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According to the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA), as recently as 2013, fires caused an estimated $11.5 billion in direct property loss in the United States.   The NFPA also reports that [...]

Water damage in all types of buildings is one of the most common causes for an insurance claim.  It can be caused by everything from a natural flooding event or indoor plumbing leak to a sewer [...]

As the calendar approaches mid-August, many parts of the country have recently experienced sweltering summer temperatures.  In response, millions of homes and businesses have been heavily [...]

Last month, the small Arizona town of Wickenburg experienced historic floods that turned normally dry washes into raging rivers.  The desert town received up to four inches of rain in a downpour [...]

Earlier this month, it was reported that a leak from a water heater released approximately 2,000 gallons of water at a County Government Center in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.  The water leak [...]

A prolonged drought in large portions of the Western United States has made for explosive wildfire conditions in many states.  California has already been especially hard hit, but even states [...]

Summer storms have already wreaked havoc and caused flooding in many parts of the country.  Damage to a home or business can be extensive when flood waters enter a property and they are also [...]