Latest Construction Headlines
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Montana Reports Decline in Workplace Injuries in 2018
Nov 19 2019 // Employers in Montana reported a total of 14,100 workplace injuries and illnesses in 2018, with 11,900 of those injuries in the private industry. Of those private industry injuries and illnesses, 5,700 were serious enough...
Are Employees Pushing Insurers to Shun Coal in Climate Change Movement?
Nov 7 2019 // Seventeen insurers have restricted insurance services to coal projects in the past two years. A dozen insurers have adopted policies to stop all direct insurance coverage to new coal projects – among them are Allianz,...
Alabama Construction Co. Fined $30K by Labor Department Over Fall Hazards
Nov 6 2019 // The U.S. Department of Labor says it’s fined a construction company approximately $32,000 for not properly protecting against falls at an Alabama work site. Al.com reports the labor department’s Occupational...
Study Shows Need for Drug Programs for Construction Workers at Risk
Oct 30 2019 // Construction workers are more likely to use drugs than workers in other professions, finds a study by the Center for Drug Use and HIV/HCV Research at NYU College of Global Public Health. The study, published in the journal...
BHSI Forms Construction, Casualty Teams in France, Led by AXA XL’s Antiphon, Bonifay
Oct 29 2019 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) announced it has commenced underwriting casualty and construction insurance in France and filled two key in-country leadership posts, naming Olivier Antiphon as head of...
Manhattan Worker Crushed to Death in Construction Elevator
Oct 29 2019 // Authorities say a 24-year-old construction worker was killed in an elevator mishap in Manhattan. It happened Thursday afternoon at a building on Broadway between 29th and 30th streets. Police say the worker was inside a...
Massive Fire Breaks Out at N. Zealand Convention Center Building Site
Oct 23 2019 // New Zealand’s flagship international convention center project faces further significant delays as a fire at the central Auckland construction site continues to burn more than 22 hours after breaking out. The fire,...
Insurtechs Discovering the Value of Agents
Oct 21 2019 // Insurtechs have been making headlines for several years with how they are changing the insurance business and the threat they pose to traditional insurance distribution. But as these fledgling insurance technology firms...
Idea Exchange: Missouri Court Rulings Conflict with Insurer Right to Intervene Protections
Oct 18 2019 // The Western District of the Missouri Court of Appeals recently issued opinions that effectively strip any practical effect from a Missouri amendment made to provide certain protections to insurers. In Aguilar v. GEICO Cas....
London-Based MGA Castel Specialty Enters Construction and Engineering Market
Oct 17 2019 // Castel Specialty, the London-based division of club-style MGA formation platform Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd., has entered the construction and engineering market, primarily focused on the UK, North America,...
Collapse of Hotel in New Orleans Leaves 1 Dead, 3 Missing
Oct 14 2019 // A Hard Rock Hotel under construction at the edge of New Orleans’ historic French Quarter collapsed Saturday morning, leaving at least one person dead and three unaccounted for, authorities said. Nearby buildings were...
Construction Worker Fatally Electrocuted, Two Others Hurt in New Jersey
Oct 14 2019 // Authorities say two workers were accidentally electrocuted at a townhouse construction site in central New Jersey, leaving one dead and the other critically injured. A third worker suffered burns in the accident, which...
$2B Orlando Highway Construction Project Halted After 5th Worker Death
Oct 2 2019 // A worker’s death has temporarily halted construction on a $2 billion highway project in downtown Orlando. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the worker died Saturday when a beam fell off some equipment and struck him....
Florida Law Banning Cellphones While Driving in School, Construction Zones Takes Effect
Oct 2 2019 // Better keep your hands off that cellphone if you are driving near a school or through a construction zone in Florida. As of Tuesday, it is against the law to hold a cellphone while driving in those places. Florida earlier...
Cavignac & Associates in California Adds Sousa to Construction Practice
Oct 1 2019 // San Diego, Calif.-based Cavignac & Associates has named Jacquelyn Sousa an account manager for the agency’s construction practice. Sousa’s scope of responsibilities includes evaluating and addressing client...
Man Injured After Wall Collapses in New Hampshire Construction Accident
Sep 26 2019 // New Hampshire officials say a man was seriously injured after being pinned under a concrete wall in a construction accident. WMUR-TV reports Pelham fire and police officials were able to dig the unidentified man out by...
Kentucky Orders Coal, Construction Firms to Comply With Worker Wage Bond Law
Sep 12 2019 // The Kentucky Labor Cabinet has sent letters to coal and construction companies that might be in violation of a state law that requires a bond to cover employee wages. The Herald-Leader reports that over the last few weeks,...
Ohio Construction Company Owner Gets Prison for Worker’s Death
Sep 9 2019 // An Ohio construction company owner has been sentenced to three years in prison for failing to provide safety equipment when an employee fell from a roof and died. The Akron Beacon Journal reports 53-year-old James Coon was...
Unlicensed Labor Broker Indicted in New York for $1M Insurance Fraud Scheme
Sep 9 2019 // Unlicensed labor broker Salvador Almonte Jr. and insurance broker Steven Asvazadourian have been indicted in New York for an insurance fraud scheme in which they underreported the size of Almonte’s companies and lied...
AJG Not Liable for Late Notice that Cost Illinois Firm $1.34M
Sep 2 2019 // An Illinois construction company that waited six years to inform its excess insurer it had been sued cannot expect coverage from that carrier, and it can’t go after the insurance brokerage that sold it the policy, a...
