Innovations in Infrastructure

Journal 2022 Marsh McLennan Global Contractors' Handbook

Explore expert perspectives from across Marsh McLennan on navigating economic drivers, workforce dynamics, and risk transfer in the construction industry.

Article Construction Risks for Battery Manufacturing Plants

The construction of battery plants carries specific risk and insurance considerations, especially prescient in a tough insurance market.

Podcast Mitigating the Impact of Inflation on Construction Projects

Experts discuss the impact of inflation on the construction industry and explore how companies can adapt insurance requirements in a turbulent economic cycle.

Article The Insurability of Modern Methods of Construction

MMC techniques have the potential to revolutionize the construction industry, but uptake could be hindered in the UK by insurance companies’ risk appetites.

Article Climate Change: (Re)Insurance Implications for Construction

Contractors can expect stricter ESG data requirements and increased costs for CAT coverage, particularly for wildfire-related losses, in the near future.

Article Litigious Issues for Contractors in the Post-COVID Era

As the construction industry looks to improve its ESG performance, it is paramount to rethink cost structures and identify emerging drivers of litigation

Article What the US IIJA Means for Contractors

This interview focuses on the IIJA – what it means for local and foreign contractors, how it impacts risk allocation strategies and what it means for ESG considerations in the sector.

Article Diversity and Inclusion in Construction

This series of short videos captures industry leaders discussing successes, challenges and opportunities for contractors’ D&I agendas.

Report Building the fourth utility

This report highlights the key considerations for governments in supporting the nationwide delivery of quality digital infrastructure services.

Report Workforce Insights for the Construction Industry

Based on the 2022 Mercer Global Talent Trends Report, this analysis offers key sector-specific trends, figures, and outlooks for the construction industry.

Perspective Decarbonizing Steel

Because steel is a basic building block of the global economy, it factors into the production and operations of most industries.

Perspective Lumber Prices Are Falling, but Risks Remain for the Construction Industry

The U.S. construction industry may have heaved a sigh of relief when lumber prices started dropping dramatically in June, after hitting an all-time high in May. Although the cash price for lumber is inching closer to pre-pandemic prices, challenges for construction companies remain.

Perspective The Future of Construction

The construction industry has demonstrated remarkable resilience during the worst of the coronavirus pandemic and over a period of significant disruption to the global economy — the worst since the Great Depression some 80 years ago.

Report World Energy Trilemma Index 2021

The Word Energy Trilemma Index presents a comparative ranking of the energy systems of 127 countries, estimating their performance across three dimensions: Energy Security, Energy Equity, and Environmental Sustainability.

Perspective All Systems Go

Challenges abound—so trust and stakeholder involvement will be important moving forward.

Report Infrastructure Investing — A Primer

What is infrastructure investing—and what are some important considerations for investors?