/ ABOUT THE CLAIM, CASE, OR ISSUE Though you’ll most frequently find Guardian Group’s Construction Defect Group on the defense side of the legal equation, the company’s forensic experts do indeed provide support to plaintiffs when needs arise. On this particular case, the new owner of a home designed by a celebrated architect had recently purchased the Hollywood Hills property...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM Even the world’s sharpest surety bond underwriting cannot eliminate all risk or loss. On this particularly tragic claim, involving the framing subcontractor for a mixed-use building that incorporated several hundred apartment units, the one possibility that nobody had planned for was that the principal would pass away at an early age. This was a uniquely sad...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM: / A complex of buildings serving as a beachside therapeutic retreat was the site of reported damages. The property insurance carrier asked Guardian Group’s Property & Casualty Group to inspect all of the various structures in relation to reported wind damage. Buildings on the property included a residence, an office, and eight small cabins. Though it...