Sources we watch
The analysts, market reports, general contractors, standards bodies and trade press our editors read. Every report and Worth Reading pick starts somewhere on this list.
We list sources, not vendors. You won't find COI software company blogs here, ours included. Something missing? Tell us at hello@forsured.ai.
Analysts and research
- FMI North American Engineering and Construction OutlookFMI
Quarterly spending forecasts by segment. More projects and more segments in play mean more contractor COIs to check.
- Design and construction researchVerdantix
Independent analyst coverage of construction software buyers and contractor safety management.
- Construction spending (C30)U.S. Census Bureau
The official monthly value of construction put in place. The baseline for any claim about market size.
- ConstructConnect blogConstructConnect
Project pipeline data and plain-language takes on project risk.
Broker and carrier market reports
- Construction market updateMarsh
Quarterly read on rates, capacity and terms for construction risks, by region.
- Insurance Marketplace Realities: ConstructionWTW
Line-by-line rate predictions for builders risk, casualty, excess and more.
- US construction industry updateGallagher
A broker's mid-year view of the construction insurance market and what it means for contractors.
- Proactively evaluating subcontractorsMunich Re Specialty
A carrier's view of why trade selection is a risk control, not just a purchasing step.
Enterprise general contractors
- Suffolk TechnologiesSuffolk Technologies
Suffolk's venture arm maps the trades tech stack. Its map files insurance compliance under getting paid.
- Suffolk newsSuffolk Construction
How one of the largest U.S. builders talks about technology, data and the jobsite.
- Risk managementTurner Construction
How a national GC frames insurance and risk services for owners.
- DPR news and blogDPR Construction
Project, safety and operations writing from a large technical builder.
- Constructive ThinkingSkanska USA
Skanska's column on delivery methods, markets and project risk.
- Gilbane InkGilbane
Gilbane's blog on safety, people and the business of building.
Standards and regulators
- ACORDACORD
Publishes the ACORD 25 certificate and the data standards behind it.
- Verisk ISO formsVerisk
Owner of the ISO policy forms and endorsements (CG 20 10, CG 20 37 and the rest) most contracts cite.
- NAICNational Association of Insurance Commissioners
Model laws, the AI bulletin and the consumer lookup for checking an insurer's license.
- NCCINational Council on Compensation Insurance
Workers comp rates, classifications and proof of coverage data in most states.
- OSHAU.S. Department of Labor
Construction safety rules and penalties that sit behind many workers comp and liability claims.
- IRMIInternational Risk Management Institute
The reference shelf for construction risk and insurance, and the Construction Risk Conference.
Trade press
- Construction DiveIndustry Dive
Daily construction business news, including contractor technology and risk.
- ENREngineering News-Record
The industry's paper of record for large projects, rankings and contractor news.
- Insurance JournalWells Media
Insurance news, including fraud cases and construction coverage disputes.
- Business InsuranceBusiness Insurance
Commercial insurance and risk management news for buyers and brokers.
- Risk & InsuranceRisk & Insurance
Market and claims coverage written for risk managers.
- BuiltWorldsBuiltWorlds
Construction technology research, events and interviews with GC technology leaders.