its large-scale data center...
Two Dead in Thailand After Second Deadly Crane Accident a Day Earlier January 15, 2026 By Panarat Thepgumpanat A crane collapsed onto a road near Thailand’s capital on Thursday, crushing two vehicles and killing two people a day...
Mexico Train Derailment Piles Pressure on Sheinbaum Over Safety of Megaprojects December 31, 2025 By Cassandra Garrison and Raul Cortes Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum deferred questions on Tuesday about the record of a passenger train that derailed over the weekend,...
Alliant Named Broker for New York MTA’s $2 Billion Subway Project December 23, 2025 Alliant Insurance Services reported that it was chosen by New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) as the insurance broker for...
Hong Kong Fire to Hurt Taiping Insurance Earnings, Fitch Says December 4, 2025 By Selena Li The deadly fire that ripped through seven high-rise towers in Hong Kong is expected to result in a surge in...
Hong Kong Races to Remove Scaffolding Nets Blamed for Fueling Deadly Fire December 4, 2025 By Clare Jim and Mei Mei Chu Hong Kong authorities rushed on Thursday to remove mesh netting on all buildings undergoing renovation across the city after the...