The National Flood Insurance Program is set to undergo the largest overhaul it has seen in more than 50 years. Changing weather patterns, stronger storms, and more risk of flooding have led to this sweeping change.…
Building material prices have skyrocketed amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. According to a recent study by the National Association of Home Builders lumber prices are up 250% since April 2020. So how does that affect your property damage insurance claim?…
The National Weather Services has added a new emergency alert that will be sent to mobile devices. The "destructive" weather alert will warn anyone in harm's way.…
Sill is the leading public adjusting firm in North America. We represent hundreds of property owners each year who find themselves dealing with a property insurance claim. …
In October of 2019, a fire gutted Diesel Dick's Auto Repair shop in Bloomington, Illinois. Alan and Pamela Dick had been operating the repair shop at this location since 1985. Within minutes their business was left in ruins.…
A private adjuster is an insurance industry professional, licensed by each state’s department of insurance in which they work, to protect the public by serving as an advocate for the policyholder against his own insurance company during the claims process.…
With over 45 years in the real estate business, Axiom Properties manages thousands of multi-family properties in the Midwest. So, when one of their properties suffered damage they turned to Sill.…
As reported in the Lake Zurich Courier, “When a fire destroyed a portion of the building that Midwest Motors operates out of in March, founder and President Ben Ripstein was terrified it was the end of his business.”…
Fires to insured buildings with coinsurance clauses in their insurance policies are always challenging loss claims for insureds to attempt to manage on their own, because, by their very definitions, coinsurance clauses mean that an insured share in the insurance risk alongside of the insured.…
