Patriot Growth Insurance Services has launched a national construction practice to bring its construction expertise under one coordinated model and expand support for clients nationwide.
The firm has appointed Monika Bolkun-Robert and Apurva Upadhyay as co-practice leaders of the national construction practice. The brokerage and services firm said the pair will lead a unified national effort focused on collaboration, technical excellence and scalable go-to-market strategies intended to benefit clients.
“This practice brings together the best of what already exists across Patriot,” Bolkun-Robert and Upadhyay said in a joint statement. “By working as one team, we can deliver a more consistent, strategic, and impactful experience for construction clients nationwide.”
Patriot said construction is one of the most complex verticals it serves and said the national structure is intended to better support contractors, builders, developers and specialty trade clients through deeper industry insight, expanded resources and consistent service delivery nationwide.
“The launch of our Construction Practice is a significant step forward for Patriot,” said John Galaviz, president of Patriot. “By aligning our expertise under one coordinated practice, we are strengthening our ability to deliver specialized solutions that meet the evolving needs of construction clients across the country.”
Patriot said the practice is meant to unify its construction expertise across the organization and support delivery of tailored risk-management solutions while building long-term client relationships across the construction industry.
Construction insurance specialists describe the construction sector as a market in transition, with uncertainty tied to the economy, tariffs affecting construction materials supply chains, project delays and ongoing labor shortages weighing on contractors of different sizes.
The uncertainty is visible in industry data. Dodge Construction Network reported total construction starts were down 9% in April 2025 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.03 trillion. Non-residential building starts declined 3%, residential starts fell 4%, and nonbuilding starts decreased 22%. On a year-to-date basis through April, Dodge reported total construction starts were down 3% from last year.
The Associated General Contractors of America reported that construction spending fell for the third month in a row in April, declining 0.4% from March and 0.5% from a year earlier, the first year-over-year decrease since April 2019.
