Although the 2017 hurricane season is over and many organizations have restored operations, for some there’s an approaching storm that most won’t recognize until it’s too late. Organizations that have mission-critical electronics that have been shut down because of power … Read More
Redemption… the only word I can muster to describe how I felt yesterday as I witnessed an Insured admonish an Electronic Restoration “Specialist” that clearly didn’t do their homework. It’s refreshing to finally have someone other than myself calling-out the … Read More
Several months following a minor incident in a data center (power supply smoldered) unexplained short circuits were plaguing electronic equipment. After confirming that the failures were not associated with any residual contaminates introduced by the recent incident, we conducted a … Read More
Regardless of complexity, all large recovery projects involving industrial equipment/machinery assets can be broken down into a series of small task-specific components. The 6 basic components identified below provides a solid foundation to initiate and control the recovery process. … Read More
Lesson Learned – How to keep adjusted files closed! The most effective process to minimize the problem with “latent” content/equipment damages is to ensure that an accurate assessment is conducted as soon-as-possible following the loss incident. Ideally, the assessment should take … Read More
Topping the list of “things the restoration contractor doesn’t want you to know” is that an Insured can (and often times should) elect to pocket the money instead of paying the restoration contractor to restore equipment assets. I encountered an interesting … Read More
Consider this scenario… A full-service precision machine and fabrication shop experiences a small fire in one of its CNC Machining Centers. The fire was quickly extinguished, but produced a light smoke residue dispersed throughout the facility. The Insurance Company dispatched an Adjuster … Read More