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About Swerling Milton Winnick
If you’ve had a fire, flood or other property loss resulting in an insurance claim, and need a public insurance adjuster in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, New England or anywhere in the U.S. or Caribbean, call Swerling Milton Winnick. We are the oldest and largest public adjusting firm in New England, and our team of experts will give you personalized, 24/7 attention to successfully resolve your residential or business insurance claim.
Part 2: Condo Property Managers: Know What To Do After a Catastrophic Property Loss – Lessons Learned
July 21, 2020 1:36 pm Leave your thoughts Scott also offered some “lessons learned” from the experience of reconstructing the Reading condo building. “What I’d do differently,” he says, includes the following advice for other property managers: Set a Dedicated Resource for Communications Previously, Scott underscored the importance of communications. And that priority received appropriate attention. Next time, though, Scott believes it would… View More
Part 1: Condo Property Managers: Know What To Do After a Catastrophic Property Loss
July 14, 2020 1:34 pm Leave your thoughts With more than 20 years of experience in property management, Scott Wolf is an expert in meeting the needs of a condominium community. His company, Brigs LLC, is the premier full-service property management company in the Northeast. They’ve seen just about every kind of property disaster, and they know how to minimize disruption for their… View More
From the SMW Archives: A Machine Shop Uses Business Interruption Coverage to Continue Operations
July 7, 2020 1:31 pm Leave your thoughts Every day, we help clients navigate the insurance claims process for their various property losses, and we know the ins and outs of insurance policies. We’ve seen a lot over the years, and one thing we know for sure is that insurance companies constantly change the language in the insurance policies they sell. This happens… View More
Insureds: Don’t Be “S.O.L.” on Your Statute of Limitations
July 1, 2020 1:29 pm Leave your thoughts The Statute of Limitations is a trap for the unwary. If you’re a home or business owner and you suffer a catastrophic property loss, you must know the length of your state’s Statute of Limitations, and advance your claim within its required time limits. Don’t get S.O.L. on the Statute of Limitations! In Massachusetts, the… View More
SMW Spotlight: Jeffrey Winnick
June 23, 2020 6:51 pm Leave your thoughts 1. What’s your favorite part of the job? I like that the job is always changing. I enjoy meeting new people, and being in new places. It’s nice that I’m not always at a desk. I tend to be a very regimented person, and this job forces me to mix things up and deal with… View More
The Absolute Asbestos Exclusion: Another Reason to Read The Whole Policy
June 16, 2020 6:29 pm Leave your thoughts Commercial policy (CP) holders: RTFP alert! This time, reading the full policy will inform you about a potentially costly exclusion involving one of the most notorious – and toxic – building materials on the planet: asbestos. Read the F#@*%ing Policy! Specifically, read the endorsements including the asbestos exclusion. Sometimes, the removal of asbestos is limited… View More
Q&A with Bill DePiano – Reference from the POV of a Referee and Umpire
June 9, 2020 6:22 pm Leave your thoughts In property insurance settlements, when the insured and the insurance carrier can’t agree on the value of a loss, the case might go to a mediation process known as Reference. This is unique to Massachusetts – as codified in Mass. General Law Chapter 175 Section 99 et seq – but similar to the Appraisal process… View More
Congrats to the Brigs Property Management Team & the Unit Owners at Old Reading
June 2, 2020 6:19 pm Leave your thoughts Amidst the COVID crisis, we wanted to take a moment to say “Welcome Home” to the unit owners at the Old Reading Schoolhouse Condos. They recently moved back into their homes after a very long reconstruction process, which was expertly managed by the outstanding team at Brigs property management. Having worked with Brigs through each… View More