Safety

2020 Market Update: Construction Industry Trends and Challenges
A new report highlights the trends and challenges of the commercial insurance industry and defines the state of the environmental and construction-related professional liability insurance marketplace.
By John J. Heft
June 16, 2020
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Safety
by John J. Heft
John Heft is a Senior Vice President in RT Specialty, LLC’s Environmental and Construction Professional Practice, a division of R-T Specialty, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company headquartered in Illinois. RT provides wholesale brokerage and other services to agents and brokers. As a wholesale broker, RT does not solicit insurance from the public. Some products may only be available in certain states, and some products may only be available from surplus lines insurers.
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