All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 20 2004 // In response reportedly to hundreds of calls from homeowners and construction contractors, both in and out-of-state, concerned about Florida requirements for workers’ compensation insurance coverage, the Florida...
Oct 5 2004 // The state of Vermont said it will need about 10 days to investigate a construction accident that killed one man and sent a fellow worker to the hospital in Proctorsville.The Vermont Occupational Safety and Health...
Oct 4 2004 // Four men, including three “Big Dig” workers, were indicted last week in Massachusetts in unrelated cases for allegedly receiving workers compensation payments totaling more than $300,000 while holding down...
Sep 15 2004 // ACE USA, the U.S.-based retail operating division of The ACE Group of Companies, announced the appointment of Frank Mike-Mayer, senior vice president, to lead the ACE USA Construction Group. Based in New York City,...
Sep 14 2004 // Three years after it launched an initiative to level the playing field among employers in the construction industry, the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) has seen a dramatic increase in the amount of unpaid...
Sep 6 2004 // You have probably seen property values in your community rise considerably over the last several years. As a seasoned insurance agent you know that market value is different than replacement value, but you still have an...
Aug 23 2004 // Brothers Sam Saeid Afghani, of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Siamac A. Afghani, of Calabasas, Calif., as well as employee Renee Laws, of Encino, Calif., were to be arraigned August 24 for their suspected roles in a fraud case...
Aug 16 2004 // Chicago-based CNA Surety Corp. announced that Robert A. Tinstman, executive chairman of James Construction Group, joined its board of directors effective Aug. 11, 2004. Tinstman will replace Ken Miller, who resigned from...
Aug 12 2004 // ABD Insurance and Financial Services, a leading provider of global risk management and employee benefits solutions, announced appointments within the company’s property/casualty leadership and construction industry...
Aug 9 2004 // An Indian Harbor, Fla., construction company owner was charged with workers’ compensation fraud after jeopardizing the coverage of at least one employee, according to investigators with the Department of Financial...
Aug 9 2004 // It takes a special breed of individual to devote their business career to helping people in a time of great loss.The costs of doing so are both emotional and physical—emotional stress from dealing with unexpected,...
Aug 2 2004 // The employer of two workers killed and at least three who were injured last month in a construction accident on a Hobe Sound work site has been ordered to cease all business operations in Florida. The order was issued...
Jul 19 2004 // Litigation around the country concerning contractors’ liability for construction defects discovered after operations are completed has made coverage very difficult to come by for specialty trade contractors, but it...
Jul 19 2004 // Whether real or imagined, the threat of construction defects litigation has burned through the residential contractors liability insurance market like a California wildfire. Over the past couple of years, contractors and...
Jul 19 2004 // Litigation around the country concerning contractors’ liability for construction defects discovered after operations are completed has made coverage very difficult to come by for specialty trade contractors, but it...
Jul 14 2004 // Brothers Sam Saeid Afghani, of Agoura Hills, Calif., and Siamac A. Afghani, of Calabasas, Calif., as well as employee Renee Laws, of Encino, Calif., were to be arraigned July14 for their suspected roles in a fraud case at...
Jul 14 2004 // Assurex Global Reinsurance Ltd., a captive insurance company formed by Assurex Global Partners, LLC announced the formation of a specific cell to provide critically needed risk management and insurance needs to...
Jun 28 2004 // The owner of an Indian Harbor, Florida construction company has been charged with workers’ compensation fraud after jeopardizing the coverage of at least one employee, according to investigators with the Department...
Jun 21 2004 // Nuts & Bolts: Construction Insurance Solutions (CIS), a program brand administrator operating through program territorial managers Norman-Spencer, McKernan Agency Inc. (NSM), RISC Insurance Specialist and Arthur J....
Jun 20 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced the completion of a sweep of construction sites across Florida to verify that employers are complying with state workers’ compensation insurance laws.As...