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Tag Archives: loss assessor
Property Claims – Know your rights
If you suffer damage to your property and need to make an insurance claim the Central Bank’s Consumer Protection Code 2012 stipulates that if your insurer is appointing a Loss Adjuster to handle the claim on their behalf, they … Continue reading
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Fire Damage Claims
Regardless of who you are Insured with, if you suffer fire damage to your home or business you will need expert advice and assistance filing your insurance claim. How can a policyholder know what they are entitled to claim for … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, claim, consumer protection code, expertise, fire, loss adjusters, loss assessor, pro-consumer, property claims
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Business Interruption following a disaster
Most business owners take out insurance cover to protect the business against property damage (fire, theft, floods etc) or against liability claims (Employers Liability & Public Liability). However equally important is to have cover for Consequential Loss or Business Interruption. … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, assessor, business interruption, claim, disaster, experience, expertise, fire, flood, insurance claim, loss assessor, loss assessors
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Gorse fires and insurance
The news of wildfires that have broken out over various parts of Ireland over the past few week should be of concern to all property owners. We have seen news headlines of gorse fires and forest fires in Dublin, Wicklow, … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, claim, consumer protection code, experience, expertise, fire, forest fire, gorse fire, insurance, insurance claim, loss adjuster, loss assessor, loss assessors, public loss assessor
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Has Storm Doris Hit Your Property?
Storm Doris hit Ireland yesterday with average winds of between 65-80kph and gusts of up to 118kph. This equates to 35-43 knots, with gusts of up to 63 knots. Most buildings insurance policies cover storm damage. Insurers use the Beaufort … Continue reading
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Tagged claim, insurance claim, insurance policy, loss adjusters, loss assessor, motor & liability claims, public loss assessor, storm
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God forbid your house goes on fire….
Every year thousands of homes are damaged by fire. Everyone thinks it will never happen to them. However it is clear that some of them are wrong, when it turns out that the dreaded event happens. Even when we are … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, fire, insurance broker, insurance claim, loss assessor, public loss assessor
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How to counter the Brexit effect in Property Claims
We live in uncertain times. However, when stuff happens, we can be dealt a hand that throws us into confusion. A fire in someone’s home or business can be devastating. The immediate shock and panic can cause even the most … Continue reading
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Tagged advice, best interests, bewildered, Brexit, confused, loss assessor, negotiators, successful outcome, uncertain
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We love claims
As long as there is insurance, there will always be claims. However, there is much bad press and negative sentiment about claims. Invariably they can often be protrayed as false, exagerated or fraudulent. Every claim is treated with suspicion and … Continue reading
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Tagged award, awards, Balcombes, Book of Quantum, brokers, claim, claims, experience, expertise, fire, Injuries board, insurance, insurance broker, insurance claim, loss adjuster, loss assessor, loss assessors, Motor Insurance Bureau, personal injuries, property claims
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Black Friday
The Insurance Brain Drain. There isn’t a week goes by without news of a loss adjuster leaving the insurance industry for alternative careers. Some cannot stand the pressure of being answerable to too many masters. The ever increasing compliance burden … Continue reading
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Tagged career, claim, claims, insurance claim, loss adjuster, loss adjusters, loss assessor, loss assessors, property claims, public loss assessor, weather event
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Insurers – who can you trust?
Unfortunately, the great insurance industry that I have been engaged in for all my working life has been rocked by scandals, impropriety, insolvency, fraud and ethical malpractice with increasing frequency over the past 5 years. In the 2016 Edelman Trust … Continue reading
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