All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 6 2012 // South Carolina’s high court has left intact a state law that requires a builder’s general liability policy to cover damages from faulty workmanship, but ruled it cannot be applied retroactively to claims filed...
Dec 5 2012 // After four years of one of the most challenging construction markets, construction insurance experts are beginning to see signs of a slow recovery with some of their contractor and builder accounts.The current...
Dec 4 2012 // Willis North America has made a series of appointments in its construction practice to serve clients in the expanding default insurance marketplace. The following individuals comprise Willis’ Default Insurance Group,...
Nov 19 2012 // Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Dolores Glass as a principal in their San Ramon, Calif. construction practice. Glass will be responsible for expanding EPIC’s business with contractors and others in...
Nov 14 2012 // American International Group, Inc. has introduced OSHA Counsel Assist (OSHA Assist), an enhancement to general liability programs for construction clients that provides policyholders with legal support and additional...
Nov 8 2012 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, at 10:35:50 UTC on Nov 7, 2012 an earthquake estimated at a magnitude of 7.4 occurred at a depth of 41.6 km (25.9 miles) about 15 miles off the coastal town of...
Nov 5 2012 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Edgewood Partners Insurance Center named Neil Willian as an account executive to its Northern California construction practice.Willian will provide client program leadership, including overall...
Oct 30 2012 // New York City evacuated neighbors of a nearly completed, 90-story luxury apartment building on Monday after the top of a construction crane collapsed in high winds, prompting fears the crane’s boom could crash to the...
Oct 29 2012 // Construction in Joplin, Mo., since the tornado is approaching three-quarters of a billion dollars.Since May 22, 2011, about $715 million in construction has been started in Joplin, according to the latest building permit...
Oct 25 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Williams Brothers Construction Co. Inc. with one repeat and one serious violation at a work site on Loop 610 in Houston, Texas....
Oct 15 2012 // White non-Hispanic construction workers are awarded higher workers’ compensation settlements in Illinois than Hispanic or black construction workers with similar injuries and disabilities, according to researchers at...
Oct 14 2012 // One of the most fascinating aspects of writing about insurance litigation is that often issues that we discuss seem to be “finally” decided, only to reappear again.For instance, previously for Insurance Journal...
Oct 14 2012 // As of Sunday afternoon, Tropical Storm Rafael was moving away from the Leeward Islands after battering the islands with strong winds and heavy rain.Rafael, the 17th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, has maximum...
Oct 8 2012 // One of the most fascinating aspects of writing the Legal Beat Column is that often issues that we discuss here seem to be “finally” decided, only to reappear again. For instance, we discussed a landmark case...
Sep 19 2012 // Woodbury, N.Y.-based brokerage Sterling & Sterling Inc. appointed Doreen DiCicco as senior vice president within its newly created Sterling Construction Services of New York. In her new role, DiCicco will report...
Sep 18 2012 // Cedar Rapids, Iowa, has set a record for construction projects thanks to some large city-backed flood-recovery work and building by private businesses.The Gazette reports there were $346.65 million in construction starts...
Sep 10 2012 // The commercial general liability market for the U.S. construction industry continues to firm with underwriters seeking rate increases of up to 15 percent, according to a report published by Marsh. Construction firms with...
Sep 10 2012 // Are you offering your commercial clients all the products and services they need?You may want to consider establishing a bond program for contractors. Bonds complement a commercial book because: Bonds boost retention by...
Aug 31 2012 // The commercial general liability market for the U.S. construction industry continues to firm with underwriters seeking rate increases of up to 15 percent, according to a report published by Marsh. Construction firms with...
Aug 22 2012 // Connecticut authorities said this week that five subcontracting firms at a large Stamford construction site have been cited for alleged wage violations.The construction site at Stamford’s Harbor Point area is the...