Lessons from the Field: Why Business Continuity Planning Is Essential
This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Perpetuation is a concern not only for insurance agencies and sureties, but also for their construction company clients. Without a...
View ArticleMaintaining Surety Credit in Times of Growth and Transition
This post is part of a series sponsored by Old Republic Surety. Growth, expansion and acquisitions are all good, right? Not necessarily. Here’s what you need to know to keep your construction company...
View ArticleWashington Court Upholds Authority to Pursue Charges in Workplace Death
The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that an employer can be charged with a felony in connection with a workplace fatality. The recent decision clears the way for the King County Prosecutor to...
View ArticleContractors Involved in California Stadium Construction Death Cited
California’s workplace safety agency has cited two companies for violations in connection with the death of a construction worker who fell from the roof at SoFi Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Los...
View ArticleOregon Contractor Fined for Multiple Job Safety Violations
Oregon OSHA has fined a general contractor in Roseburg more than $38,000 for multiple serious job safety violations, including repeatedly failing to follow the minimum requirements to protect workers...
View ArticleTrench Collapses, Kills Construction Worker in Utah
Authorities say a 36-year-old man died after the trench he was working in collapsed at a construction site south of Provo, Utah. Spanish Fork Police Lt. Brandon Anderson tells KSL-TV that emergency...
View ArticleTexas’ Paramount GA Launches Online Platform for Transportation Risks
Tyler, Texas-based Paramount General Agency, a licensed program administrator with a focus on the long-haul trucking industry, has launched an online platform offering a multi-line suite of insurance...
View ArticleConstruction Contractor Getting $184M in Colorado Settlement
The Denver International Airport has settled a dispute for more than $180 million with a contracting company that was fired before completing a terminal renovation project. The airport filed an...
View ArticleLarge Crane Collapses at Los Angeles Stadium Site, No Injuries Reported
A large construction crane collapsed Friday morning outside SoFi Stadium, the new home of the NFL’s Los Angeles Chargers and Rams, according to the fire department. No injuries were reported....
View ArticleCalifornia Leads Nation in Surplus Lines Premiums on 5th Year of Record Growth
Premium data from all surplus lines stamping offices for 2019 shows that California once again led the nation in total surplus line premiums, possibly boosted by construction spending and wildfires....
View ArticleMassive Fire Breaks Out at N. Zealand Convention Center Building Site
New Zealand’s flagship international convention center project faces further significant delays as a fire at the central Auckland construction site continues to burn more than 22 hours after breaking...
View ArticleConstruction Crane Collapses on House, Apartment Building in New Jersey
Strong winds may be to blame for the collapse of a construction crane in New Jersey. The crane came down onto a house and an apartment building across from Rutgers University in New Brunswick on Sunday...
View ArticleHuman Error May Have Caused Seattle Crane Collapse, Experts Say
Human error may have caused a crane collapse that killed four people and injured four others over the weekend, experts said Monday. Based on videos of the collapse, they said it appears workers who...
View ArticleThe Lowdown: May is National Safety Stand-Down Month
What’s coming up for your construction clients? The 6th annual National Safety Stand-Down takes place May 6-10, 2019. First initiated by OSHA in 2014, the week encourages construction companies of all...
View ArticleChina Re Launches Renewable Energy Consortium for Offshore Wind Farms in China
China Re Corp. announced the launch of a renewable energy consortium at Lloyd’s, focused on project specific reinsurance for the construction and operation of offshore wind farms in mainland China....
View ArticleSupply and Demand and Other Essential Variables That Affect Rebuilding Costs
This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Most people understand that the goal of a homeowner’s policy is to restore a home and possessions to the way they were should a catastrophic (CAT)...
View ArticleThe Lowdown: Share The ABCs of Job Site Safety
Of the 200 fatalities under investigation by OSHA during the first 8 months of 2018, these terms appear in 148 of those deaths,- accidentally crushed, struck or fell from, fell off of, fell into…or...
View ArticleWillis Towers Watson Names Kinzer Head of Construction Brokerage
Insurance broker and advisor Willis Towers Watson has named Kelly Kinzer as head of Construction Broking in its Corporate Risk and Broking segment. Kinzer, a 15-year industry veteran, joined Willis...
View ArticleReutter Named Head of Construction for Zurich NA
Insurer Zurich North America has tapped Karen Reutter to lead its Construction unit. Reutter, who recently led the construction practice of a major insurance broker, also worked in Zurich’s...
View ArticleStudy Finds Massachusetts Workers in Dangerous Jobs More Prone to Overdoses
A study has found that construction workers are six times more likely to die from opioid overdoses than all other occupations in Massachusetts. The state Department of Public Health reported Wednesday...
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