Thai-Chinese Firm Denies Flouting Safety Measures in Probe of Skyscraper Collapse April 23, 2025 By Jintamas Saksornchai A Thai-Chinese company denied Monday allegations its steel rods did not pass safety standard tests after nationwide criticism prompted an...
Thailand Says Collapsed Bangkok Tower Used Substandard Steel April 1, 2025 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat The contractors of an under-construction tower that crashed in Bangkok during last week’s earthquake apparently used substandard steel bars made...
Thailand Probes Collapse of Only Skyscraper to Crumble in Quake March 31, 2025 By Patpicha Tanakasempipat The collapse of a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok — the lone building to crash during the massive earthquake last...
Insurer, Contractors Allege Staged Injury Claims Scheme Under New York Scaffold Law November 19, 2024 A construction industry captive insurer along with three construction contractors have filed a lawsuit alleging a massive New York fraud...
Who Is to Blame for Deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire? September 5, 2024 By Catarina Demony and Michael Holden A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze concluded on Wednesday that a “culmination of decades of...
UK Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Blames All Deaths on Incompetence and Greed September 5, 2024 By Michael Holden and Catarina Demony A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings...
Broker Verlingue Launches Dedicated Construction Practice in UK June 4, 2024 Chartered insurance broker Verlingue Ltd. has established a new dedicated construction practice to serve the UK’s fast-growing construction industry. The...
Full Repairs to Damaged Red Sea Internet Cables Delayed by Yemen Political Splits May 8, 2024 By Mohammed Hatem and Olivia Solon Full repairs to three submarine internet cables damaged in the Red Sea in February are being held up by disputes...
Marsh McLennan Agency Acquires Long Island Broker AC Risk Management May 3, 2024 Marsh McLennan Agency, a subsidiary of Marsh, reported it has acquired AC Risk Management (ACRM), an independent commercial lines brokerage...
Construction-Focused MGA, Phoenix Specialty, Launches With Capacity From AXA UK April 9, 2024 Acies MGU, the London-based managing general underwriter and MGA incubator, announced the launch of Phoenix Specialty, a specialist MGA serving...