All the headlines from our Construction Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 3 2002 // Dallas-based construction surety and insurance agency, Mullis Newby Hurst LP, announced a merger with Watson Agency Inc. The combined company will operate under the Mullis Newby Hurst name.“This merger gives our...
Nov 4 2002 // The Florida Department of Insurance announced that the president of Megen Corporation is facing charges of insurance fraud, forgery, and uttering forged documents stemming from the underwriting of a construction surety...
Oct 31 2002 // Ohio Casualty Corporation announced a net loss of $69.9 million, or $1.14 per share, for the third quarter ended September 30, 2002, compared to net income of $44.2 million, or $.73 per share, in the same period last...
Oct 28 2002 // Texas Mutual Insurance Co. reported that a Travis County Grand Jury indicted Stan and Cynthia Doze, operators of Doze Construction Co. Inc., on a second-degree felony charge related to workers’ compensation premium...
Oct 16 2002 // A Travis County (Texas) Grand Jury indicted Stan and Cynthia Doze, operators of Doze Construction Co. Inc., on a second-degree felony charge related to workers’ compensation premium fraud. The Doze Construction Co....
Oct 7 2002 // The 22nd International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) Construction Risk Conference will take place Nov. 11 through Nov. 14, 2002, in San Diego. The three-and-a-half day conference is devoted exclusively to construction,...
Sep 30 2002 // Nevada Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman ordered that a “Construction Liability Clearing House” be established for the purpose of providing information on markets and availability of residential construction...
Sep 24 2002 // California Governor Gray Davis (D) has approved a measure requiring homeowners to notify builders of construction defects before they can initiate litigation, according to the American Insurance Association...
Sep 18 2002 // The American Insurance Association (AIA) is calling upon Gov. Gray Davis (D) to sign a measure that will give California builders the right to repair construction defects. AIA says this measure will reduce the number of...
Sep 17 2002 // Nevada Insurance Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman announced the formation of the Construction Liability Task Force. Molasky-Arman has charged the task force to investigate the genesis of the construction liability...
Sep 13 2002 // Nevada Commissioner Alice Molasky-Arman ordered that a “Construction Liability Clearing House” be established for the purpose of providing information on markets and availability of residential construction...
Sep 12 2002 // The most recent economic survey released by the Federal Reserve regional banks indicates a general slowing of economic growth in most Midwestern regions, with a mixture of good news and bad news and some increases in the...
Sep 5 2002 // For the second year in a row, the California Assembly defeated a measure to restrict the information flow within financial services companies, said the American Insurance Association (AIA).Privacy “Once again,...
Aug 29 2002 // A package of so-called “liability reform” bills that are quietly making their way toward enactment during the final hours of California’s legislative session will flood California’s already...
Aug 27 2002 // Travelers Property Casualty announced a new version of its “Construction Risk Management Tool Kit” CD-ROM, designed to help improve contractor clients’ loss experience.“We believe it to be one of...
Aug 27 2002 // ARI Insurance Cos. Inc. filed an amended multi-million dollar lawsuit in Miami-Dade Circuit Court against the Walt Disney World Company and Sanford B. Miot, former president of Disney subsidiary Arvida Southern, to recover...
Aug 20 2002 // A key administrative rule has been published clarifying which tradespeople must have workers’ compensation coverage in order to work on commercial construction projects valued at $250,000 or more, according to...
Aug 19 2002 // A recent article in The Cincinnati Enquirer perfectly (albeit accidentally) illustrates how vexing the toxic mold issue can be, how stridently companies and industries try to protect themselves from its consequences, and...
Aug 14 2002 // International Risk Management Institute (IRMI) is seeking nominees for this year’s Gary E. Bird Horizon Award, formerly known as the Construction Risk Management Best Practices Award, to be given at the upcoming 22nd...
Aug 5 2002 // A recent article in The Cincinnati Enquirer perfectly (albeit accidentally) illustrates how vexing the toxic mold issue can be, how stridently companies and industries try to protect themselves from its consequences, and...