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COVID-19: Have a project restart strategy

By agency, agent, construction, contract, Contractor, costs, document, employee, employment, engineering, expenses, financial, independent, inspection, Insurance, labor, materials, momentum, Pandemic, pay, permit, pool, project, restart, shutdown, startup, supply chain, time, trade, worker, workforce
Construction projects that shut down production in the short term deserve careful consideration when it’s time to restart operations. Contractors must recognize the need to create a plan for resuming work after restrictions imposed during the pandemic are lifted. The post COVID-19: Have a project restart strategy appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Breweries and distilleries: Preparing for a boiler inspection

By agent, beverage, blowdown, boiler, brewery, burner, chemistry, craft, Craft Beverage, distillery, External, firing, generation, identify, independent, industry, inspection, Insurance, internal, issues, jurisdiction, logs, operator, oxygen, state, steam, tags, teardown, tube
Steam generation is the heart of many breweries and distilleries, so maintaining the system’s health is vital for safe, efficient and uninterrupted operation. The inspection process is an important component of preventive maintenance that may help identify issues before a problem occurs. The post Breweries and distilleries: Preparing for a boiler inspection appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Give your boiler room to breathe

By agent, air, boiler, breathe, business, carbon monoxide, cardboard, clean, cleaning, CO, combustion, damper, debris, detector, flammable, flue, freezing, home, independent, inspection, Insurance, intake, leaves, louvers, maintenance, manifold, pressure, prevent, problem, protect, room, service, space, switch, test, tune-up, Winter Prep
With the outside temperatures dropping, it is once again heating season, which means it is time to turn on your boiler. Keep in mind that, like us, boilers need air and personal space. The post Give your boiler room to breathe appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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Making the most of the home walk-through

By agent, basement, bathrooms, block, cabinets, caulk, ceiling, concrete, Consumer Tips, floor, furnace, heater, home, independent, inspect, inspection, inspector, Insurance, intrusion, kitchen, laundry, leak, level, mechanical, moisture, pipe, pipes, regulate, regulator, sink, through, walk, walk-through, water, window
It’s easy to get caught up in excitement when you’re looking for a new home. Keep in mind, though, when a home is listed for sale, it is being presented as positively as possible. As a prospective buyer, you will want to examine the property inside and out, door to door and ceiling to floor. The post Making the most of the home walk-through appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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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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Keeping up with the seasons: Time for fall tasks

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We’re less than four weeks from the start of fall: time to start thinking about some annual tasks if you live in a part of the country with seasonal temperature changes. Our bloggers have you covered. Here are some posts from the past that can help you through the change of seasons. The post Keeping up with the seasons: Time for fall tasks appeared first on The Cincinnati Insurance Companies blog.
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