All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 5 2012 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide’s report on Windstorm Ulli notes that it is “passing through Scandinavia and is expected to dissipate as it moves over the Baltic Sea today.“A class 2 weather...
Dec 16 2011 // Have you ever wondered how modern-day fire departments began? Or why agents buy E&O coverage? What about when the first business owners policy launched? These are just a few questions that Insurance Journal and Claims...
Dec 16 2011 // Liberty Mutual consolidated its specialty construction operations and appointed James Conroy senior vice president and chief underwriting officer for construction, Liberty Mutual commercial markets.Previously, Conroy was...
Dec 12 2011 // According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, a red alert was issued for winds in Scotland and the Northern UK by the Met Office. As a result, AIR said “widespread structural damage” was likely; flood...
Dec 9 2011 // Green retrofitting of commercial buildings is outpacing the construction of new green buildings, according to a new report issued this week.The trend could mean that more building owners may believe that bringing their...
Dec 8 2011 // Steven Bushnell, a senior director at Novato Calif., based-Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., has been appointed to the U.S. Green Building Council 2012 board of directors.USGBC on Thursday announced the newly elected...
Dec 8 2011 // Gov. Rick Scott said he is concerned about Florida’s state-backed property insurer providing discounted coverage on new construction projects in high-risk areas.Scott questioned Citizens Property Insurance Corp....
Dec 2 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...
Nov 21 2011 // The construction market is showing hints of improvement, if only slightly, according to insurance specialists for this market.The contractor class has been one of the hardest hit by the financial crisis and three years...
Nov 21 2011 // Dallas-based LevelFirst has named Toni Campbell director of Marketing. Campbell will oversee all marketing efforts for the newly formed wholesale property and casualty insurance broker and MGA.LevelFirst also introduced...
Nov 21 2011 // In construction liability insurance, there is a great deal of inconsistency in determining whether faulty workmanship is an occurrence. The answer is all over the map, according to Finley Harckham, a veteran insurance...
Nov 21 2011 // Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group’s corporate claims division hired Emmet M. Murphy as vice president responsible for the environmental claims unit.Murphy joins Great American from The Hartford and its...
Nov 21 2011 // The role of an agent or broker as a trusted advisor to contractor clients is more important than ever given today’s challenging business environment. One of the many ways you can add value to your client...
Nov 15 2011 // Willis North America has named Ric Burwell as construction practice leader of northern California.Burwell, who takes over immediately, will be based in San Francisco. Willis, a unit of U.K. insurance firm Willis Group...
Nov 15 2011 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the heavy rains, which caused widespread flooding in France and Italy during the first week of November.The storms were caused by a “low pressure system...
Nov 7 2011 // As the United States inches toward recovery, there are several industries that aren’t expected to improve along with the rest of the economy. In a risk analysis of U.S. industries, industry research firm IBISWorld...
Nov 3 2011 // A state task force in North Dakota is conducting random compliance checks at various construction sites to see if contractors have the proper licensing, workers’ compensation insurance coverage and are complying with...
Oct 31 2011 // In a bulletin released shortly after the earthquake in Peru, Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide said that “given the relatively sparse population in the epicentral area and the fact that insurance penetration is...
Oct 27 2011 // Brian Sena has been appointed account executive of Willis Construction Practice and made responsible for account management on key construction accounts in Northern California, the company announced on Thursday. Sena will...
Oct 27 2011 // Willis North America made a series of key appointments to its construction practice.John Nissley has been appointed practice leader for Willis’ construction practice in Pittsburgh, Pa., where he will oversee the...