All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 7 2008 // Agents across New England and the Mid-Atlantic states are worried about how they and their customers will fare as the region’s economy continues to slow.“An agent’s business is a direct reflection of his...
Apr 7 2008 // Southeast insurance agents do not all agree the economy is in a recession or on the causes of the slumping economy, but they do agree the dominoes are in place that could trigger a serious economic chain reaction.Roger...
Apr 7 2008 // The following interview with Robert Hartwig, president of the Insurance Information Institute, took place with Insurance Journal‘s Andy Simpson in mid-February.How would a recession affect Main Street...
Mar 26 2008 // The brother of a construction worker killed when a New York crane collapsed has filed notice that he plans to sue the city for $30 million for his brother’s wrongful death.The notice of claim filing Monday by...
Mar 25 2008 // A Brockton, Mass. man was arraigned on charges he collected over $9,000 in workers’ compensation benefits while he worked at two different jobs, according to the attorney general’s office.Officials said John...
Mar 24 2008 // Officials in New York City are reviewing more than two dozen construction projects approved by a structural engineer accused of lying about inspecting a Bronx building that later collapsed and killed two...
Mar 21 2008 // Aon Corp. announced that Chad Karasaki has joined Aon Construction Services Group as managing director. Karasaki, who will also serve as chairman and CEO of the Aon Honolulu office, is the latest in a series of strategic...
Mar 19 2008 // They are part of New York’s skyline: hundreds of spindly construction cranes like the one that toppled over the weekend, pulverizing parts of a city block below and killing seven people. As the machines work...
Mar 18 2008 // Three people remained missing more than a day after a construction crane crashed down on a Manhattan neighborhood, killing at least four workers, injuring dozens and damaging six buildings.“There’s no sign of...
Mar 17 2008 // Search dogs sniffed the rubble. Rescuers aimed thermal-imaging cameras and listening devices into crevices. Some pulled at bricks with their gloved hands.Crews worked through the night and into the morning Sunday, sifting...
Mar 12 2008 // Robin Hamilton has joined San Diego-based Cavignac & Associates as an account manager to oversee the firm’s construction-related accounts. Hamilton has 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Cavignac...
Mar 12 2008 // ACE has announced the launch of ACE PFI (Private Finance Initiative), which it describes as a “fully integrated insurance solution providing comprehensive cover and risk management advice for all aspects of a PFI...
Mar 12 2008 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced a new workers’ compensation purchasing group: Texas Construction Supply (TCS).The group offers a workers’ comp option for qualifying supply yards, building material...
Mar 11 2008 // A Donald Trump high-rise under construction in New York City has been shut down for a second time after equipment struck and shattered several windows.Buildings Department officials say that a cable at the Trump SoHo...
Mar 10 2008 // Scrap the Destructive Plans“The U.S. Forest Service adopted illegal forest management plans that threaten California’s pristine national forests with road construction and oil drilling. … The Forest...
Mar 10 2008 // The members of the California Insurance Wholesalers Association (CIWA) play a vital role in the state’s insurance market. To find out how wholesalers are faring in California’s increasingly soft market,...
Feb 29 2008 // California Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman have sued the U.S. Forest Service for adopting “illegal forest management plans” that permit road construction and oil...
Feb 26 2008 // World Trade Center developer Larry A. Silverstein and Willis Group Holdings said they have successfully placed workers’ compensation, general liability, excess liability, and specialty insurance programs for...
Feb 25 2008 // Three construction workers were hurt last week when the fourth floor of a building under construction collapsed in northwestern San Antonio.Fire officials say the construction site is at the Shops at La Cantera shopping...
Feb 25 2008 // Lockton’s reinsurance division announced from its London office that it has appointed Julian Wood as Executive Director. “He will play a leading role in the creation of a new specialist Engineering &...