Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
BHSI Launches Homebuilders Liability Coverage
Nov 11 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has expanded its construction-focused capabilities with the introduction of the Homebuilders Liability Insurance Policy, which extends flexible protection for tract...
AAIS Releases New Builders’ Risk Coverage Form
Nov 6 2015 // A new builders’ risk coverage is now available for insuring civil or public works projects such as highways, levee systems, airports, and other facilities. The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS) has...
IGI (UK) Appoints Hall and Gosling to Construction and Engineering Team
Nov 3 2015 // International General Insurance (UK) announced that it has appointed Christina Hall and Matthew Gosling to its Construction and Engineering team. Hall joins from Inter Hannover, where she developed and grew a profitable...
Wills GB Names Clayton to Head Construction Operations
Oct 19 2015 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Alex Clayton as Head of Construction for Willis GB, the operating segment that includes Willis’s specialty, facultative and retail insurance businesses in Great...
Will This Earthquake Cause Damage? Tips to Think Like a Seismologist!
Oct 14 2015 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic Earthquakes have the potential to cause major destruction and disruption to society. Damage caused by earthquakes can be catastrophic and can have both a humanitarian...
Ironshore Launches Project-Specific Endorsements for Construction Segment
Oct 8 2015 // Ironshore Specialty Casualty’s Construction unit has introduced endorsements for construction projects tailored to meet the liability needs of sophisticated market participants. Ironshore’s new endorsements are...
Boiler Room Explosion at Florida Penthouse Injures 6
Oct 6 2015 // A penthouse boiler room exploded because of a gas leak Friday at a 33-story high-rise near Miami, injuring at least six people, fire officials said. The explosion happened around noon on the top floor of the Château Beach...
Report Shows Higher Smoking, Drinking Among Utah Construction Workers
Sep 23 2015 // Utah residents who work in construction and manufacturing are more likely to smoke and binge drink than workers in other industries, according to a new report from Utah’s Department of Health. The data is based on a...
Labor Department’s 6-Part Test for Classifying Employees, Independent Contractors
Sep 21 2015 // The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a blog post with new guidance on classifying workers as employees or independent contractors under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA), an issue that has attracted renewed...
Construction Defect Analysis for Occurrence and Manifestation Occurrence Form Policies
Sep 21 2015 // The commercial general liability (CGL) policy is the standard insurance policy used for construction liability risks. Because of this, a question often arises as to whether or not the policy that’s in force when the...
XL Catlin Strengthens Team in Mexico with 3 Senior Appointments
Sep 15 2015 // XL Catlin announced it is further strengthening its insurance operation in Mexico with the following three appointments: Juan Pablo Caso as client distribution leader, responsible for supporting strategic clients Francisco...
Energi of Canada Launches P&C Program for Energy Construction
Sep 10 2015 // Energi of Canada has launched a new property & casualty program for energy construction. The new energy construction program offers risk management services and insurance coverage for contractors in the following...
Construction Contractors in Texas Fined $88K for Safety Violations
Sep 8 2015 // Federal safety officials have cited two contractors at a construction site in Austin, Texas, for safety violations. Hensel Phelps Construction Co. and CVI Development LLC were cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s...
BHSI Enters Australia Construction Insurance Market; Appoints Team Execs
Sep 8 2015 // Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance Company (BHSI) announced it is providing comprehensive insurance and services for the construction industry in Australia and named a team of executives to oversee key areas of its...
Company in Minnesota Vikings Stadium Fatality Had Safety Citations
Aug 28 2015 // The subcontractor involved in a fatal accident at the Minnesota Vikings stadium construction site has received nine citations for worksite safety violations in the past five years, according to public records. A Berwald...
Courts Need a Better Appreciation of the Principles of Depreciation
Aug 21 2015 // Post-World War II, the United States experienced a simultaneous boom of babies and buildings. To keep pace with the need for new development, homes literally could be ordered out of a Sears catalogue. The true expense of...
Willis Appoints Clarke CEEMEA Region Construction Industry Leader
Aug 19 2015 // Willis Group Holdings plc has appointed Charles Clarke as regional leader of Construction in the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA) region. Clarke joined Willis in 2011 and is currently leader of...
Marsh Names Aon’s Marino to Head U.S. Construction Practice
Aug 17 2015 // Insurance broker Marsh said David Marino has joined the firm to lead its U.S. Construction Practice, Marino brings to Marsh 20 years of insurance and construction industry experience. David Marino He joins the firm from...
New York Forms Task Force to Probe Corruption in Construction Industry
Aug 6 2015 // New York’s building boom has spurred the formation of a task force to probe corruption in the construction industry after a worker was killed earlier this year. The task force of prosecutors and inspectors was...
Starr Names AIG’s Conway as Senior VP for Specialty Casualty
Aug 5 2015 // Dan Conway has joined global insurer Starr Companies as senior vice president for Specialty Casualty. Conway will assume overall responsibility for the Construction, Excess Construction and the Defense Base Act (DBA)...
