All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 2 2023 // Construction is like insurance. The basics don’t change much, but when there are new developments, they can alter the trajectory of the industry.Building innovations — namely 3D construction, solar panels and...
Sep 14 2023 // TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL receiver Mike Williams, who was injured in a construction accident two weeks ago and later put on a ventilator, died Tuesday, his agent said. He was 36.Williams, who played for the Tampa...
Sep 11 2023 // BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. (AP) — Construction work has been temporarily stopped on a $2 billion new electric vehicle plant in South Carolina being built by a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive a brand that was a...
Sep 7 2023 // Former NFL wide receiver Mike Williams was reported to be on life support at a Tampa hospital Thursday after a construction accident.Multiple news outlets reported that Williams, who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and...
Aug 29 2023 // A federal workplace safety investigation has found that a Farmersville, Texas construction contractor could have prevented the loss of a 23-year-old employee by following required safety procedures for operating a mobile...
Aug 25 2023 // One person was critically injured and four others were hurt when a wooden wall at a home under construction in Massachusetts collapsed on them Wednesday morning, authorities said.The construction workers were trapped in...
Aug 7 2023 // Despite an extensive history of serious and repeat violations dating back more than a decade, a Houston, Texas steel erection company again failed to correct fall protection systems hazards, a federal workplace safety...
Jul 27 2023 // A towering construction crane caught fire high above the West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday morning, causing its long arm to snap off, smash against a nearby building and plummet to the street as people ran for their...
Jul 21 2023 // Insured losses from hurricanes have risen steadily over just the past 15 years, with nine of the 10 costliest hurricanes in U.S. history occurring since 2005, according to the Insurance Information Institute...
Jul 17 2023 // Florida lawmakers this year approved a law that could help reduce liability insurance premiums for home and condo builders – and limit exposure and litigation for liability insurers.But Senate Bill 360, which took...
Jul 5 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Here are two true claims stories:In Dallas, a 2018 Lincoln Ranger Welder and tools in a 20-foot container were stolen from an elementary school jobsite. Since...
Jun 27 2023 // Florida lawmakers this year approved a measure that could help reduce liability insurance premiums for home and condo builders – and limit exposure and litigation for liability insurers.But Senate Bill 360, which took...
Jun 23 2023 // Business interruption/supply chain disruption ranks as the top risk facing the construction and engineering sector, which has been hit by soaring construction costs, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, according...
Jun 22 2023 // A 38-year-old Houston, Texas man is in custody on charges of maliciously using explosive materials resulting in physical injury and conspiracy to do so.Authorities arrested Jason Vernon Rogers on June 13. Truong Quoc...
Jun 20 2023 // Groundbreaking on U.S. single-family homebuilding projects surged in May by the most in more than three decades and permits for future construction also climbed, suggesting the housing market may be turning a corner after...
Jun 20 2023 // Federal officials report they have charged two construction company owners with submitting fraudulent bonds in connection with storm recovery and reconstruction projects in New York.Rawinder Dhillon and Amninder Singh...
Jun 19 2023 // Now is the time for construction specialists to get creative, says Roger Cornett, leader of Holmes Murphy’s construction team.“It’s more incumbent on us construction-focused insurance brokers to be the...
Jun 19 2023 // The construction industry is critical to our nation’s economy. It is also one of the country’s largest industries, employing nearly 11.8 million people in 2022. But for more than a decade, construction has...
Jun 19 2023 // The U.S. construction sector continues to see strong growth in various sectors and geographies but higher interest rates, higher building costs, and a decades-long shortage of skilled labor are contributing to a...
Jun 19 2023 // Business interruption/supply chain disruption ranks as the top risk facing the construction and engineering sector, which has been hit by soaring construction costs, supply chain disruptions and labor shortages, according...