The first nor’easter of the season has hit the Northeast, bringing heavy snowfall and causing widespread power outages. The storm hit late Monday night and is expected to taper off Wednesday. It brought over two feet of snow to parts of New York, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts – with up to three feet in […]

When disaster strikes, getting the right catastrophe solutions to the right places quickly are essential. In this podcast, we are joined by Beau Bishop, SVP of catastrophe operations, who discusses the vast range of needs necessary to handle different types of damage. Beau shares insight on the first 30 days after a CAT and what […]

By Kjersti Granum, team lead, property Read this in Norwegian. Across Norway, cold winter temperatures have returned and electricity prices continue to rise. In response, many people have turned down the heat in their homes — leading to frozen pipes. Frozen pipes can cause major issues, as they prevent water flow and eventually burst — […]

Les den engelske versjonen. Da er kulden tilbake og strømprisene er på vei opp, igjen, dessverre.. En kald vinter og økte strømpriser, kan føre til at mange skrur ned varmen i hus og hytter, og at rørene fryser.Dette har vært mest vanlig blant hytteeiere, men i kuldeperioder kan dette også føre til frosne rør utvendig […]

by Hamish Blair, client relationship manager On Tuesday, 14 February, and for only the third time in history, the New Zealand government announced a national state of emergency. The flooding and destruction that followed in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle left Northland, parts of Auckland and the eastern coastline of the North Island in devastation. Prime Minister […]

When extreme winter weather conditions arise, the impact can be devastating — triggering power outages, freezing pipes and dangerous, icy roads. By Beau Bishop – senior vice president, catastrophe operations and Ed Reis – president, repair solutions As property owners in the U.S. navigate a challenging winter season, the concern around pipes freezing increases. Frozen […]

By Beau Bishop, SVP, catastrophe operations, Mark Della Giustina, VP, building consulting services, and John Gragson, SVP, operations After plowing through the Caribbean, Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida on Sept. 28 as a dangerous Category 4 storm. The catastrophic event took the lives of nearly 150 people and caused an estimated $70 billion in property damage in the U.S.; […]

By John Colquhoun, head of EFI Global UK and Wayne Manton, principal forensic investigator, EFI Global Germans bracing for the cold winter are scrambling for heat alternatives. Many older apartments in Berlin still have century-old heating methods despite other buildings having switched to central heating. Burning wood can generate creosote, a toxic, inflammable residue created […]

By Revel Boulon, senior marine surveyor/adjuster and leader, yacht practice While the word “yacht” may evoke images of leisure cruising and carefree living for many people, vessel owners know there is much to consider when it comes to protecting their maritime investment. This is particularly true for those who sail to, or keep their vessels […]

By Graham Plaister, agriculture director, UK and John Colquhoun, head of EFI Global, UK This summer, the UK has already witnessed the devastating effects exceedingly hot temperatures can have. The July heat wave proved the extent to which we are often ill-equipped to deal with these types of weather extremes, and many farmers struggled to […]

By Emily Chang, catastrophe services manager, Temporary Accommodations No matter where you are in the country, when extreme winter weather conditions arise, the impact can be devastating — triggering power outages, freezing pipes and dangerous, icy roads. Texas residents experienced these conditions firsthand during the February 2021 deep freeze and they aren’t the only state […]

Written by Michael Boyes, head of construction and engineering Across New Zealand, the winter weather conditions threaten to saturate the ground — potentially causing landslips and soil collapse and often, causing disruption to construction works. Increased rainfall during the winter months is expected, but the recent ‘once in a century’ downpours in the Canterbury region […]