Latest Construction Headlines
All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ryan Specialty Group to Acquire New Jersey’s New Day Underwriting Managers
Feb 22 2018 // Ryan Specialty Group LLC (RSG) has reached a definitive agreement to acquire the assets and operations of New Day Underwriting Managers LLC (New Day), a specialty intermediary with offices in Hamilton, N.J. New Day will...
California Construction Workers Injured in Elevator Shaft Fall
Feb 20 2018 // Authorities say four construction workers were hurt, three critically, after plunging 30 feet down an elevator shaft at an unfinished Los Angeles building. The Fire Department says the men were working on a five-story...
Feds Investigating Fatal Fall at Nebraska Construction Site
Feb 2 2018 // Federal workplace safety investigators are looking into what led to the fatal fall of a construction worker at a Hastings, Nebraska, work site last week. Television station KSNB reports that Jeff Funke of the Omaha office...
New Report Says New York Construction Fatalities Rising
Feb 2 2018 // A new report says construction deaths in New York state hit a 14-year high in 2016. The study issued Wednesday by the union-backed New York Committee for Occupational Safety and Health found that 71 workers died in...
Florida Construction Company Owner Arrested For $1.8 Million Workers’ Comp Scam
Feb 2 2018 // A construction company owner in Jacksonville, Fla., has been arrested following a workers’ compensation fraud investigation, according to a report from Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis. Jeovane...
Starr Companies Launch Enviro-Wrap Product for Construction Risks in Canada
Jan 30 2018 // Starr Companies has launched its new product, Enviro-Wrap insurance, in Canada. The coverage provides wrap-up liability and contractor’s pollution liability for construction project specific placements, covering...
Sioux Falls, S.D., Scores Record Year for Commercial Construction
Jan 19 2018 // Commercial construction climbed to another record-breaking year in Sioux Falls. Building permits issued in 2017 for commercial projects reached $739 million. City leaders say it’s the fifth year in a row that...
Lowdown on Construction – A Report to Share
Jan 18 2018 // One of the easiest ways to remain connected with your network of referral sources, your clients, and prospects, is to share a piece of meaningful content. This week’s Lowdown directs you to a report you can share...
Brit Global Specialty USA Adds Arch’s Hartman to Construction Practice
Jan 17 2018 // Brit Global Specialty USA has appointed Rich Hartman as senior vice president, Construction Professional. Hartman brings 35 years of experience in the insurance industry. Most recently he spent more than six years at Arch...
Starkweather & Shepley Hires Corner II as a Construction and Surety Specialist
Jan 17 2018 // Starkweather & Shepley Insurance Brokerage Inc. hired Russell Corner II as a construction and surety specialist. Corner’s key responsibilities in this role include managing relationships with current and...
Florida Supreme Court Ruling to Have Big Impact on Duty to Defend Construction Cases
Jan 4 2018 // A recent case out of the Florida Supreme Court will likely have a big impact on the duty of insurers to defend Florida construction cases. The case, Altman Contractors, Inc. v. Crum & Forster Specialty Insurance...
4 Reasons Your Insured Wants Ordinance or Law Coverage
Jan 3 2018 // I am very much like other people in that I like to take time off during the holiday season. It’s a time for me to rest, relax, refresh, and reflect. OK. Who am I kidding? You know what happens during the holiday...
Florida Construction Co. Owner Accused of $700K Workers’ Comp Scam
Dec 21 2017 // A Florida construction company owner has been arrested after allegedly providing fictitious information when applying for workers’ compensation insurance coverage to obtain a lower premium, according to a statement...
N.Y. Supreme Court Says Coverage Applies in World Trade Center Asbestos Injury Suit
Dec 18 2017 // The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Co. must defend contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey against asbestos claims from construction workers who became...
Special Reuters Report: The High Cost of Building in High Flood Risk Areas
Dec 12 2017 // When Hurricane Harvey sent two feet of water rolling into this small community about 35 miles north of Houston, Alfredo Becerra had to flee his modest 1,500-square-foot house. Muddy floodwater submerged the furniture and...
Risk Strategies Company Acquires Maryland’s Delmarva Surety
Dec 8 2017 // Risk Strategies Company, a privately held, national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has acquired Delmarva Surety in a move that extends its Mid-Atlantic footprint while adding specialized contract surety...
Texas’ Harris County OKs Post-Harvey Flood Construction Rules
Dec 7 2017 // Officials in a Texas county devastated by Hurricane Harvey have approved new regulations on building construction in flood-prone locations, rules they touted as the nation’s toughest for a major metropolitan...
N.Y. Supreme Court Says Coverage Applies in World Trade Center Asbestos Injury Suit
Dec 7 2017 // The Supreme Court of the State of New York has ruled that American Home Assurance Company must defend contractors and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey against asbestos claims from construction workers who...
Hub Acquires Assets of Maryland’s Contractor’s Services and Surety Services
Dec 5 2017 // Hub International Limited (Hub), a global insurance brokerage, has acquired the assets of Contractor’s Services Inc. (CSI) and Surety Services LLC (SS). Terms of the acquisitions were not disclosed. Headquartered in...
Construction Firm Disputes OSHA in Work at New Hampshire Power Plant
Dec 4 2017 // A construction company says it will challenge violations and nearly $330,000 in fines proposed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration over possible mercury exposure at Eversource’s Schiller Station in...
