All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 1 2007 // Rental housing programs for storm-damaged south Louisiana won’t rebuild as many rental units as state officials had hoped because of skyrocketing construction and insurance costs, a Louisiana Recovery Authority...
Jul 9 2007 // Sloan Mason announced it has new admitted market for California construction contractors performing commercial operations with limited residential work. Coverage is available from a “A+” XV rated carrier for...
Jul 2 2007 // For architects and engineers (A&E) the new mantra is: “They want it done better, cheaper, and faster,” according to Mark Henderson, architects and engineers product line manager for Chicago-based Shand...
Jul 2 2007 // New capacity enters the market, but terms and conditions not easy for manyThe rest of 2007 will continue to be a difficult time for developers and builders to secure builder’s risk insurance for their projects, at...
Jul 2 2007 // But overall, construction market looks ‘optimistic,’ Willis exec saysToday’s construction underwriters and their claim departments may not be following the same blueprint on issues of coverage...
Jul 2 2007 // Historically, California has operated under the Uniform Building Code as modified by the state and adopted as the “California Building Code,” then adopted by local municipalities. Now, the International...
Jul 2 2007 // For architects and engineers (A&E) the new mantra is: “They want it done better, cheaper, and faster,” according to Mark Henderson, architects and engineers product line manager for Chicago-based Shand...
Jul 2 2007 // Owners of construction projects increasingly have concerns separate from those of their contractors or design architects and engineers when it comes to liability insurance.Jacobus (Jaap) Vrolijk, vice president within...
Jul 2 2007 // Today’s construction underwriters and their claim departments may not be following the same blueprint on issues of coverage interpretation for losses involving general liability and property damage claims, says Paul...
Jul 2 2007 // The rest of 2007 will continue to be a difficult time for developers and builders to secure builder’s risk insurance for their projects, at least in catastrophe prone regions. But outside of coastal areas and...
Jun 21 2007 // Investigators with the California Economic and Employment Enforcement Coalition (EEEC) recently targeted businesses in the construction industry who were operating illegally, to root out those companies that are avoiding...
Jun 15 2007 // Aon Construction Services Group has hired Lisa K. Crail as director, surety operations. In this role, Crail will be responsible for improving efficiency and reducing transaction costs related to surety and client...
Jun 13 2007 // The number of workplace deaths and accidents is on the rise as construction continues its boom in King County, Wash., according to state statistics.The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported that accidents and deaths on the...
Jun 8 2007 // Business associations and groups representing New York’s agriculture sector and construction industry have again urged Governor Eliot Spitzer and state legislators to reform New York’s so-called “scaffold...
Jun 4 2007 // Managing catastrophe risk is one of the biggest challenges facing any company’s risk manager. For multinational companies, the challenge of managing catastrophe risk is especially daunting. In the United States, risk...
Jun 1 2007 // Lured by congressionally authorized tax credits and other financial incentives after Hurricane Katrina, a procession of developers announced plans to build high-rises in New Orleans.But 20 months after the storm, most have...
May 15 2007 // Grants to help with post-Katrina revitalization projects in 15 coastal Mississippi communities totaling more than $97.2 million will help fund projects such as new fire stations in Bay St. Louis, Moss Point, Picayune,...
May 15 2007 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company will return a $1,156,031 dividend to the Texas Construction Association (TCA) purchasing group, the workers’ comp insurer announced. The dividend was based largely on the group’s...
May 7 2007 // Concrete houses sprouting up in southern Alabama, Mississippi and elsewhere in the Gulf Coast region are more than just fortified structures that will protect their owners from up to 250 mph winds and 36 foot storm surges...
May 2 2007 // Burns & Wilcox announced it has gained access to a personal lines course of construction product in several markets.The course of construction products can cover ground up construction, renovations, remodels, mid-term...