WASHINGTON TIMES
When to use a public adjuster for hurricane insurance claims
Anyone who suffered damage from hurricanes Harvey or Irma will be thankful if they have homeowners or windstorm coverage and flood insurance . But much work lies ahead. Filing claims for major damage can be a full-time job because you must document every loss and negotiate a fair settlement.
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
Harvey's Test: Business Struggle with Flawed Insurance as Floods Multiply
The nearest Hal Pontez could get to the North Houston office park he owns a quarter mile away. From that viewpoint on Monday, he said, "tops of buildings are peeking"
CBSNEWS
The Storm after the Storm
Sharyn Alfonsi investigates allegations that thousands of homeowners were denied their flood insurance claims after Hurricane Sandy because of fraudulent...
FINANCIALTIMES
Hurricane Irma tears through Caribbean and heads for Florida
Hurricane Irma battered Puerto Rico early on Thursday after devastating a string of smaller Caribbean islands as it barrelled towards Florida which was braced for the most powerful Atlantic hurricane in recorded history...
CNN
Powerful Hurricane Irma could be next weather disaster
While much attention remains on Texas and the destruction left by Hurricane Harvey and its historic rainfall, powerful Hurricane Irma is rapidly intensifying in the open Atlantic and poses a major threat to the Caribbean and potentially to the United States next week.
BUSINESS INSIDER
99% of Houston's companies are small businesses and they're struggling to recover
About 99 percent of the companies in Houston are considered small businesses in a region with a gross domestic product (GDP) of more than $315 billion, according to U.S. government data. They face a long, expensive road to recovery with only a fraction of the resources of the state's massive oil and medical industries.
THE DENVER POST
Past disasters show a long recovery for small businesses
After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, an antique store needed more than six years to fully recover. A Long Island restaurateur couldn’t reopen one of his locations for a year and a half after Superstorm Sandy struck in 2012 ...
NPR
Insurers Gear Up For Deluge Of Claims, Hope To Avoid Sandy Repeat
Property owners started filing insurance claims before the rain even stopped. They wanted to get to the front of what's expected to be a long line of flood claims, according to Joel Moore, an independent insurance adjuster for Gulf Coast Claims in Houston.
CBI TEAM
SOLD! TROTTER ELECTRIC
Rick and Jennifer Millican sold Trotter Electric because they were ready to focus on mission work. Rick had been with Trotter since the 1980s and was ready to pass the torch to someone else. The Millicans decided to engage Mark Kincannon and the CBI Team-Fort Smith River Valley after considering selling to employees.
BRDC represents a Houston legal organization that aids in financial
disaster recovery.
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