Latest Construction Headlines
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Fireman’s Fund Introduces Green Building Coverage
Oct 16 2006 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company has introduced Certified Green Building Replacement and Green Upgrade coverages, a new coverage specifically for green commercial buildings that addresses the unique risks that are...
Travelers Launches Product for Millwright Contractors
Oct 5 2006 // Millwright contractors now have access to a single source for their insurance and risk management needs according to a written statement issued by Travelers Construction. The products available for millwright contractors...
Feds, Conn. AG Probing I-84 Highway Construction Defects
Oct 3 2006 // Federal investigators are looking into why hundreds of storm drains are defective in a $52 million improvement project on Interstate 84 in the Waterbury, Conn. area, The Hartford Courant reported Sunday. Fixing the...
Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce
Sep 25 2006 // In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers’ compensation professionals will be challenged along with the...
The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more
Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...
Cultural differences impact safety’s bottom line
Sep 25 2006 // Brad Giles encounters cultural differences among his firm’s workforce on a daily basis. Giles is corporate vice president at the Washington Group, an international construction firm based in Boise, Idaho, that has...
The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more
Sep 25 2006 // In early 2005, the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals “certified” a very controversial state law question to the Texas Supreme Court. Certifying a question simply means that the Federal Appellate Court asks...
Workers’ comp and the Latino construction workforce
Sep 25 2006 // N20 11 Service aims to keep drunks from driving Taxis and drivers available for yearly fee 60 The Fiess decision: Mold is out and more The Court certifies question; for carriers the wait it was worth it
!Cuidado! Construction Industry and the Latino Workforce
Sep 25 2006 // In the next 10 years, the construction business will need to fill more than 180,000 jobs. As the rush to fill these positions advances, workers’ compensation professionals will be challenged along with the...
OSHA Levies $86K in Fines in Miss. Casino Construction Deaths
Sep 8 2006 // The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued proposed fines of $85,575 against three companies in the March deaths of two construction workers during the demolition of hurricane-damaged Grand Casino in...
The Commissioners
Sep 4 2006 // Oregon’s Experience: Addressing credit scores, health care and disclosure Insurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Here are additional...
Size up subsidence and earth movement exclusions
Sep 4 2006 // More than a decade ago, law firms specializing in construct defect litigation sprang up in California and the West. Construction defect cases in the building industry became all too common, and construction insurance...
Joel Ario, Oregon, Insurance Administrator
Sep 4 2006 // When looking at credit scoring, the affordability and availability of health care, or even the construction liability market, states often are better-equipped than the federal government to address the issues, according to...
Size up subsidence and earth movement exclusions
Sep 4 2006 // More than a decade ago, law firms specializing in construct defect litigation sprang up in California and the West. Construction defect cases in the building industry became all too common, and construction insurance...
The Hanover Partners With LoJack to Curb Construction Equipment Losses
Aug 30 2006 // The soaring resale value of construction equipment has resulted in an increasing number of thefts, putting business owners at risk more and more. With that in mind, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. has entered into a...
Rebuilt Homes Higher, More Varied, In Line with Stricter Building Codes
Aug 22 2006 // As homeowners along the Gulf Coast have started rebuilding and repairing since Hurricane Katrina hit nearly a year ago, they’ve been learning a new vocabulary and have been bombarded with recommendations. In many...
Southwest Risk Adds Proprietary Crane/Heavy Construction Program
Aug 21 2006 // Texas-based Southwest Risk announced its appointment as the exclusive wholesale broker in the Southwest for a new crane and heavy construction program. The program is designed for crane/rigging and related classes. This...
Iowa Lawmakers, Wellmark Want Review of Hospital Construction Law
Aug 16 2006 // Hospital executives should seek approval from state regulators before closing hospitals on Des Moines’ east side and opening new ones in the suburbs, say some lawmakers and officials along with Iowa’s largest...
HKMB Names Parker VP/Surety Solutions
Aug 15 2006 // Canada’s HKMB International Insurance Brokers announced that Kelly A. Parker has joined the firm’s Toronto office as Vice President & Practice Leader, HKMB Surety Solutions. She “will join...
Worldwide Facilities Offers California Residential Construction Program
Jul 28 2006 // Los Angeles Worldwide Facilities Inc. is offering is a new residential construction program in California. Designed for spec home builders, custom home builders, and remodelers, the new program will be supported through a...
