IMS Companies

AXA XL | September 25, 2020

AXA XL's North America Construction insurance business is building tailored insurance programs and services for construction projects that qualify as a "Highly Protected Project" (HPP) because of their implementation of technologies designed to reduce project risk. According to Gary Kaplan, president of AXA XL's North America Construction insurance business, "In commercial property insurance, facilities that incorporate added risk and safety measures, such as sprinkler sys...

UrbanToronto | March 20, 2020

As the Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to have an impact on the economy, many businesses – sometimes entire industries – have either temporarily shut their doors or have implemented strong work from home policies for an indefinite period. The construction industry has not undergone a complete shutdown yet, with many construction sites open, despite social distancing advisories from all levels of government and health care professionals. Even with construction sites still oper...

Gremlin | June 24, 2020

Gremlin, the Chaos Engineering company founded by former Netflix and Amazon engineers, today announced the general availability of Status Checks. The new capability evaluates the health and stability of a system before attacking it, making it safer to run experiments in production. While Chaos Engineering has been widely adopted and evangelized among the world’s top performing IT organizations, safety is still a big concern for companies who have yet to fully embrace the practice. <...

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Ascent Engineering Group, Inc | November 23, 2021

Godspeed Capital Management LP (“Godspeed Capital”), a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused private equity firm, announced the successful acquisition of Ascent Engineering Group, Inc. (“Ascent” or the “Company”), an Engineering & Consulting firm that specializes in the engineering and design of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (“MEP”) systems for K-12, Higher Education, Healthcare, a...