Catastrophe & Restoration

Claims personnel are often called to a building with a large loss caused by water leakage from underground water piping systems and investigating the cause is an integral part of the claims adjustment process.

A mystery that began with the disappearance of a Malaysian plane en route to China has now spread across the Indian Ocean close to Africa.

Esmeralda Ronquillo sleeps lightly at night, fearing she wont be quick enough to protect her daughter when an earthquake that experts say could kill tens of thousands hits the Philippine capital.

It's important to protect the envelope of the structure, including entry doors, garage doors, windows and roof.

Massive wildfires have raged this year in Alaska, California, Canada, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. Many started from natural causes, such as lightning, but most are caused by humans, either accidentally from cigarettes, campfires, or outdoor burningor intentionally.

New Yorks odds of being flooded by a one- two punch of extreme rain and surging seas have more than doubled in the past 80 years, a change scientists say may be linked to global warming.