Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mass. Construction Worker Charged with Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Mar 25 2008 // A Brockton, Mass. man was arraigned on charges he collected over $9,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while he worked at two different jobs, according to the attorney general’s office. Officials said John...
Perjury Charge Leads to Review of New York Construction Sites
Mar 24 2008 // Officials in New York City are reviewing more than two dozen construction projects approved by a structural engineer accused of lying about inspecting a Bronx building that later collapsed and killed two...
Aon Construction Hires Karasaki to Lead Hawaii Operations
Mar 21 2008 // Aon Corp. announced that Chad Karasaki has joined Aon Construction Services Group as managing director. Karasaki, who will also serve as chairman and CEO of the Aon Honolulu office, is the latest in a series of strategic...
Hundreds of Cranes Loom Over Dense New York City, Pose Constant Risk
Mar 19 2008 // They are part of New York’s skyline: hundreds of spindly construction cranes like the one that toppled over the weekend, pulverizing parts of a city block below and killing seven people. As the machines work...
New York Rescuers Search for 3 Still Missing after Crane Collapse
Mar 18 2008 // Three people remained missing more than a day after a construction crane crashed down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing at least four workers, injuring dozens and damaging six buildings. “There’s no sign of...
Crews Search Rubble of Manhattan Crane Collapse That Killed 4
Mar 17 2008 // Search dogs sniffed the rubble. Rescuers aimed thermal-imaging cameras and listening devices into crevices. Some pulled at bricks with their gloved hands. Crews worked through the night and into the morning Sunday, sifting...
Cavignac & Associates Appoints Construction Account Manager
Mar 12 2008 // Robin Hamilton has joined San Diego-based Cavignac & Associates as an account manager to oversee the firm’s construction-related accounts. Hamilton has 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cavignac...
ACE Europe Launches Private Finance Initiative
Mar 12 2008 // ACE has announced the launch of ACE PFI (Private Finance Initiative), which it describes as a “fully integrated insurance solution providing comprehensive cover and risk management advice for all aspects of a PFI...
Texas Mutual Launches Construction Supply Purchasing Group
Mar 12 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a new workers’ compensation purchasing group: Texas Construction Supply (TCS). The group offers a workers’ comp option for qualifying supply yards, building material...
Trump Construction Site in NYC Shut Down after Broken Glass
Mar 11 2008 // A Donald Trump high-rise under construction in New York City has been shut down for a second time after equipment struck and shattered several windows. Buildings Department officials say that a cable at the Trump SoHo...
Declarations
Mar 10 2008 // Scrap the Destructive Plans “The U.S. Forest Service adopted illegal forest management plans that threaten California’s pristine national forests with road construction and oil drilling. … The Forest...
As the Soft Market Continues, Calif. Wholesalers Seek Specialty Niches
Mar 10 2008 // Relationships with agents, brokers and regulators critical to CIWA members The members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) play a vital role in the state’s insurance market. To find out how...
Calif. AG Sues Feds for Jeopardizing National Forests
Feb 29 2008 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman have sued the U.S. Forest Service for adopting “illegal forest management plans” that permit road construction and oil...
Willis Places Coverage for World Trade Center Construction
Feb 26 2008 // World Trade Center developer Larry A. Silverstein and Willis Group Holdings said they have successfully placed workers’ compensation, general liability, excess liability, and specialty insurance programs for...
Texas: 3 Workers Hurt when Floor Falls at San Antonio Construction Site
Feb 25 2008 // Three construction workers were hurt last week when the fourth floor of a building under construction collapsed in northwestern San Antonio. Fire officials say the construction site is at the Shops at La Cantera shopping...
Wood to Head Lockton’s UK Engineering & Construction Treaty Team
Feb 25 2008 // Lockton’s reinsurance division announced from its London office that it has appointed Julian Wood as Executive Director. “He will play a leading role in the creation of a new specialist Engineering &...
Study Ranks Iowa Fourth-worst for Bridge Conditions
Feb 22 2008 // The condition of Iowa’s bridges ranked fourth worst in the nation, with nearly a quarter structurally deficient, according to a study released Wednesday by a coalition of industry groups. The study found that 21...
D.C. Adopts New Standards for Walkways at Construction Sites
Feb 6 2008 // D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty has announced new safety standards to protect pedestrians walking by construction sites. Fenty says the changes end “the era when sidewalks were blocked for months on end.” The new...
Surety Expert Rons Joins Aon’s Denver Office
Feb 5 2008 // Aon Corporation has hired Scott Rons as assistant vice president, surety operations, for Aon Construction Services Group. Based in Denver, Rons will help enforce Aon Construction Services Group’s strategic commitment...
Chubb Joins Renewable Energy, Green Building Groups
Jan 31 2008 // The Chubb Group of Insurance Companies has joined the American Council On Renewable Energy and the U.S. Green Building Council. Peter Thompson, vice president, Chubb & Son, and worldwide energy manager for Chubb...
