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May 23, 2023
Nathan Cochrane, Joseph Moreau and Chris Smith, senior building consultants
Building consultants offer safety guidance, technical expertise and a listening ear

May is Building Safety Month, an international campaign to raise awareness about the importance of building safety and what it takes to create and maintain safe, sustainable and resilient structures. As building consultants for Sedgwick’s property so…

May 23, 2023 by Nathan Cochrane, Joseph Moreau and Chris Smith, senior building consultants
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May 10, 2023
Matthew Rodda, regional vice president, EFI Global and Kendall Biggs, senior fire investigator, EFI Global
National Wildfire Awareness Month

Fire management decision makers are on high alert during National Wildfire Awareness Month. Each year, wildfires affect thousands of people and ravage millions of acres. The rise in wildfires can be attributed to forestry activity (or lack thereof), …

May 10, 2023 by Matthew Rodda, regional vice president, EFI Global and Kendall Biggs, senior fire investigator, EFI Global
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May 02, 2023
Danny Miller
EVP, property loss adjusting
Fire’s fury: strategies for preparedness

When enterprise risk managers develop organizational disaster response plans, catastrophes like tornados, hurricanes and earthquakes are usually top of mind. But, the possibility of a devastating fire cannot and should not be overlooked, as a fire lo…

May 02, 2023 by Danny Miller, EVP, property loss adjusting
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April 19, 2023
Stephen Buck - Great Lakes district manager; Scott Carroll - director of client services; Diane Spinner - principal consultant, fire services
Production of distilled spirits is fraught with risk

Between elevated alcohol consumption during COVID-19 lockdowns and new distilleries popping up across America, the spirits market is booming — and shows no signs of slowing down. Grand View Research foresees a compound annual growth rate of 30.…

April 19, 2023 by Stephen Buck - Great Lakes district manager; Scott Carroll - director of client services; Diane Spinner - principal consultant, fire services
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April 05, 2023
Aliette Fenton-Sharp
claims underwriting director, major and complex loss
Engineering new solutions for complex losses

The spate of activist attacks on fine art in major European museums last year may have quieted, but the vandalism reminds us that even the most fragile objects of history are constantly exposed to threat. Sedgwick is well positioned to help reduce su…

April 05, 2023 by Aliette Fenton-Sharp, claims underwriting director, major and complex loss
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March 30, 2023
Beate Tveter - senior claims handler, Norway and Gjermund Myrann - claims handler, Norway
Summer is near and so are potential risks for boat owners

Read this in Norwegian. As we move closer to boating season, small steps help determine whether a boat stays ashore. Each year, many of the injuries we witness post-loss occur when launching or at the start of the season as a result of some owners o…

March 30, 2023 by Beate Tveter - senior claims handler, Norway and Gjermund Myrann - claims handler, Norway
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March 22, 2023
Danielle Thomas, senior operations manager; Laura Delpiano, VP operations; and Mike Leslie, VP sales, temporary housing
Securing temporary housing after Winter Storm Elliott­

In December 2022, extreme winter weather conditions caused power outages and freezing pipes across the United States — damaging properties and displacing residents. In the days that followed, our temporary housing team took on an increased clai…

March 22, 2023 by Danielle Thomas, senior operations manager; Laura Delpiano, VP operations; and Mike Leslie, VP sales, temporary housing
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March 17, 2023
Gail Oliver
SVP, sales and marketing
Imagine the possibilities at the 2023 PLRB Claims Conference

The Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) will host the 2023 PLRB Claims Conference & Insurance Services Expo March 19-22 in Orlando, Florida. An array of stakeholders will come together to exchange ideas about restoration in business income (B…

March 17, 2023 by Gail Oliver, SVP, sales and marketing
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March 10, 2023
Beau Bishop
senior vice president, catastrophe operations
Planning for disaster before it strikes

When disaster strikes, getting the right catastrophe solutions to the right places quickly are essential. In this podcast, we are joined by Beau Bishop, SVP of catastrophe operations, who discusses the vast range of needs necessary to handle differen…

March 10, 2023 by Beau Bishop, senior vice president, catastrophe operations
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March 08, 2023
Kjersti Granum
team lead, property
Kulden er tilbake - slik unngår du frostskader

Les den engelske versjonen. Da er kulden tilbake og strømprisene er på vei opp, igjen, dessverre.. En kald vinter og økte strømpriser, kan føre til at mange skrur ned varmen i hus og hytter, og at rørene fryser.Dette har vært mest vanlig blant hy…

March 08, 2023 by Kjersti Granum, team lead, property
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March 08, 2023
Kjersti Granum
team lead, property
Mitigating property damage amid cold temperatures

Read this in Norwegian. Across Norway, cold winter temperatures have returned and electricity prices continue to rise. In response, many people have turned down the heat in their homes — leading to frozen pipes. Frozen pipes can cause major …

March 08, 2023 by Kjersti Granum, team lead, property
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March 07, 2023
Nigel Lambert
liability technical and audit manager
Property disrepair claims – An awakening

The UK media have extensively reported on the issue of mould caused by property disrepair following the death of Awaab Ishak. The Coroner issued a Regulation 28: report to prevent further deaths to The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communi…

March 07, 2023 by Nigel Lambert, liability technical and audit manager
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March 06, 2023
Hamish Blair
client relationship manager
State of emergency declared in New Zealand

On Tuesday, 14 February, and for only the third time in history, the New Zealand government announced a national state of emergency. The flooding and destruction that followed in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle left Northland, parts of Auckland and the…

March 06, 2023 by Hamish Blair, client relationship manager
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February 23, 2023
Matthew Vale
BSc, PGDip BldCons, BDMA ClmsPrct, MRICS, RICS accredited building conservation surveyor RICS registered expert witness
Listed building repairs – how property owners can avoid prosecution

On 5 December 2022, five people were found guilty at Burnley Magistrates Court of illegally demolishing the Grade II listed Punch Bowl Inn in Ribble Valley, Lancashire. They are due to be sentenced on 8 March 2023. The 18th-century pub closed in 20…

February 23, 2023 by Matthew Vale, BSc, PGDip BldCons, BDMA ClmsPrct, MRICS, RICS accredited building conservation surveyor RICS registered expert witness
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February 15, 2023
Andrew Cavan
director, head of major and complex loss (North)
The impact of inflation on claims: what lies ahead in 2023

As reported in the Financial Times, on 31 August 2022, the head of one of the world’s largest building materials companies confirmed that he’s seeing a ‘second wave of cost increases’ following the surge in gas prices. Spiralling energy prices are …

February 15, 2023 by Andrew Cavan, director, head of major and complex loss (North)
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