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Windstorm Insurance Conference Orlando 2023 “It is better to know how to learn than to know” Dr. Suess Oh, the places you will go in this business. I have had…
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The effect of the 50 percent rule in SW Florida
The 50 Percent Rule – Substantial Damage after Hurricane Ian Hurricane Ian was one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the coast of Florida with one minute sustained…
Hurricane Michael: City of Lynn Haven Four Years Later
City of Lynn Haven Hurricane Michael Appraisal The City of Lynn Haven, Fla. sustained damages from Hurricane Michael on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Over 51 separate locations were affected by…
Hurricane Maria – Large Loss Claims Appraisal – St Croix
Complete & John Minor were pleased to be selected by the some of the smartest attorneys in the country as appraiser for Carden Beach Condominiums down in the US Virgin…
TeamComplete 2022 – See You at WIND Next Week?
Windstorm Insurance Conference Orlando 2022 We’ve made a lot of friends over the last twenty five years, many of them will be in Orlando next week for the 2022 Windstorm…
South FL Condo Buildings Require 40-year Recertification Inspection
The need for professional inspections of multifamily mid-and high-rise structures has never been clearer than in recent times. Our firm has been a leader in water intrusion and building inspection…
Hurricane Sally Hits Home- Pensacola, Florida
September 16th has been a bad day for John Minor’s hometown of Pensacola. This is the second time we have had a hurricane on this date. This storm surprised us…
Engineer-Led, Remote-Piloted Catastrophe Response
Smart remote sensing technologies used by our Meteorologists, Engineers, General Contractors and Floodplain Managers are a hallmark of our Team and set our clients ahead. Hurricane Research and Property Damage…
Hurricane Laura
Scenes from Cameron, Louisiana on August 6, 2020 before the landfall of Hurricane Laura.
Hurricane Florence – Storm Damage – Coastal Carolinas – Outer Banks to Myrtle Beach
The Carolinas have always treated Team Complete like a favorite son. As a construction company under the banner Complete, Inc. Unlimited General Contractors (License # 42065) we’ve been there from…
Hurricane Harvey Damage – South Texas
Complete has a wide range of experience with work in Texas. Much of our work in the Lone Star State has been in relation to Hurricane Ike and then Harvey. We worked Hurricane…
Storm Damage – South West Florida – Naples, Marco Island & Ft. Myers
Naples and Marco Island – This portion of the state is one of the most beautiful and has been a good place for us to work resolving losses for insurers…
Insurance Appraisers & Forensic Engineers – Florida Keys – Key Largo to Key West
Complete serves the Keys and S. Florida as insurance appraisers and forensic engineers and experts. We have been very active in losses going back to Jean and Francis and more…
Florida’s Gulf Coast Insurance Appraisers & Hurricane Experts – Orange Beach, Pensacola, Destin & Panama City
We serve as appraisers and forensic experts on the Gulf Coast and hurricane damage out of our offices in Pensacola and Panama City Beach Florida. John Minor, the founder of…
Hurricane Matthew
The Landfall, The Aftermath, The Recovery Hurricane Matthew path caused substantial damage in September and October 2016. The hardest hit area was southwestern Haiti, with eastern Cuba, western Grand Bahama…
Hurricane Harvey
The Landfall, The Aftermath, The Recovery While 2017 was a catastrophic year for hurricanes, Hurricane Harvey made history as one of the costliest tropical cyclones, next to Hurricane Katrina in…
Hurricane Irma
The Landfall, The Aftermath, The Recovery Hurricane Irma, the first Category 5 Cape Verde hurricane to strike the Leeward Islands, caused devastation and damage in the Florida Keys and the…
558 Inspections
La. Supreme Court Decision – Attached – John Minor, Expert – Hurricane Gustav V Construction Defect
John Minor of Complete, Inc. was asked to review the damages to the above referenced property after being referred by a La. General Contractor. The residence appeared to be of high quality built on a golf course at the Point in S. Louisiana.
Construction Defect
Forensic Engineering – What does one look for in a forensic report?
UF Engineering - Hurricane & Building Failure Research
What is a Forensic Engineering report? Why do I need one on hurricane damaged building claims? Forensics, as I have seen it play in the field over the last two decades as an insurance appraiser, expert, and now owner of a small engineering company. Forensics is where science and the courtroom meet in the form of a hurricane,…
Diagnostic
South FL Condo Buildings Require 40-year Recertification Inspection
Florida Condo Building - Photo by Complete
The need for professional inspections of multifamily mid-and high-rise structures has never been clearer than in recent times. Our firm has been a leader in water intrusion and building inspection services for more than 20 years and we welcome this attention to detail.
