In the preceding posting, I wrote about making sure you comply with your property insurance policy's post-loss policy obligations.  By failing to comply, you can render your policy ineffective meaning you are forfeiting otherwise valid insurance coverage, which was the situation discussed in the preceding posting....

I am of the opinion that if your property insurer requests a sworn proof of loss, furnish one with the assistance of counsel (preferably).  Ignoring the insurer’s request or refusing to comply with insurer’s request is NOT value-added; it is simply placing you at a disadvantage based on the insurer’s argument...

In a prior article I discussed a material escalation provision in your construction contract to account for the volatility of the material price market.  While including such a provision may not have been much of a forethought before, it is now! What...