Latest Construction Headlines
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Fire That Threatened 100 Homes in Nevada Began at Construction Site
Sep 21 2017 // Fire investigators say a blaze on the west edge of Reno, Nev. that threatened as many as 100 homes and destroyed two construction trailers started at a home construction site. Truckee Meadows Fire Chief Charlie Moore says...
JLT Specialty USA Appoints Cornish as Director Based in New York City
Sep 21 2017 // JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), has announced the appointment of Keith Cornish as director based in New York City. The appointment is part of JLT’s continued...
6 Tips to Consider in a Post-Harvey and Irma Homebuilding Market
Sep 18 2017 // The images of familiar places underwater in South Texas and Floria haunt us. The spirit of volunteers risking their lives to help strangers emboldens us. But those in the home building insurance industry naturally start to...
Miami’s Downed Construction Cranes Spark Debate on Safety
Sep 15 2017 // In Miami’s central Edgewater district along Biscayne Bay on Wednesday, a collapsed construction crane hung from the top of a high-rise condominium under development, dangling over low-rise apartments below. Residents...
New Construction Coverage From Liberty Mutual, Ironshore Targets Integrated Projects
Sep 14 2017 // Liberty Mutual and Ironshore’s dedicated construction practices have introduced an Integrated Primary Wrap Up/Project Specific program offering general liability (GL) and professional liability (PL) protection for...
Minnesota Construction Company to Pay $125K to Settle Race Harassment Lawsuit
Sep 13 2017 // A Hugo, Minn., construction company will pay $125,000 to settle a racial harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency reported. The EEOC’s lawsuit charged...
Irma Topples Two Construction Cranes Atop Miami High-Rises
Sep 11 2017 // Two cranes atop high-rise buildings under construction collapsed Sunday in downtown Miami amid strong winds from Hurricane Irma. The cranes were among two dozen such heavyweight hazards looming over the city skyline as the...
Bad Design, Poor Construction Blamed for California Dam Damage
Sep 7 2017 // Bad design and construction of the tallest U.S. dam a half-century ago and inadequate state and federal oversight since then led to a disastrous spillway collapse in February, an independent national team of dam safety...
XL Innovate Backs Construction Risk Management Platform Pillar
Sep 5 2017 // Pillar Technologies, which uses sensors to capture and distribute risk data on construction sites in real time, has secured $2.75 million in seed funding from XL Innovate, Hyperplane VC and Techstars Ventures. Pillar said...
New Jersey’s New Day Underwriting Names Webb AVP in Construction Division
Aug 18 2017 // New Day Underwriting Managers, a Hamilton, N.J.-based specialty intermediary of environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance coverages, has named Bill Webb assistant vice president in the...
Construction Worker Buried Alive When Wall Collapses at New York Site
Aug 8 2017 // Authorities say a construction worker was buried alive when a concrete and dirt wall collapsed on him at a commercial and residential development site in New York. Poughkeepsie fire officials tell the Poughkeepsie Journal...
Maryland Highway Construction Worker Dies from Injuries
Aug 1 2017 // A highway construction worker has died from injuries he received when he was hit by a truck. Local media report that Walter I. Gonzales-Lopez, a 56-year-old Baltimore resident, died Sunday. He and a co-worker were struck...
Blaze Rips Through Massachusetts Apartment Complex Under Construction
Jul 25 2017 // Fire officials say a blaze tore through an apartment complex under construction in Massachusetts. Waltham Fire Chief Paul Ciccone says the complex’s five buildings collapsed in the early Sunday fire. Ciccone says...
Castel Specialty Launches Global Construction Business
Jul 21 2017 // Castel Specialty, a division of Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd., has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Castel Construction. London-based Castel Underwriting Agencies, part of Barbican Insurance Group, is a...
Texas Lawmaker Seeks to Limit Austin’s Construction Site Worker Protections
Jul 19 2017 // Note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune. Cesar Ovalde has been working in the construction industry for the better part of 15 years. Most of the time, he’s working on large commercial projects,...
Renovation at the Deli; A Story About Additional Insureds
Jul 19 2017 // One of the primary questions that have to be asked about an insurance policy is: who is an insured? Every policy has language that defines and limits who is eligible to find coverage there. On the CGL policy, the question...
Insurance Underwriters See Risks, Opportunities in Speeding Up Infrastructure Projects
Jul 14 2017 // “We’re going to cut a lot of red tape,” President Trump said at a CEO town hall meeting as he unrolled a long, colorful flow chart showing the process required for a state government to obtain the federal...
ABI Warned About Risks of Modern Building Materials Before Grenfell Tower Fire
Jun 27 2017 // “External cladding, made from combustible material can often cause significant fire spread upwards and between buildings, which is a particular concern for areas of high building density.” This now sadly...
MGA Pen Underwriting Launches Specialist Cover for UK Construction Market
Jun 27 2017 // Pen Underwriting* has launched a new product to address the UK construction industry’s wide-ranging, complex risk exposures. Backed by “A”-rated capacity from specialist insurer CNA Hardy, the single...
NYC Fire Officials Say Three Workers Injured at Construction Site
Jun 22 2017 // Three construction workers were injured in Queens when the roof of a two-story brownstone undergoing renovations collapsed. It happened on 28th Road in Astoria just before 4 p.m. Tuesday. Fire officials say a load of...
