Source: https://www.procopio.com/, November 4, 2025 By: Laurence R. Phillips, Alexandra (“Sasha”) Selfridge and Preston Cavignac For companies in construction, development, or any industry reliant on major capital projects, the current risk environment is fraught with complexity. Material costs are volatile, insurance carriers are tightening coverage, and courts continue to expand or limit indemnity and exclusion […]

Source: https://www.bizjournals.com/portland, November 4, 2025 By: Chris Morey, IMA Financial Group A reputable contract manufacturer in the dietary supplement industry recently attempted to impose insurance requirements on a “Brand” for which they were producing products. This request, particularly for PFOS/PFAS and pollution legal liability coverage, deviates from industry norms. Advising the client to push back […]

Source: https://www.news5cleveland.com/, November 3, 2025 By: Drew Scofield, Clay Lepard The battle over the roof at Lakeside High School in Ashtabula County has now turned into a lawsuit, with the district taking action over what it says is Liberty Mutual Insurance Company’s refusal to pay the claim for repairs following a roof collapse nearly a […]

Source: https://www.insurancejournal.com/, November 4, 2025 By: Kelly House More than five years after first announcing stricter controls on industrial farm pollution in Michigan, state environmental regulators will finally start enforcing them. Regulations issued Wednesday by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy require the state’s largest “confined animal feeding operations” — or CAFOs, […]

Source: https://www.wpr.org/, October 30, 2025 By: Danielle Kaeding On a Saturday in June, Nancy Sattler bats away flies while standing in the shade of the Moen Lake boat landing near the town of Stella. With the sun’s sweltering heat, it’s exactly the kind of humid day that leads people to escape to the water. Sattler, […]

Source: https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/, October 29, 2025 By: Susan Essex After two decades in the business, Michael Brodzinski (pictured) sees risk in construction as a human issue, not just a technical one. Brodzinski’s path into insurance began with steel-toed boots and hard hats. In 2005, fresh into the industry at Zurich, he found himself touring job sites and […]

Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/, January 16, 2025 By: Todd Feurer The Chicago Housing Authority has been ordered to pay more than $24 million in damages to the family of two children who allegedly suffered poisoning from lead paint in their apartment in Rogers Park. Shanna Jordan sued the CHA on behalf of her son Jah’mir Collins, now […]

Source: https://www.victorinsurance.com/ A business owner operated a gas station located in a remote area near a large body of water. Upon detecting a fuel shrinkage, the owner initiated an inspection of the storage tank system to identify the cause. Testing revealed a leak at a connection point in one of the scheduled underground storage tank […]

Source: https://www.wionews.com/, October 24, 2025 By: Kushal Deb A contractor at the Palisades Nuclear Plant in West Michigan fell into a nuclear reactor cavity on October 21, during fuel reload operations at the plant. The pool was a “cavity” containing borated water, ie, water with boron added for nuclear moderation and control, inside the reactor […]

Source: https://northstarreporter.com/, October 24, 2025 By: Max Bowen The discovery of lead at the former Webster Mill has forced the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to pause its cleanup efforts. According to Aaron Sheehan, the community involvement coordinator for the EPA, lead was discovered in the large debris pile – now covered with plastic – at […]

Source: https://www.constructiondive.com/, October 24, 2025 By: Zachary Phillips Talk early. Talk often. Talk honestly. That was the key insight from expert panelists discussing how to minimize disputes on major public construction projects during Construction Dive’s Wednesday event, “Threat assessment: Minimizing disputes in public contracting.” Panelists said the biggest value-add for these projects is to utilize a […]

Source: https://brookline.news/, October 22, 2025 By: Sam Mintz The developer of a building that collapsed on Vernon Street during renovations earlier this year has sued the contractor and structural engineer hired to work on the project, alleging that their negligence led to the collapse. That complaint, as well as more than a thousand pages of documents obtained […]