All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 22 2005 // Although today’s construction industry is coming out of a trench and contractors are intensifying competition by bidding low to get enough work to utilize available capacity, an increase in private sector...
Aug 22 2005 // Like a hurricane rolling in from the Atlantic, a panel on hurricane insurance claims, moderated by Rudy Valdez-Diaz, a past-president of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agents, went into high-gear during the...
Aug 22 2005 // When I first heard from someone I knew that was excited about purchasing an apartment that had been “converted” into a condominium, it really piqued my curiosity. Excited? Purchased? Apartment? Converted?? I...
Aug 22 2005 // When I first heard from someone I knew that was excited about purchasing an apartment that had been “converted” into a condominium, it really piqued my curiosity. Excited? Purchased? Apartment? Converted?? I...
Aug 22 2005 // As construction development in the United States reaches an all time peak, with overall spending up 7.5 percent in 2005 compared to 2004, agents and brokers writing contractor business are having a tough time locating...
Aug 10 2005 // Ames & Gough, an insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving architects, engineers, lawyers and the managed care industry, announced the hiring of two former senior Marsh USA executives...
Aug 8 2005 // If you believe the stereotype, insurance adjusters love golf. When I first began working in the insurance claims industry 15 years ago, I was told a joke about the industry:Three 10-year old boys are bragging about their...
Aug 5 2005 // The Texas Residential Construction Commission is in the process of establishing an advisory committee to review proposed changes to the adopted warranties and building and performance standards. During the June 2005...
Jul 27 2005 // In order to retain or acquire Windstorm Insurance from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) residents of Texas’14 coastal counties, which include Cameron and Willacy Counties, must obtain a Windstorm...
Jul 27 2005 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland announced she is ordering Global Bonding to stop conducting unauthorized business involving insurance in Oklahoma.The order states the company has violated state law by...
Jul 20 2005 // In a combined effort to combat fraud and protect workers from serious injury and death, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has cited a Tacoma roofing contractor for workers’ compensation...
Jul 18 2005 // OneBeacon Insurance Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of White Mountains Insurance Group Ltd., announced that Mike Miller, its current chief operating officer, has been appointed president and chief executive officer....
Jul 18 2005 // ArkansasP/C Claims Reports Hearing Scheduled The Arkansas Insurance Department will hold a public hearing July 27 to determine whether Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman should revise and re-adopt Rule and...
Jul 18 2005 // Asked what the world would be like if there were no federal terrorism insurance backstop, the Treasury Department simply shrugged.The loss of the current federal backstop, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which expires at...
Jul 18 2005 // Majestic Insurance Company announced the appointment of David Porter to the new position of marketing manager for Southern California. Porter has more than 25 years of experience in the industry. Prior to joining Majestic,...
Jul 18 2005 // Bush Administration Policy Questions Need for Renewal of Federal BackstopAsked what the world would be like if there were no federal terrorism insurance backstop, the Treasury Department simply shrugged. The loss of the...
Jul 12 2005 // Willis Group Holdings has released its 2005 Global Construction Market Overview, a comprehensive analysis of the worldwide construction insurance market. The report includes commentary from various global market centers on...
Jul 6 2005 // The owner of a Tulsa construction company will pay $20,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to workers’ compensation fraud, according to Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson.William R. King, 41, was sentenced...
Jul 4 2005 // An investigation by The Oregonian revealed that moisture is rotting newer homes and condominiums from Portland to Seattle. The moisture is the result of a combination of new building techniques, trouble-prone materials and...
Jul 4 2005 // Tom EllisZurich North America appointed Jerry Blais to a newly created executive position as head of Zurich’s South Central region. Headquartered in Dallas, the region consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and...