Insurance Journal

JULY 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 quiet. Last month, the $20 …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 6, 2025

A New York specialty insurance managing underwriter for contractors and construction risks has sued a New York City personal injury law firm and dozens of medical providers, alleging a wide-ranging scheme to defraud insurers through staged construction accidents and fraudulent …

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Insurance Journal

MAY 29, 2025

Liberty Mutual reported that it has reached a settlement with Travelers Insurance in a case involving a construction firm being sued by a man who was injured when he fell down an elevator shaft on a construction site. Liberty Mutual …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 16, 2025

Everest announced its international insurance division has launched a unified specialties business, bringing together its offerings across marine, aviation, energy & construction, cyber, and industry practices. Paul Trueman has been appointed to lead the new unit, as head of Specialty …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 1, 2025

Heat waves cause financial damage, too, but it’s more diffuse: Farm crops might wither, construction workers … When a hurricane or a wildfire strikes, the economic damage is usually very visible — roofs are ripped off or charred homes line roads.

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Lawmatics

DECEMBER 19, 2024

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 15, 2025

The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers hired Connor Dann as vice president, producer. In his new role, Connor focuses on expanding Liberty’s presence in key markets, particularly within the construction and real … Dann is based in Liberty’s Woodland Hills, California, office.

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 15, 2025

How do per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) impact the environmental liability market in construction, or do they? Do all contractors need environmental liability coverage? And if so, how can agents and brokers encourage them to purchase the cover? These are …

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Legal Research is Easy

MAY 4, 2025

That's why so many people found it strange that Congress set aside $500,000 in federal funding for the construction of a very unique museum in Sparta: the Sparta Teapot Museum of Craft and Design. million to construct a tunnel under Highway 27 north of Tallahassee, so wildlife can safely cross. The turtle-crossing project cost $3.4

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Insurance Journal

JULY 10, 2025

A Honduras woman this week was sentenced to less than two years in federal prison for her role in paying Florida construction workers off the books and avoiding $1.2 million in workers’ compensation premiums and almost $2 million in federal …

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Insurance Journal

MAY 30, 2025

In an era where billion-dollar disasters are becoming the norm, one truth stands above the wreckage: strong building codes save buildings and lives. Yet despite mounting risks, the U.S. remains caught in a paradox. We have the knowledge and …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 8, 2025

Indian monsoons this year — the earliest onset since 2009 — damaged new public infrastructure across the country, putting pressure on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push for an infrastructure upgrade in the world’s fifth-largest economy. A recently inaugurated underground metro …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 24, 2025

The Kentucky Department of Insurance has posted new rules on the Strengthen Kentucky Homes wind-mitigation grant program, in keeping with statutes approved in 2024. The regulations spell out eligibility requirements for homeowners, grant procedures, reinspection procedures, and eligibility requirements for …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2025

Construction mogul Jay Cashman says Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s bike lane overhaul is such a disaster that he’s willing to spend as much as $1 million to force the city to redo them. Wu, who is seeking reelection this year, …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 15, 2025

national construction practice leader for Gallagher, said that asking the contractor, and the project owners, about things such as … Contractors must take into consideration all these moving risk targets, including at times their contractual guaranteed price risk. Brian Cooper, U.S.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 10, 2025

All 31 construction workers who were far inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse. The …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 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 “Additional Named Insured” doesn’t qualify for such losses.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 31, 2025

Orlando plans to borrow more than $420 million to renovate Camping World Stadium, joining a wave of Florida cities pouring public funds into stadium projects. The city plans to sell about $420 million of tax-exempt bonds on Thursday to modernize …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 15, 2025

The department’s Wage and Hour Division investigated Spectrum Construction … Department of Labor recovered $824,276 in back wages and damages for 680 employees of a Las Vegas drywall contractor, which reported denied overtime pay to piece-rate and hourly workers.

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Insurance Journal

JULY 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, Massachusetts. As part of the settlement agreement announced by …

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Insurance Journal

JULY 21, 2025

HDI Global Canada Appoints Reedie as Head of Engineering and Construction Derek Reedie has been appointed head … This edition of International People Moves details appointments at HDI Global Canada and QBE Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 14, 2024

This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. Joe Tejeda, a Practice Leader from PCF Construction, provides a look at builders’ risk and construction insurance. The construction industry is a complex ecosystem with various stakeholders—each facing …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 26, 2024

This post is part of a series sponsored by PCF Insurance Services. Matt Barber of PCF Construction offers a guide to two types of commercial construction insurance, and when each makes the most sense. In the world of construction, navigating …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 15, 2024

A home builder is not covered under the property damage coverage in its commercial liability policy for construction defects for which it was responsible. A three-judge panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court has held for the first time that “construction …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 30, 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 payouts, according to court filings and an ABC News report. Worker advocates …

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Insurance Journal

JANUARY 14, 2025

10, 2025 in federal court in Boston for defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Travelers Insurance Co. over wages he paid to employees of his two construction companies. A Hopkinton man was sentenced on Jan. According to U.S. Attorney …

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Insurance Journal

MARCH 30, 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 payouts, according to court filings and an ABC News report. Worker advocates …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 16, 2025

Marsh, the insurance brokerage business of Marsh McLennan, announced the launch of Nimbus, a new insurance facility providing clients with comprehensive cover for the construction of large-scale data centers across the UK and Europe. The facility – supported by a …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the broker Price Forbes and the MGA Altea Insurance. Price Forbes Taps BMS’s Morgan for Global Construction Team Price Forbes, the London-based broker, … A summary of these new hires follows here.

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A construction industry captive insurer along with three construction contractors have filed a lawsuit alleging a massive New York fraud scheme involving staged workplace accidents and bogus workers’ compensation and personal injury lawsuits backed by complicit lawyers and medical providers.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 11, 2024

PCF Insurance Services acquired the insurance business of DLD Insurance Brokers in Irvine, California. DLD Insurance Brokers specializes in serving companies in the construction, real estate, manufacturing, medical device and technology sectors. PCF Insurance Services is headquartered in Lindon, Utah, …

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 8, 2024

Pro Pallet, LLC, a Pennsylvania-based construction company, will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a retaliation lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, a human resources manager received a complaint of …

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Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

AP) — Firefighters in Kentucky’s largest city rescued a construction worker on a demolition team who fell into a void Thursday and became trapped in rubble, requiring a tedious, hours-long operation to dig him out. LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The rescue was …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Department of Labor investigation has recovered $77,206 in back wages for five workers employed on a federally funded construction project after finding one subcontractor failed to pay prevailing wages and fringe benefits and another submitted falsified payroll records.

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Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Environmental Protection Agency announced a $180,000 settlement with All Point Construction LLC in Allen Park, Michigan to resolve alleged violations of the federal lead renovation, repair and painting regulations. After receiving a complaint from a resident, EPA launched an …

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Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Three families of immigrant construction workers killed when Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after it was hit by the cargo ship Dali plan to challenge the attempt by the ship owner and operator to limit their liability for the …

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Insurance Journal

JUNE 6, 2025

A Japanese company has halted construction on a $1.6 billion factory in South Carolina to help make batteries for electric BMWs, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” ” While AESC didn’t specify what those problems are, South Carolina’s Republican governor said the …

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