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Hurricane season is here. Meteorologists are at work and love to make predictions about how many hurricanes will make landfall and their potential severity. People in high-risk areas will be directly affected, of course, but everyone still needs to pay attention….
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Category: Business, Claims, Commercial, Financial, Home, Risk Management, Weather
Tags: claims, claims adjuster, claims process, claims service, coronavirus, COVID-19, disaster, disaster plan, disaster preparedness, emergency kit, emergency response plan, emergency supplies, FEMA, flood, flood insurance, flood zone, flooding, hurricane, hurricane season, natural disaster, personal pretective equipment, social distancing, storm damage, storms
So my commercial building has become vacant…what’s the big deal? When a building is vacant, a small problem can quickly become a big problem. For example, a property in my neighborhood became vacant last fall. The bank that owned the…
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Category: Commercial, Financial, Prevention, Saving Money
Tags: cost of repairs, coverage, flood, flooding, frozen pipes, property, property coverage, property damage, property policy, security, security system
Hurricane season is here. The season runs from June 1st through November 31st. Meteorologists love to make predictions about how many hurricanes will make landfall and their potential severity. Unless you live in a high-risk area that could be directly impacted, you…
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Category: Claims, Home, Personal, Prevention, Risk Management, Weather
Tags: catastrophic weather, disaster plan, emergency kit, emergency supplies, flood, flood insurance, flood zone, hurricane, hurricane season, property damage, protect your home
The recent flooding around Ohio has reminded me that anything can happen at a moment’s notice. It’s important to be prepared for any natural disaster or emergency. To help make sure you are ready when the next storm strikes, be…
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Category: Home, Personal, Weather
Tags: disaster, disaster plan, disaster preparedness, emergency kit, emergency response plan, emergency supplies, flood, sudden storms, summer storms
Rain, rain, go away! At least that is what most of us are thinking after a few months, or in some cases, years of heavier-than-normal rainfalls. The U.S. has experienced flooding in areas that haven’t been affected for hundreds of…
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Category: Central, Claims, Home, Liability, Personal, Prevention, Weather
Tags: flood, flood exposure, flood insurance, flood policy, homeowners insurance, homeowners policy, National Flood Insurance Program, Personal Flood Coverage
Every few years, there is an event that makes me consider whether our home should be covered by flood insurance. I doubt that we will soon forget the images from Hurricane Sandy in the Northeast just a few years ago. Or…
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Category: Central, Claims, Home, Personal, Weather
Tags: coastal areas, flood, flood insurance, flood policy, flood zone, National Flood Insurance Program, NFIP
I recently returned from a visit to my in-laws’ home in Minot, North Dakota where I saw first-hand the devastation caused by last year’s spring flood. What was once a middle-class, suburban neighborhood located next to the city park and…
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Category: Central, Home, Risk Management, Weather
Tags: federal disaster assistance, FEMA, flood, flood exposure, flood insurance, Minot, NFIP, North Dakota