When I was 18, I got my first car: a 1968 Chevelle Malibu, a classic muscle car with a big throaty engine. I painted it black, put on racing wheels, big wide tires and Gabriel Hijackers. I got so many speeding tickets, my home state of California sent me a letter ordering me to appear at a hearing and politely notifying me that my right to operate a motor vehicle was going to be revoked for six months.

Almost one year after my working career in restoration started, I was baptized by accepting a request to look at a boat fire. I had absolutely no knowledge of marine vessels, how they were constructed or what the component materials were, let alone how they react when they burn.

Restoration firms providing biohazard cleaning services need special training and insurance coverage to manage the additional risks associated in performing this type of work.

Did you know the ANSI/IICRC S520 Professional Mold Remediation Standard is the most import risk management tool ever conceived for the mold remediation business?

Climate change is upon us and that is going to be really good for roofing contractors. Climate change brings on more severe weather patterns. As a result, unusual weather triggers insurance claims on property insurance policies.

You’ll recall in July, I explained a problem you may have within your master services agreements – specifically related to additional insureds.

Your insurance agent has very likely set you up to be in breach of contract and to be the insurance company for a really big insurance company on the work you do under master services agreements.