Denials and delays with Superstorm Sandy commercial claims are "as inevitable as death and taxes," an attorney says, noting that Sandy is a complicated loss event, requiring policyholders to be proactive.

"You have to be prepared for delays and denials," said Finley T. Harckham, an attorney with Anderson Kill & Olick during the firm's 2nd annual policyholder conference on Property Damage and Business Interruption Losses held here last Tuesday.

Harckham said commercial policyholders must take control of their claims and actively work with their broker and the insurer.

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