Construction
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Zurich North America launches specialties unit
Zurich North America, which provides commercial insurance for small to large companies, has launched a specialties business unit led by…
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Construction Risk Management Europe 2025
The construction industry remains one of the world’s largest industries, contributing $13 trillion worth of gross annual output in 2023…
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MGA iprism signs multi-year capacity deal with Zurich
Construction, property and high net worth MGA iprism has signed a new multi-year capacity deal with Zurich. The new deal…
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BMS buys Spanish broker Rasher
Insurance broker BMS Group is buying Spanish firm Rasher and its Latin American subsidiaries in Colombia and Peru. Rasher specialises…
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Increase in large-scale projects adds to construction risks
Construction “megaprojects”, generally defined as $1bn or more, have proliferated in recent years as sectors from technology to manufacturing undertake…
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UK construction PI market softens further
The professional indemnity (PI) market for construction-related professions in the UK has continued to soften at a pace faster than…
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Howden France hires construction and energy director
Howden France has announced Raphaël Cerda will join the firm in January 2025 as director of construction & energy. Cerda…
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Price Forbes appoints director to global construction team in London
Henry Morgan is to join Price Forbes’ global construction team in London as director – construction. With over 13 years…
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Amrae forecasts smoother renewals for French companies as hard market ends
French risk managers are set to face more favourable conditions at forthcoming January renewals as the commercial insurance market stabilises…
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Trending construction exclusions call for greater contract scrutiny
The modernisation of finalising insurance for construction projects by automating applications could cause legal headaches later, and much of the…
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AXA XL offers construction cyber endorsement for US firms
A tailored cyber insurance endorsement designed to provide construction firms in the US with enhanced cyber threat protection has been…
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BHSI names property and energy & construction leads for DACH
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance (BHSI) has announced dual appointments to its DACH team, naming Lars Messutat as head of general…
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Asian construction firms need more risk leaders to tackle emerging threats
Asian risk managers need to “reposition” themselves as risk leaders to help organisations manage the mounting number of emerging risks,…
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Chubb launches UK and Ireland construction practice
Chubb has launched a new construction industry practice in the UK and Ireland, together with a new Chubb MasterPackage product…
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Pryce warns of ‘unfathomable chaos’ if LEG 3 is not upgraded
Leading construction insurance lawyer David Pryce, senior partner at Fenchurch Law, has proposed how the existing London Engineering Group (LEG)…
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Risk managers critical to tackling infrastructure risk and opportunities: Anra
Risk managers must be more involved in strategic planning, while developing holistic and integrated risk management, to steer their companies…
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HDI Risk Consulting adds MD to boost client services
HDI Global has appointed Philipp Glanz as managing director of its engineering and risk specialist unit HDI Risk Consulting, working…
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PIB Group acquires two more Italian brokers
Specialty broker PIB Group has acquired two Italian firms in line with its ambitions to expand in Europe. Construction sector…
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Gallagher opens specialty business in Bermuda
Gallagher has launched a new specialty business in Bermuda offering clients insurance and risk management expertise across financial lines, construction,…
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Surge in complex insurance claims expected from renewables construction
The next wave of renewables construction is likely to drive a surge in complex insurance claims, according to analysis by…