Construction & Engineering

The risk we’re still not pricing accurately: Climate

The risk we’re still not pricing accurately: Climate

As extreme weather events outpace building codes, Victor's Yvonne Castillo says the design and construction industry must face a hard truth—climate risk is no longer future tense

Manal Ali May 13, 2025
New York court rules Colony Insurance must defend Sandy Clarkson in construction injury lawsuit

New York court rules Colony Insurance must defend Sandy Clarkson in construction injury lawsuit

Colony Insurance declined to cover a property owner named in a worker injury lawsuit - but a New York appellate court ruled that its policy wording requires it to step in and defend

Insurance faces blind spots in a rapidly expanding renewables sector

Insurance faces blind spots in a rapidly expanding renewables sector

The market is "not focused enough" on a specific exposure…

Iowa Supreme Court issues ruling on Columbia Insurance Group case

Iowa Supreme Court issues ruling on Columbia Insurance Group case

It delivers a win for insurers in a case over whether a contractor's consumer fraud judgment is covered under a CGL policy

Fifth Circuit rules against Allied World in $10 million sprinkler system insurance dispute

Fifth Circuit rules against Allied World in $10 million sprinkler system insurance dispute

An insurer's $10 million recovery bid tied to a major LSU construction project has been tossed - find out why the courts said the claim came too late

Insurer must defend contractor in mold dispute, court says

Insurer must defend contractor in mold dispute, court says

An insurer's attempt to dodge costs in a major hospital construction dispute just got shut down by the Sixth Circuit

Court rules Admiral Insurance may be liable for faulty construction damages under CGL policy

Court rules Admiral Insurance may be liable for faulty construction damages under CGL policy

A new court ruling says insurers can't deny CGL claims just because the claim sounds like a contract dispute

Court backs contractor in CGL dispute with Nationwide

Court backs contractor in CGL dispute with Nationwide

An Arkansas court affirms that faulty workmanship during installation qualifies as a covered "occurrence"

Contractors are bleeding and insurance won't save them, warns industry professional

Contractors are bleeding and insurance won't save them, warns industry professional

Forget the 80s hard market or the GFC. Today's insurance landscape is rewriting the rules and not in contractors' favor

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