Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N. Dak. Construction Compliance Task Force Deemed a Success, Program Will Continue
Dec 10 2002 // A report, issued jointly by North Dakota’s Workers Compensation Executive Director and CEO Brent Edison and Secretary of State Al Jaeger, indicates that the inter-agency effort, the Construction Compliance Task...
The Bluebook International Releases New Software Solution for Insurance, Construction Industries
Dec 6 2002 // The Bluebook International, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bluebook International Holding Company, a provider of insurance software technology, products and services for the insurance and related construction...
Mullis Newby Hurst and Watson Agency Merge
Dec 3 2002 // Dallas-based construction surety and insurance agency, Mullis Newby Hurst LP, announced a merger with Watson Agency Inc. The combined company will operate under the Mullis Newby Hurst name. “This merger gives our...
Fla. Construction Co. Head Charged with Fraud
Nov 4 2002 // The Florida Department of Insurance announced that the president of Megen Corporation is facing charges of insurance fraud, forgery, and uttering forged documents stemming from the underwriting of a construction surety...
Ohio Casualty Reports $69.9 Million Q3 Loss
Oct 31 2002 // Ohio Casualty Corporation announced a net loss of $69.9 million, or $1.14 per share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to net income of $44.2 million, or $.73 per share, in the same period last...
ALLEGED FRAUD IN GUN BARREL CITY
Oct 28 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County Grand Jury indicted Stan and Cynthia Doze, operators of Doze Construction Co. Inc., on a second-degree felony charge related to workers’ compensation premium...
Texas Construction Co. Indicted for Fraud
Oct 16 2002 // A Travis County (Texas) Grand Jury indicted Stan and Cynthia Doze, operators of Doze Construction Co. Inc., on a second-degree felony charge related to workers’ compensation premium fraud. The Doze Construction Co....
22nd IRMI Construction Risk Conf. to be Held in San Diego, Nov. 11-14
Oct 7 2002 // The 22nd International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) Construction Risk Conference will take place Nov. 11 through Nov. 14, 2002, in San Diego. The three-and-a-half day conference is devoted exclusively to construction,...
NEV. ESTABLISHES CONSTRUCTION LIABILITY CLEARING HOUSE
Sep 30 2002 // Nevada Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman ordered that a “Construction Liability Clearing House” be established for the purpose of providing information on markets and availability of residential construction...
Calif. Gov. Davis Approves Measure to Give Builders Right to Repair Construction Defects
Sep 24 2002 // California Governor Gray Davis (D) has approved a measure requiring homeowners to notify builders of construction defects before they can initiate litigation, according to the American Insurance Association...
AIA Urges Calif. Gov. to Approve Measure Giving Builders the Right to Repair Construction Defects
Sep 18 2002 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is calling upon Gov. Gray Davis (D) to sign a measure that will give California builders the right to repair construction defects. AIA says this measure will reduce the number of...
Nev. Construction Liability Task Force Formed
Sep 17 2002 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman announced the formation of the Construction Liability Task Force. Molasky-Arman has charged the task force to investigate the genesis of the construction liability...
Nev. Establishes Construction Liability Clearing House
Sep 13 2002 // Nevada Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman ordered that a “Construction Liability Clearing House” be established for the purpose of providing information on markets and availability of residential construction...
Federal Reserve Economic Survey Shows Slowing Midwest Growth
Sep 12 2002 // The most recent economic survey released by the Federal Reserve regional banks indicates a general slowing of economic growth in most Midwestern regions, with a mixture of good news and bad news and some increases in the...
Battle Over Financial Privacy Dominates Final Days of Calif. Legislative Session
Sep 5 2002 // For the second year in a row, the California Assembly defeated a measure to restrict the information flow within financial services companies, said the American Insurance Association (AIA). Privacy “Once again,...
Alliance says Calif. Liability ‘Reforms’ will Promote Construction Defect Lawsuits
Aug 29 2002 // A package of so-called “liability reform” bills that are quietly making their way toward enactment during the final hours of California’s legislative session will flood California’s already...
Travelers Furnishes New CD To Construction Clients For One-Stop Risk Management
Aug 27 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty announced a new version of its “Construction Risk Management Tool Kit” CD-ROM, designed to help improve contractor clients’ loss experience. “We believe it to be one of...
ARI Insurance Sues Walt Disney World
Aug 27 2002 // ARI Insurance Cos. Inc. filed an amended multi-million dollar lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against the Walt Disney World Company and Sanford B. Miot, former president of Disney subsidiary Arvida Southern, to recover...
Fla. Department Clarifies who is Exempt under New Workers’ Comp Law
Aug 20 2002 // A key administrative rule has been published clarifying which tradespeople must have workers’ compensation coverage in order to work on commercial construction projects valued at $250,000 or more, according to...
Determining Mold Culpability
Aug 19 2002 // A recent article in The Cincinnati Enquirer perfectly (albeit accidentally) illustrates how vexing the toxic mold issue can be, how stridently companies and industries try to protect themselves from its consequences, and...
