/ "Assessing Risks and Helping Contractors Grow with Pre-bonding Evaluations" The featured article explains the service Guardian Group provides to sureties, contractors, and bond producers. Supplementary to the work of the underwriter, pre-bonding evaluations help proactively identify key project risks, often enabling the contractor to take corrective action, enabling the surety to write the bond and the contractor to...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM: In the wake of recent major hurricane, Guardian received a call from one of its insurance carrier-clients on behalf of a Louisiana policy holder. This owner of a 5,000 sf commercial building (a warehouse) had already filed a claim, and commenced work, repairing his roof and plywood decking. But he expressed concern to his insurance company...

/ ABOUT THE CASE, CLAIM, OR ISSUE Recently, Guardian’s Construction Defect Group was asked to consult on a Florida high-rise condominium case. The HOA complained that there were leaks all over the building. One of their claimed contributors to these leaks was the installation of CMU (concrete masonry units). Florida is widely known for issues pertaining to stucco, and at...