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Litigating Insurance Claims After a Disaster

Disaster Zone Podcast

When disasters strike, we expect that our property insurance provider will cover our losses. Sometimes, the insurance company and the insured person(s) don’t agree on the settlement amounts being offered by the insurance company. Evan worked for and defended insurance companies during the first 7 years of his practice.

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Comment re flood insurance

Recovery Diva

Reply from Jerry Quinn to the previous posting: Congress & the Executive branch are responsible for all hazards/risks. Their best & brightest can’t/don’t control hazards/risks brought on long ago by federal actions and decisions. Property owners, their state and the federal government need to finance the retreat.

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A Resilience Charter

Emergency Planning

Safety’ refers to protection against major hazards such as storms, floods and industrial explosions. At all levels the system must be integral, robust and complete. All levels of public administration should be required to produce emergency plans and maintain them by means of periodic updates.

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Disaster Damage Prediction Using AI and Aerial Imagery

Disaster Zone Podcast

With the advent of climate change impacts now becoming very evident via the size and frequency of disasters, it is the insurance industry that is taking notice. They cannot depend on what losses have been for decades to project into the future about what their losses might be for the properties they insure.

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Risk Management Process- Part 1: Overview

Zerto

To determine your organization’s risk appetite (the amount of risk it is willing to accept to realize its objectives), you need consensus from leadership and all stakeholders. The aim of this framework isn’t to eliminate all risk but to ensure that the organization makes smart risk decisions that retain and increase enterprise value.

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Risk Assessment vs Risk Analysis

Reciprocity

Risk can be affected by numerous external factors, including natural disasters, global pandemics, raw material prices, increased levels of competition, or changes to current government regulations. A risk assessment evaluates all the potential risks to your organization’s ability to do business. What Is a Risk Assessment?

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Transforming Disaster Management: The Promise and Challenges of AI in Wildfire Damage Assessment

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

This collaborative effort involves teams from State, Local, Tribal and Territorial (SLTT) government, along with federal officials, documenting the total number of residences impacted and further categorizing these residences as having been destroyed, experiencing major or minor damage, or merely being affected.