ABOUT GUARDIAN GROUP, INC.: When carriers, TPAs, and adjusters need expert, expedient property claim investigations, they often turn to the construction and engineering specialists at Guardian Group, Inc. For over 30 years, Guardian’s fair and fact-based forensic reporting has helped insurers rapidly resolve their construction and engineering-related claims. Put the right expert on the property claim investigation. Put yourself on a...

Pipe-related issues, especially those involving cast iron, appear to be on the increase, as Guardian Group, Inc. is conducting a record number of claim investigations of this type in certain states. Recently, Guardian's Property & Casualty experts were called to investigate plumbing problems within a residence in the Southwest. The purpose of the engagement was to establish Cause & Origin on...

  As last year's storms demonstrated, catastrophes not only present near-term financial losses for insurers, but carriers bear the additional exposure borne of delayed reporting, customer dissatisfaction and potential litigation. Whether hurricane winds are classified by the Meteorological Society as Category 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, those in the property insurance business need a Tier Two forensic engineering firm...