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NEWS AND INSIGHTS

May 02

Hail and wind damage to the building envelope: repair or replace?

Wind and hailstorms can cause significant damage to buildings and homes. Depending on the storm’s ...

March 06

Building repair cost review – October to December 2023

Each quarter, the quantity surveyors from Sedgwick’s repair solutions team review the building and...

January 09

Use of vetted network contractors has material impact

Unvetted contractors may offer to complete a property repair or restoration job for less money, but ...

December 13

Bumps in the road: pain points and proven solutions for auto and ...

The global automotive claims landscape is currently facing a range of significant challenges — the...

June 26

Prepared for commercial repairs: supporting businesses this CAT s...

Many in the Northern Hemisphere are celebrating the arrival of summer, but for the southeastern U.S....

March 17

Imagine the possibilities at the 2023 PLRB Claims Conference

The Property & Liability Resource Bureau (PLRB) will host the 2023 PLRB Claims Conference &...

March 13

Inflation and the current claims landscape

Price increases can be seen across all industries — from food and fuel to construction and manufac...

March 07

Property disrepair claims – An awakening

The UK media have extensively reported on the issue of mould caused by property disrepair followin...

February 23

Listed building repairs – how property owners can avoid prosecu...

By Matthew Vale, BSc, PGDip BldCons, BDMA ClmsPrct, MRICS, RICS accredited building conservation sur...

January 27

Inflation, supply delays and shortages: the impact on claims

Today, repairs after a property loss are more expensive and complex than ever before. COVID is still...

January 12

5 tips to prevent losses related to frozen pipes

By Beau Bishop – senior vice president, catastrophe operations and Ed Reis – president, ...

November 09

Assessing equipment and building systems damage after Hurricane ...

By Scott Carroll – director of client services, large complex loss, EFI Global, a Sedgwick com...

September 02

Strategic cost advantages to accurately estimating property loss ...

By Laura Delpiano – VP of operations, temporary housing and Mark Della Giustina – VP spe...

August 22

Deteriorated, damaged property: Repair or replace?

By Carol ETCHEBARNE, managing director, France What if the answer to more sustainable practices in t...

August 11

Building repair cost review – May 2022 to July 2022

We previously forecasted that the cost inflation of insurance repairs over 2022 would be in the regi...

July 22

Improving the customer journey after a disaster

By Caroline Brun, director of sales and marketing, Sedgwick France Home accident claims are a freque...

July 13

The home heating revolution

By Jon Mainwaring, client director, home emergency, UK From 2025, gas boilers will be vetoed from ne...

June 23

The T&C of service and repair claims in New Zealand

By Tai Batchelor, head of liability, New Zealand For loss adjusters handling service and repairs cla...

May 12

Digital twin technology: another dimension to claims assessments

By James McIntosh, national manager, technical services and Bruce Visser, technical manager, repair ...

April 26

Going the extra mile in direct auto repair

By Chris Bakes, managing director of auto solutions; Jason Kurutz, director, product management and ...

April 26

Building repair cost review – January 2022 to April 2022

Each quarter, Sedgwick Repair Solutions quantity surveying team reviews the building and constructio...

April 04

Roofing fraud: Don’t get nailed

By Jason Keen, AIC, MBA, executive general adjuster Let’s face it – a commercial roof can be exp...

March 29

What to expect when we’re inspecting: method of inspection in a...

By Chris Bakes, managing director, auto solutions Many people aren’t familiar with the process of ...

March 17

Navigating water damage after a pipe bursts

By Steven Grutzmacher, general adjuster For many public sector employees — including those with sc...

March 08

Sedgwick acquires UKA247 business

LONDON, 8 March 2022 – Sedgwick, a leading global provider of technology-enabled risk, benefits a...

February 11

Building repair cost review – October 2021 to January

In our last report, we forecast cost increases of 9% in insurance building repairs during 2021. Furt...