All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 7 2024 // A steel drum weighing thousands of pounds somehow rolled out of a construction site in Pittsburgh and eventually struck and killed a woman who was walking on a nearby sidewalk, police said. The accident occurred around...
May 6 2024 // When construction accidents happen in the United States, the worker often takes the blame.Companies often ask: “What did the worker do wrong?” according to safety expert TJ Lyons. Lyons believes a better...
May 1 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Water damage stands as a persistent threat to buildings under construction, ranking as one of the leading causes of property loss worldwide.In the U.S. alone,...
Apr 18 2024 // LEWISBERRY, Pa. (AP) — Three construction workers on a maintenance project along a Pennsylvania interstate were struck and killed by a truck early Wednesday, state police said.Investigators said a 24-year-old man was...
Apr 15 2024 // The body of a fourth victim of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore has been recovered.The body of the deceased construction worker was transported to the chief medical examiner and positively...
Apr 10 2024 // Leif Assurance, headquartered in St. Louis, hired Vincent Sanfilippo as a Construction Risk Advisor. Sanfilippo has more than 15 years of experience in insurance and construction. He most recently served as operations...
Apr 9 2024 // Acies MGU, the London-based managing general underwriter and MGA incubator, announced the launch of Phoenix Specialty, a specialist MGA serving the construction sector.Phoenix will be led by managing director Tim James,...
Apr 5 2024 // In the moments before the cargo ship Dali rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge and sent it crumbling into the water, a flurry of urgent warnings crackled over radios and enabled police to block traffic from getting on...
Mar 7 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. The construction industry faces a new set of challenges each year, and 2024 is no exception. Although 2023 saw a 19.7% surge[1] in spending for nonresidential...
Mar 4 2024 // San Francisco, California-based insurtech Shepherd announced it raised a $13.5 million Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Intact Ventures, Era Ventures, Greenlight Re and Spark...
Feb 19 2024 // Workers’ compensation insurance is one of the costliest aspects of a construction project that carriers, construction managers, and businesses face. According to Insureon, construction carries the highest...
Feb 15 2024 // An Illinois construction contractor – with a history of ignoring federal safety regulations – has again been found exposing workers to deadly fall hazards on a jobsite in Naperville.Inspectors with the U.S. Department...
Feb 14 2024 // When Rahm Emanuel ran Chicago and wanted to boast about the health of the city, the then-mayor pointed to the number of construction cranes across the skyline — 60 at the end of 2017.Almost five years after he left...
Feb 9 2024 // San Francisco, California-based insurtech Shepherd announced it raised a $13.5 million Series A funding round led by Costanoa Ventures with participation from Intact Ventures, Era Ventures, Greenlight Re and Spark...
Feb 8 2024 // The partial collapse of a house foundation was the apparent cause of the death of a 51-year old construction worker in Hanson, Massachusetts on Wednesday morning.The worker, Gerceir Osvaldo DeFaria, was pronounced dead on...
Feb 2 2024 // CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A federal bankruptcy judge on Wednesday approved the sale of a defunct private university’s campus to the owner of a West Virginia construction firm for $5 million.Craig G. Phillips, owner...
Jan 25 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. As construction industry professionals gear up for 2024, they are faced with a landscape marked by potential challenges, much like the preceding year....
Jan 22 2024 // As workplace barriers for minority groups have been challenged, diversity has improved in traditionally male-dominated professions. While it’s encouraging to see the work being done to attract and promote women in...
Jan 11 2024 // WTW Names Buganski Head of Personal Lines, CRB NAWTW, headquartered in Arlington, Va., appointed Despina Buganski as head of personal lines, corporate risk and broking, North America (CRB NA). With more than 30 years of...
Jan 10 2024 // Northridge Construction Corp. pleaded guilty to criminal charges last week in federal court in Central Islip, New York, according to federal officials.The three-count information alleges that, in 2018, during the...