Industry Insider – April 9, 2020

Contract Surety

The Intertwined Business Worlds of Construction & Surety: Can the Surety Industry Weather the COVID-19 Storm?
April 2, 2020 | Smith Currie

Demotech Investigates Impact of COVID-19 on Surety Insurance
April 2, 2020 | Cision PR Newswire

Social Distancing, Shelter Orders Impede Construction Bonds
April 6, 2020 | Engineering News Record

Force Majeure Clauses and Construction Contract Issues Related to COVID-19
March 25, 2020 | JD Supra


Construction

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) – Immediate Impacts on Construction Planning Mixed
March 2020 | Dodge Data & Analytics

Lawmakers Look to Infrastructure Spending to Help Economy Recover from Coronavirus
April 1, 2020 | The Philadelphia Inquirer

Construction Costs Continue to Rise in 2020
April 1, 2020 | Commercial Property Executive

Highway Users Urges White House to Make Infrastructure Construction “Essential”
April 1, 2020 | Transportation Today

Pelosi says Infrastructure May Have to Wait Past Fourth Coronavirus Bill
April 3, 2020 | CNN Politics

The Potential Role of Infrastructure in The Coronavirus Pandemic
April 6, 2020 | Spectrum News 1

COVID-19 Pandemic Shakes Confidence in Infrastructure Investment
April 6, 2020 | The Construction Specifier

Kansas Governor Signs New Transportation Bill
April 3, 2020 | KFDI

Transportation Budget Signed but Projects Still Paused
March 31, 2020 | The Spokesman-Review


P3

Thinking About Public-Private Partnerships During an Economic Crisis
March 26, 2020 | NASBP

FDOT Agrees to Pay I-4 Ultimate Construction Group Additional $125 Million
April 2, 2020 | Click Orlando


Commercial Surety

San Juan County Copper Mine Loses its State Permits, Allowing Access to the Company’s $6.1 Million Surety Bond
April 6, 2020 | The Salt Lake Tribune


Fidelity

Five Tips for Safer Remote Work
March 26, 2020 | Security Boulevard

COVID-19 Can Detonate Cyber Landmines if You Don’t Pinpoint Your Exposures
April 2, 2020 | Risk Insurance

FBI Warns Businesses of High Cyber-Risk as they Receive 1,200 Scam Complaints in One Week
April 3, 2020 | Computer Business Review

Three Effective Cybersecurity Rules to Live By
April 7, 2020 | Forbes

Do’s and Don’ts of Videoconferencing Security
April 7, 2020 | Computerworld