Catastrophe & Restoration

Following their December predictions for an active 2008 Atlantic basin hurricane season, several prominent forecasting teams have issued updated reports.

The storm starts brewing in the far off reaches of Africa...soon to spill over onto the shores of America.

Every day as I review the ISO circulars, I see more terrorism forms being filed due to the reenactment of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (TRIA).

Every claim and restoration professional knows that no two projects are the same -- some are more complicated than others, especially those involving crime and trauma scenes.

Those in the restoration industry are taught in water-damage restoration schools that soaked building materials are brought to this state by a leak or a flood.

The storm struck High Island, Texas in September 2007 with 85 mph winds, and was the only hurricane to strike the U.S. mainland in the last two years.