In our continued efforts to cover the Property & Casualty industry, my editorial staff and I adhere to a simple principle that informs all our storytelling: Insurance can be considered boring, but the things that you insure are not. Therein lies the real story — the human angle. That path often takes you to places you didn't expect, and occasionally leads to topics that bear a lot more discussion.

In October, I attended the International Risk Management Institute's annual Construction Risk Conference, a terrific event that draws more than 1,500 leading project owners, general contractors, subcontractors, developers, insurers and agents and brokers. Inside the Orlando World Marriott in Florida, attendees were treated to valuable panels offering powerful insights into the issues that affect the construction industry, including worker safety.

While covering the event for a “content hub” on PropertyCasualty360.com, my colleague Caterina Pontoriero and I had the pleasure of sitting down for a post-panel chat with IRMI founder and Chairman Bill McIntyre, who also serves as chairman of American Contractors Insurance Group Inc. McIntyre was deeply involved in risk mitigation around construction long before the term “risk management” entered the insurance vernacular, and knows more than a thing or two about caring for the well-being of construction workers.