All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 14 2008 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Region VI office in Dallas announced it has established a Regional Emphasis Program (REP) covering employees in the construction...
Aug 14 2008 // Civilian flaggers dressed in orange safety vests could replace police officers at some roadside construction projects as early as October under regulations set to be unveiled by the Patrick administration Wednesday.Police...
Aug 8 2008 // A Brooklyn construction company has been fined in the electrocution of a worker earlier this year.The Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued $15,000 in fines to CKR Construction in the death of 44-year-old...
Aug 7 2008 // Aon Corporation has launched the “Aon Green Building Property Program,” which it describes as the “industry’s most comprehensive insurance solution to facilitate environmentally friendly and...
Aug 5 2008 // Lexington Insurance Company, a unit of AIG Commercial Insurance, announced the launch of “Lex P-3 Solutions SM,” which it described as offering “tailored risk management and insurance products that...
Aug 4 2008 // New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg endorsed dozens of procedural changes to improve fire safety and coordinate oversight at construction sites, responding to the failures that led to a fatal fire last summer at a ground...
Aug 4 2008 // Aon Re Global named Jan-Oliver Thofern CEO and chairman of its German subsidiary, Aon Ruck.Thofern was previously a member of the company’s executive committee. He succeeds Holger Gaserow, who plans to retire at the...
Jul 31 2008 // Construction costs in New York are far higher than in other major U.S. city due to factors ranging from hefty wages, high land prices and costly insurance, according to a survey by a trade group coalition.Costs in New York...
Jul 23 2008 // Insurance agents and brokers in New York have called upon state officials to ease the rules for how agents obtain coverage for some high-risk policies.The Excess Line Association of New York has proposed adding dozens of...
Jul 22 2008 // Aon Corp. said that Richard Resnick, formerly of the Willis Construction practice, has joined Aon Construction Services Group as regional director of wrap-ups. In his new position, Resnick is responsible for providing...
Jul 18 2008 // Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Wednesday endorsed dozens of procedural changes to improve fire safety and coordinate oversight at construction sites, responding to the failures that led to a fatal fire last summer at a ground...
Jul 11 2008 // An engineering report says a construction problem more than 20 years ago caused the May collapse of a part of a parking deck in Charlotte, North Carolina.The Charlotte Observer reported July 10 the four-story parking deck...
Jul 2 2008 // The Alabama Insurance Underwriting Association (AIUA), commonly known as the Beach Pool, is implementing new discounts to help coastal Alabama policyholders reduce their insurance premiums for windstorm coverage.The Beach...
Jun 30 2008 // Aon Corp. reports that Mark Reagan, former chairman of the Willis Construction practice, has joined Aon Construction Services Group as managing director. Reagan will be responsible for supporting the international practice...
Jun 26 2008 // New York City officials told Congress this week that they are tightening requirements on tower construction cranes after a spate of recent accidents there, as well as others in Las Vegas and Miami.Robert LiMandri, the...
Jun 19 2008 // XL Insurance (“XLI”), the global insurance operations of XL Capital Ltd (NYSE:XL) , launched a new green building product to encourage customers who experience a property loss to rebuild using resource...
Jun 19 2008 // Willis Group Holdings Limited appointed Gerry McCarthy as senior vice president, and regional director of construction and real estate claim teams of Willis of New York Inc.McCarthy’s responsibilities include...
Jun 18 2008 // New York contractors will now have to submit detailed plans for worker safety harness systems at high-rise construction sites. The city’s Department of Buildings told contractors Monday about the new requirements in...
Jun 17 2008 // San Diego based Coronado Insurance Wholesale Services has added online features to its admitted general liability program, Freedom. Freedom online features include online quoting, underwriting, and policy issuance, ISO 12...
Jun 16 2008 // In the wake of construction crane accidents in the past three months that claimed 11 lives, industry groups have called for nationwide safety standards.An industry council agreed on a set of standards in July 2004 but the...