Nautilus Expands Contractors Program, Reduces Rates
Nautilus Insurance, a W. R. Berkley Co., has enhanced its general liability product offering for contractors, while also expanding product availability to all states except Colorado and New York....
View ArticleW.R. Berkley Forms Construction Professional Liability Unit; Bustamante to Head
W. R. Berkley Corp. announced the creation of Berkley Construction Professional Liability Underwriters to provide professional liability, pollution liability and protective coverages for contractors...
View ArticleCalifornia Bill Would Require Disclosure of Construction Settlements
Construction companies will have to disclose building defects such as those that could have contributed to a deadly balcony collapse in Berkeley under a state legislative proposal . The bill by two...
View ArticleLondon-Based CNA Hardy Appoints Hairsine as Head of Construction
CNA Hardy, the London-based specialist commercial insurance provider within the Lloyd’s and company markets, is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline Hairsine as the new head of Construction....
View ArticleOregon Wife Files $7.9M Suit After Husband Crushed by Dump Truck
A Medford, Ore. woman has filed a lawsuit against two construction companies after he husband was crushed to death by a dump truck in a construction area on Interstate 5 near Cottage Grove. The Mail...
View ArticleLondon-Based Brit Opens Singapore Office, Operating via Lloyd’s Platform
Brit Ltd., the London-based specialty insurer, has opened an office in Singapore, which will begin operations on March 1 via the Lloyd’s Singapore platform. Brit has received approval to begin...
View ArticleNovae Launches Construction Unit with Appointment of Cross
Novae Group plc, the specialist listed Lloyd’s insurer, announced that Steve Cross has joined as unit head – construction. He is based in London and reports to Stuart Heath, divisional head of...
View ArticleTravelers & Novae Join Lloyd’s Construction Consortium; Capacity Rises to $320M
Two insurers, Travelers and Novae, have joined the Construction Consortium at Lloyd’s to offer greatly increased underwriting capacity for the largest construction risks in the world across all major...
View ArticleCalifornia Jury Awards $16.3M to Family of Construction Worker
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $16.3 million to the family of a construction worker who fell to his death at a wastewater treatment plant. City News Service says the Superior Court panel this week...
View ArticleLas Vegas Scaffolding Collapse Kills Construction Worker
Officials say a Las Vegas construction worker has died after a scaffolding collapse. Las Vegas Fire & Rescue says the scaffolding collapsed at a Tivoli Village construction site on Monday...
View ArticleRecord Construction Pace in South Dakota’s Sioux Falls Not Easing
The record pace of construction in Sioux Falls isn’t letting up. The Argus Leader reported that the city has permitted $573.4 million in construction through September, up from $546 million over the...
View ArticleChubb Taps Allied World’s Müller as Property & Technical Lines Director, Europe
Chubb has appointed Alf Müller to the role of Property and Technical Lines director for Continental Europe, as it continues to evolve its client offering in the property, power generation (powergen)...
View ArticleGnarly Oregon Winter Puts Breaks on Bend Construction Boom
Central Oregon’s historic cold temperatures and record snowfalls this winter are hurting Bend’s booming construction sector. The Bulletin newspaper reported Sunday that many building projects – from...
View ArticleWashington Construction Firm Fined More than $200K for Safety Violations
A Puyallup, Wash. construction company faces a large fine for numerous repeated safety violations that exposed workers to potential falls and other hazards at a residential construction site in...
View ArticleBrokerslink Launches Global Construction Practice with 2 Appointments
Brokerslink announced the launch of an expanded Global Construction Practice with the appointments of Brian Schofield and Edouard Marron as co-practice leaders. They take up these roles with immediate...
View ArticleTMK Offers Construction Insurance in UK, Ireland via Online Broker Portal
Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the international specialist insurance business, has added construction to its One TMK broker portal. The tailor-made construction insurance product is underwritten through a...
View ArticleMGA Pen Underwriting Launches Specialist Cover for UK Construction Market
Pen Underwriting* has launched a new product to address the UK construction industry’s wide-ranging, complex risk exposures. Backed by “A”-rated capacity from specialist insurer CNA Hardy, the single...
View ArticleAGCS Appoints Smith as Head of Engineering, Regional Unit London
Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS)* has appointed Paul Smith as head of Engineering, Regional Unit London (RUL). He reports regionally to Carsten Scheffel, AGCS board member and chief...
View ArticleCastel Specialty Launches Global Construction Business
Castel Specialty, a division of Castel Underwriting Agencies Ltd., has expanded its portfolio with the launch of Castel Construction. London-based Castel Underwriting Agencies, part of Barbican...
View ArticleFire That Threatened 100 Homes in Nevada Began at Construction Site
Fire investigators say a blaze on the west edge of Reno, Nev. that threatened as many as 100 homes and destroyed two construction trailers started at a home construction site. Truckee Meadows Fire...
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