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Jun 22

Entrust storm repairs to honest contractors

By agent, catastrophe, construction, Consumer Tips, Contractor, copy, coverage, damage, FEMA, fire, flood, Home Construction, hurricane, independent, Insurance, license, payment, repair, roof, scam, Spring Storms, storm, tornado, vigilant, wildfire, writing
When businesses and homeowners are desperate for help to repair and rebuild after a disaster such as a hurricane, tornado or wildfire, they seek assistance from anyone who will offer help. Unfortunately, there are scammers who prey on those emotions and take advantage of good people in their darkest hour. The post Entrust storm repairs to honest contractors appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Mar 09

Coping with loss in a catastrophe: What to do

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Protecting yourself and your family is your first priority in the aftermath of a catastrophic event. When your auto, home, business or personal property is damaged or destroyed by a tornado, hail, flood or other destructive event, focus on people first. The post Coping with loss in a catastrophe: What to do appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Sep 01

Emergency planning: Is your family ready?

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Disasters can happen anytime…anywhere…to anyone: Be prepared. The past decade brought an ever-increasing number of natural disasters and other catastrophic events, affecting people and property. Make sure you are ready for the next one by having an emergency plan in place. The post Emergency planning: Is your family ready? appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Jun 17

Adapt your business continuity plan for COVID-19 conditions

By agent, air, business, catastrophe, coastal, continuity, coronavirus, COVID-19, desert, disaster, downturn, economic, emergency, evacuation, FEMA, hurricane, independent, Insurance, mask, Pandemic, plan, planning, prepare, prevent, public, rain, ready.gov, resources, sanitizer, shelter, shortage, smoke, Storm Prep, supply, wildfire, wind
With hurricane season now upon us and the risks of wildfires increasing every day in the summer heat, planning for natural disasters is an inevitable and necessary part of every disaster preparation or business continuity plan. But how effective will these plans be in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic? The post Adapt your business continuity plan for COVID-19 conditions appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Feb 26

Flying into 2019: Using drones to serve policyholders

By agent, building, camera, catastrophe, certified, certifies, certify, claims, drone, drones, efficiency, efficient, estimate, fence, flight, hail, independent, inspection, Insurance, ladder, Loss Control, measure, pattern, photo, photograph, pilot, privacy, program, property, report, roof, safe, safety, storm, Storm Prep, survey, tablet, team, training
Recently, I got to witness something pretty cool. Our Headquarters Claims department contracted with a company to lease a drone to use for inspections and claims. Kyle Mathews and Justin Anderson, two of our claims technology specialists, participated in a training exercise so they can fly the drone on their own in the future. The vendor walked them through all the steps to ensure a safe flight. The post Flying into 2019: Using drones to serve policyholders appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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