All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 28 2014 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aonplc, has added Lori Robinett to its Dallas office as senior vice president and brokerage practice leader for the construction services group.Robinett will...
May 20 2014 // With the recession over, Minnesota construction companies are scrambling to fill open jobs.The state’s construction industry shed tens of thousands of jobs during the housing crash, but it’s booming again....
May 8 2014 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin helped construction crews pour one of the first concrete footings Tuesday in what will become the new state office complex, replacing a series of buildings that became unusable after flooding...
May 6 2014 // Gary Windsor has joined Aspen US Insurance as senior vice president of Energy and Construction. Reporting to Tony Carroll, executive vice president, Marine, Energy, and Construction, Windsor will be based in Miami and be...
May 2 2014 // Allied World Europe has launched an Onshore Construction insurance line of business and appointed Alf Müller as senior vice president to lead the team. He will be responsible for building the line of business and...
Apr 30 2014 // Construction workers have the deadliest job in the state, according to the Kentucky Labor Cabinet. The cabinet said that since 2011, the construction industry had 21 deaths, followed by landscaping/tree services workers...
Apr 21 2014 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, on the morning of April 18, 2014, a M7.2 earthquake struck southwestern Mexico, 37 km [23 miles] north of the municipality of Tecpán de Galeana (approximate population...
Apr 15 2014 // People are driving less, and their vehicles have become more fuel efficient.While those might be considered positive trends, a potential decline in gas-tax revenue is one reason the Oregon Department of Transportation says...
Apr 9 2014 // A plan to build a skyscraper near Liverpool Street railway station, slated to be the tallest in the City of London, may be revived this year as rising occupancy rates in the financial district draws investors, according to...
Apr 7 2014 // An insurance company has been told to pay $12.4 million to the owners of a West Des Moines, Iowa, apartment complex that was plagued with water leaks and mold.Construction of the Westlake apartments began in 2002. Westlake...
Mar 31 2014 // Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court on March 26 reaffirmed statutory employer defense in a general contractor liability case, in which a subcontractor was injured during construction work. The high court’s decision...
Mar 28 2014 // An insurance company has been told to pay $12.4 million to the owners of a West Des Moines, Iowa, apartment complex that was plagued with water leaks and mold.Construction of the Westlake apartments began in 2002. Westlake...
Mar 24 2014 // New York’s construction contractors and insurance associations have been aggressive in their criticism of the state’s Labor Law 240, popularly known as the “Scaffold Law,” and have been lobbying...
Mar 24 2014 // Insurance Journal examined industries experiencing changes and expansions in the past year. Here are the top 10 market sectors that just might deliver hot opportunities for agents and brokers in the property/casualty...
Mar 21 2014 // ACE has launched specialized servicing capabilities designed for the construction industry through ESIS, Inc., a risk management services company owned by ACE Group. These services are available for general contractors,...
Mar 15 2014 // [Editor’s Note: The following is a commentary on a recent study from the New York Civil Justice Institute. The study argues that the New York’s “Scaffold Law” diverts millions of dollars to legal...
Feb 28 2014 // Two companies were ordered to stop work on the University of Connecticut’s new basketball training facility after a surprise inspection found workers were being paid in cash, allegedly to avoid paying taxes and...
Feb 27 2014 // A new study published this month challenges the claim that New York’s Labor Law 240, also known as the “Scaffold Law,” improves workplace safety. The study, titled “The Costs of Labor Law...
Feb 24 2014 // Southern California’s construction sector continues to gain momentum, making good on positive outlooks issued late last year, and agents and brokers who deal in this segment can’t be any happier – especially...
Feb 21 2014 // A California Legislator on Friday introduced a bill that would prevent construction on seismic fissures.Senate Bill 1155 would mandate that developers and city officials treat an unzoned earthquake fault line just like a...