Most Popular Construction Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Construction Topic Page over the last year.
#1 Illinois Construction Contractor Fined $264K for Safety Violations
Feb 15 2024 // An Illinois construction contractor – with a history of ignoring federal safety regulations – has again been found exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on a jobsite in Naperville. Inspectors with the U.S. Department...
#2 Former NFL Standout Mike Williams on Life Support after Florida Construction Accident
Sep 7 2023 // Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams was reported to be on life support at a Tampa hospital Thursday after a construction accident. Multiple news outlets reported that Williams, who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...
#3 Construction Industry Outlook 2024: 7 Key Emerging and Continuing Trends
Jan 25 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. As construction industry professionals gear up for 2024, they are faced with a landscape marked by potential challenges, much like the preceding year....
#4 Construction-Defect Subrogation on the Rise But it Just Became More Difficult in Florida
Jun 27 2023 // Florida lawmakers this year approved a measure that could help reduce liability insurance premiums for home and condo builders – and limit exposure and litigation for liability insurers. But Senate Bill 360, which took...
#5 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...
#6 Commercial Real Estate Trouble Evident in Fading Downtown Construction
Feb 14 2024 // When Rahm Emanuel ran Chicago and wanted to boast about the health of the city, the then-mayor pointed to the number of construction cranes across the skyline — 60 at the end of 2017. Almost five years after he left...
#7 3 Construction Workers Killed Doing Overnight Sealing on I-83, Police Say
Apr 18 2024 // LEWISBERRY, Pa. (AP) — Three construction workers on a maintenance project along a Pennsylvania interstate were struck and killed by a truck early Wednesday, state police said. Investigators said a 24-year-old man was...
#8 Brokers Must Get Creative As Construction Market Grows Amid Project Delays, Labor Shortage, Higher Costs
Jun 19 2023 // The U.S. construction sector continues to see strong growth in various sectors and geographies but higher interest rates, higher building costs, and a decades-long shortage of skilled labor are contributing to a...
#9 3 Key Trends Impacting Construction Contractor Liability in 2024
Mar 7 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The construction industry faces a new set of challenges each year, and 2024 is no exception. Although 2023 saw a 19.7% surge[1] in spending for nonresidential...
#10 Construction Owners Accused of Submitting Fraudulent Bonds for New York Storm Projects
Jun 20 2023 // Federal officials report they have charged two construction company owners with submitting fraudulent bonds in connection with storm recovery and reconstruction projects in New York. Rawinder Dhillon and Amninder Singh...
#11 EEOC Targets Construction Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Jun 19 2023 // The construction industry is critical to our nation’s economy. It is also one of the country’s largest industries, employing nearly 11.8 million people in 2022. But for more than a decade, construction has...
#12 US Contractors, Insurers Overlooking Some Safety Improvements in Construction
Nov 15 2023 // Many American construction firms are failing to implement obvious and inexpensive safety measures that could save lives, reduce injuries and avoid costly insurance claims. And many insurers are not nudging their insured...
#13 What Does ADR Mean for Workers’ Compensation Programs On Construction Sites?
Feb 19 2024 // Workers’ compensation insurance is one of the costliest aspects of a construction project that carriers, construction managers, and businesses face. According to Insureon, construction carries the highest...
#14 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...
#15 Construction Worker Killed When Foundation of House Being Waterproofed Collapses
Feb 8 2024 // The partial collapse of a house foundation was the apparent cause of the death of a 51-year old construction worker in Hanson, Massachusetts on Wednesday morning. The worker, Gerceir Osvaldo DeFaria, was pronounced dead on...
#16 A Woman’s Place Is in the Construction Insurance Space
Jan 22 2024 // As workplace barriers for minority groups have been challenged, diversity has improved in traditionally male-dominated professions. While it’s encouraging to see the work being done to attract and promote women in...
#17 Construction Workers Had Little Warning as Baltimore Bridge Collapsed. Why?
Apr 5 2024 // In the moments before the cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it crumbling into the water, a flurry of urgent warnings crackled over radios and enabled police to block traffic from getting on...
#18 Theft is on the Rise: Is your construction site secure?
Jul 5 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Here are two true claims stories: In Dallas, a 2018 Lincoln Ranger Welder and tools in a 20-foot container were stolen from an elementary school jobsite....
#19 Construction-Focused MGA, Phoenix Specialty, Launches With Capacity From AXA UK
Apr 9 2024 // Acies MGU, the London-based managing general underwriter and MGA incubator, announced the launch of Phoenix Specialty, a specialist MGA serving the construction sector. Phoenix will be led by managing director Tim James,...
#20 New Home Construction Surges by Most in 3 Decades in May
Jun 20 2023 // Groundbreaking on U.S. single-family homebuilding projects surged in May by the most in more than three decades and permits for future construction also climbed, suggesting the housing market may be turning a corner after...
