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Underwriting and risk engineering experts give tips for insuring and securing vacant property, and also provide the insurance and risk definitions of vacant and idle properties.

With stimulus dollars drying up, one area of ongoing opportunity in the builders risk line is in renovation and expansion work, both on the commercial and residential side.

Underwriting and risk engineering experts give tips for insuring and securing vacant property, and also provide the insurance and risk definitions of vacant and idle properties.

Copper thieves have fueled a huge spike in claims for insurers of vacant and idle properties, but increased loss potential has not deterred competition in the residential and commercial property markets, experts say.

With stimulus dollars drying up, one area of ongoing opportunity in the builders risk line is in renovation and expansion work, both on the commercial and residential side.

We posed the question to more than 30 of the industry's top leadersplus politicians, a futurist, and Ken Feinbergand asked them to weigh in with their considerable expertise and experience.