/ ABOUT THE CLAIM: Recently, a Texas homeowner filed a property claim with his insurance carrier regarding cracks on his interior gypsum wallboards. His theory was that a leak in the sewer line beneath the home had disturbed the foundation, thus creating the cracks. He noted that the sewer line started in a central bathroom. Upon receiving notice of the...

ABOUT THE CLAIM: . Recently, Guardian Group’s Surety Group was called in by a longtime client on an unusual claim. Although, that said, is there really such a thing as a “usual” claim in the worlds of surety and construction defects? No, not really. Every situation is different and must be assessed objectively, with the benefit of experience, of course,...

ABOUT THE CLAIM: Not too long ago, one of Guardian’s longstanding surety clients called us regarding one of their bonded contractors, an extremely skilled electrician who had requested bridge financing and for whom they were concerned had overextended his company. Of the company’s 14 bonded projects, one of the largest was a 35,000 s/f facility that utilized a state-of-the-art smart...