/ ABOUT THE CLAIM Quite often, the worlds of surety and construction defects intersect. Such was the case on a claim a surety client reminded us of recently. It was a shared war story, if you will, and nothing bonds surety bond folks quite like being ‘in the trenches” together. In this case, the general contractor for a three-story parking...

/ ABOUT THE CLAIM / A homeowner complained to their insurance carrier about a tall retaining wall at the back of their property. The wall creates a terrace with two parking spaces below, accessible by a back alley. The policyholder’s primary concern was that the retaining wall appeared to have moved. ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION / Immediately, Guardian Group, Inc. sent...

Hurricane Barry’s slow-moving nature led to excessive rainfall, wind damage and rampant power outages. Fortunately, the storm preparedness efforts undertaken throughout the region seem to have limited Barry’s death and injury toll, yet hundreds will remain displaced due to homes rendered uninhabitable. Storm and tornado damage have impacted the entire Lower Mississippi Valley, including Arkansas and up the Ohio Valley to Tennessee and Kentucky. >>When claims come in,...