# Construction & Engineering

## [Canada’s ‘crane season’ raises risk concerns](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/construction/canadas-crane-season-raises-risk-concerns-576750.aspx)

An MGA flags elevated fire exposure in construction projects

Jonalyn Cueto May 27, 2026

### [Canadian manufacturing insurance stays soft – but tough risks face tighter terms](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/construction/canadian-manufacturing-insurance-stays-soft--but-tough-risks-face-tighter-terms-576397.aspx)

Liberty Mutual’s Alexander Jeyasingham says wood, plastics and food processing are still facing hard market conditions despite the broader softening

### [Tariff fraud case puts insurance and D&O risks in spotlight](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/professional-liability/tariff-fraud-case-puts-insurance-and-dando-risks-in-spotlight-576110.aspx)

US$19m steel settlement highlights growing exposure to trade misrepresentation, whistleblowers and ‘tariff washing’ for Canadian boards and insurers

### [CUSMA uncertainty seen driving corner cutting, liability risk in Canada’s construction sector](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/professional-liability/cusma-uncertainty-seen-driving-corner-cutting-liability-risk-in-canadas-construction-sector-574626.aspx)

Alex Ilkos says financial pressure from CUSMA talks could quietly push contractors toward faulty work and claims

### [Insurers warned over ‘invisible’ accumulation risk in hyperscale data centers](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/construction/insurers-warned-over-invisible-accumulation-risk-in-hyperscale-data-centers-574245.aspx)

S&P Global Ratings’ Patricia Kwan and Charles Marie Delpuech say insurers may be unknowingly stacking exposure across policies and treaties as hyperscale data centres multiply

### [Roofing losses remain severe as hot work and water damage drive claims pressure](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/professional-liability/roofing-losses-remain-severe-as-hot-work-and-water-damage-drive-claims-pressure-573640.aspx)

SWG Specialty’s Brian Mahoney says documentation gaps and winter exposures are adding pressure to roofing underwriting beyond fire risk

### [Data centre boom leaves hyperscalers self insuring billions, S&P says](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/construction/data-centre-boom-leaves-hyperscalers-self-insuring-billions-sandp-says-572509.aspx)

Hyperscale data centres are driving huge insurance growth expectations – but much of the risk is still being kept on tech firms’ own balance sheets

### [Spring renovation boom exposes coverage gaps in standard home policies](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/construction/spring-renovation-boom-exposes-coverage-gaps-in-standard-home-policies-571391.aspx)

IBC urges brokers to flag builder’s risk needs before work begins

### [Labour, complexity and foreign entrants: the hidden risks in Canada’s infrastructure wave](https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/ca/news/construction/labour-complexity-and-foreign-entrants-the-hidden-risks-in-canadas-infrastructure-wave-570791.aspx)

Aiden Lanzon and Steve Hastings say success on Canada’s biggest projects will hinge on choosing the right partners and navigating unfamiliar conditions.