Most Popular Construction Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Construction Topic Page over the last year.

#1 Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees

Apr 22 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month.A...

#2 Fake Construction Site Injuries Reaching New Heights in New York City, Suit Says

Mar 31 2025 // Contractors insurance groups say worker injuries are being faked at an unprecedented rate across New York’s construction sites in hopes of receiving workers’ compensation benefits and liability insurance...

#3 Michigan Construction Company Sued for Allegedly Scamming Customers

Jul 15 2025 // Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a lawsuit against Hummingbird Construction Co., LLC and its owner, Matthew Ashline, for allegedly scamming multiple customers by accepting deposits for construction projects...

#4 Miami Construction Owner, an Illegal Immigrant, Charged With Workers’ Comp Fraud

Oct 14 2025 // A construction firm owner in Miami greatly underreported his company’s payroll, defrauding a workers’ compensation insurer of more than $380,000 in premiums, Florida authorities said Monday.Jose Arias-Reyes,...

#5 1 Worker Dies, 2 Injured in Trench Collapse at Cape Cod Construction Site

Nov 19 2025 // One worker died and two were injured in a trench collapse at a construction site in a popular seacoast town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts.The trench collapse happened on Tuesday morning at a sewer project work site located at...

#6 Construction Projects Facing Delays Under Threat of ICE

Jul 28 2025 // Under a broiling Alabama sky a frustrated Robby Robertson, a construction site superintendent, surveys an 84,000 square foot, mostly built recreation center close to the Gulf coast port city of Mobile.The site is eerily...

#7 Construction Sector: Data Centers Help Power Optimism Despite Uncertainty Over Economy

Jun 16 2025 // Construction insurance specialists cite a number of factors in describing the 2025 construction industry as a market in transition. There is uncertainty about the year’s economic outlook, potential impacts of tariffs...

#8 Contractors Insurance Alert: Construction Defect Lawsuits Rising

Mar 20 2025 // A new report identifying commercial litigation waves likely to pick up steam in 2025 highlights one particular theme that could further lengthen the tail of general liability claims for insurers writing policies for...

#9 People Moves: Allianz Commercial Expands US Construction With Hires; IMA Hires Lockton’s Wargo to Lead Property Team

Apr 9 2025 // Allianz Commercial, headquartered in New York City, expanded its U.S. construction team with five new hires who will join Allianz Commercial’s Master Builder’s Risk team by mid-April.Kristen Hoskinson was...

#10 Eighth Circuit: Travelers Doesn’t Owe in Missouri Apartment Construction Delay Case

Jun 18 2025 // A real estate investment firm isn’t covered for losses of rental income and soft costs over a delayed Missouri apartment construction project after the Eighth Circuit determined the firm’s status as an...

#11 Northeast Firms to Pay $1.37M to Settle Claims of Shoddy Runway Construction

Jul 3 2025 // Contractors from Maine, Connecticut and New York will pay $1.37 million to resolve allegations concerning false claims for payment related to the rehabilitation of a Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport runway in Westfield,...

#12 Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees

May 5 2025 // Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon in March.A...

#13 Construction Supervisor on Maryland Projects Admits to Stealing Wages

Oct 7 2025 // A York, Pennsylvania construction supervisor pleaded guilty to participating in a scheme that defrauded construction workers of wages on University of Maryland projects, officials have reported.According to Maryland...

#14 Viewpoint: What Tariffs, Steel Prices Mean for E&S Construction Insurance in California

Apr 24 2025 // Steel prices have been anything but steady in recent years. With renewed discussions around tariffs and trade restrictions, another wave of volatility may be on the horizon.While much attention is paid to how rising...

#15 People Moves: Dunn Joins Marsh as US Construction Practice Leader; Canopius Appoints Varghese as Head of Marine, US

May 6 2025 // Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York City, appointed Jim Dunn as U.S. construction practice leader. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Dunn will report to Michael Pellegrini, U.S. and Canada specialty...

#16 New York Construction Firm to Pay $1.4M to Workers for Violating Their Rights

Oct 21 2025 // A New York City construction firm will pay $1.5 million to settle charges that it violated state workers’ compensation laws, retaliating against injured workers, and failing to address sexual harassment in the...

#17 People Moves: Boroughs Named Chubb Group Vice Chairman, Hogan Succeeds Boroughs as Investment Officer; Cushing Named Head of Construction at Zurich NA

May 20 2025 // Boroughs Named Vice Chairman, Chubb Group; Hogan Succeeds Boroughs as Chubb Group Chief Investment OfficerChubb Limited, with U.S. headquarters in Warren, New Jersey, named Tim Boroughs vice chairman, Chubb Group and...

#18 Construction Firm Owner Pleads Guilty to $600K Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Dec 4 2025 // The owner of an iron and erection construction company was sentenced this week for underreporting payroll to avoid paying $600,000 in workers’ compensation policy premiums.According to Nassau County District Attorney...

#19 Washington Fined 4 Construction Companies $500K in Past Three Months

Jun 5 2025 // Four construction companies in Washington were fined more than $500,000 combined for violating rules about workers using fall protection gear in the past three months.The fines were issued by the Washington State...

#20 People Moves: Miller Rejoins Lockton to Lead Stop Loss, Pharmacy Practices; Zurich Alum Andrejko Returns as Head of Construction Pro Liability

May 28 2025 // Miller Returns to Lockton as a National Practice Leader With People SolutionsJeff Miller rejoined Lockton, headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri, as national practice leader for the stop loss and pharmacy practices....