by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Jul 28, 2014 | Underwriting
On The Tonight Show, Johnny Carson had a skit called “Carnac the Magnificent.” He held an unopened envelope to his forehead; inside was a card with a question written on it. Carson pretended to divine the question by first giving the audience the answer: Supervisor...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Jul 2, 2014 | Underwriting
Imagine this scene: your customer comes home from work after a long day. As they step inside they hear… splosh. The living room has transformed into Lake Okeechobee. Their prized copy of War and Peace (that they still intend on reading someday) floats by like a...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Jun 11, 2014 | Underwriting
Step into the way-back machine (not so way back for some of us). Remember this late 70s/early 80s sitcom theme song? Come and knock on our door… We’ve been waiting for you… Three’s company, too! Three single roommates share an apartment in California and the wily...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | May 22, 2014 | Underwriting
Lapses in property insurance coverage are like the common cold. They happen frequently enough that we treat them like innocuous, routine occurrences. Properties are purchased in cash and the buyer isn’t required to have insurance immediately; payments get missed;...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Apr 28, 2014 | Underwriting
Every home goes through a life cycle. As homes approach 15 to 20 years old – the “terrible teens” – most building components and appliances reach the end of their useful life and will eventually fail: In our climate, shingles and tiles often don’t last as...
by Brian Hunt, AIC, CPCU | Apr 17, 2014 | Claims, Underwriting
I remember the moment clearly. Hurricane Jeanne had just walloped Florida with its fourth hurricane of the 2004 season. I spent over four hours in the muggy summer heat measuring and scoping damage to a home that two 50 foot pine trees had fallen on and split in...