Our engineers expect that there will be major changes in the state of Florida…
Expert Witness
Benefits of Appraisal to Florida Insurance Companies
Speed – The average residential insurance claims appraisal is taking 60, sometimes 90 days or 120 days, to close from start to finish. The differences on these claims are typically from 100 to 300k and are wholly associated with cost and scope. The commercial claims schedule for a standalone business can often be the same but know that a condo can sometimes take a…
FEMA 50% Rule
The effect of the 50 percent rule in SW Florida
The 50 Percent Rule - Substantial Damage after Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian was one of the most powerful storms to ever hit the coast of Florida with one minute sustained winds reported at over 150 MPH and the cause of more than 125 deaths. This storm is rated as a Major Hurricane, Category 4, just shy of the 157 MPH sustained necessary to be a…
Fire Damage
Forensic Engineering – What does one look for in a forensic report?
UF Engineering - Hurricane & Building Failure Research
What is a Forensic Engineering report? Why do I need one on hurricane damaged building claims? Forensics, as I have seen it play in the field over the last two decades as an insurance appraiser, expert, and now owner of a small engineering company. Forensics is where science and the courtroom meet in the form of a hurricane,…
Flood Damage
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Forensic Engineering
Hurricane Michael: City of Lynn Haven Four Years Later
City of Lynn Haven Hurricane Michael Appraisal
The City of Lynn Haven, Fla. sustained damages from Hurricane Michael on Wednesday, October 10, 2018. Over 51 separate locations were affected by the storm. Of these buildings the Police Station, City Hall, Library, and Recreation Center sustained the worst damage, resulting in complete or partial demolition of these sites.
The City razed 57,000 sf of community buildings located…
Hail Damage
$42M for Amarillo Schools Hail Claim
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Complete is pleased to announce the resolution of the Amarillo School District 2013 hail claim. An agreement of $42M was reached between the school district and the insurer. This agreement was the result of hard work by the appraisal panel, the school district, the insurer and their counsel. John Minor was the appraiser for the district, working out the differences between the parties. John…
Hiring a Forensic Engineer
Forensic Engineering – What does one look for in a forensic report?
UF Engineering - Hurricane & Building Failure Research
What is a Forensic Engineering report? Why do I need one on hurricane damaged building claims? Forensics, as I have seen it play in the field over the last two decades as an insurance appraiser, expert, and now owner of a small engineering company. Forensics is where science and the courtroom meet in the form of a hurricane,…
Roof Damage
Hurricane Maria – Large Loss Claims Appraisal – St Croix
Carden Beach Condominiums - St Croix
Complete & John Minor were pleased to be selected by the some of the smartest attorneys in the country as appraiser for Carden Beach Condominiums down in the US Virgin Islands following Hurricane Maria. Carden Beach is a special place on the northeast corner of St. Croix that had significant hurricane damage from Hurricane Maria’s Category 4…
Tornado Damage
Pensacola Tornado Damage – Steps to Resolving Disputed Claims – DFS Mediation, Appraisal & Public Adjusters
Enhanced Fujta scale
Tornadoes are rated on an EF (Enhanced Fujita) scale of o -5 (a 5 can flat knock down a structure). Dr Fujita from the University of Chicago came up with the scale in 1971 which is based on the type of damages and the width and breadth of same. The reason a scale was necessary as the winds from a tornado will…
Water Damage
Hurricane Sally Hits Home- Pensacola, Florida
September 16th has been a bad day for John Minor's hometown of Pensacola.
This is the second time we have had a hurricane on this date. This storm surprised us with sustained winds of 105 MPH and the wind and surge from what was supposed to be minimal Cat 1 hitting Bay St Louis that ended up stalling as it came ashore as a…
Wind Damage
New Year, New Us : TeamComplete Windstorm 2023
WIND 2023
Windstorm Insurance Conference Orlando 2023
“It is better to know how to learn than to know”
Dr. Suess
Oh, the places you will go in this business. I have had such a great ride in this job over the last 25 years and WIND has carried me to many of my destinations. WIND 2023 is expected to be my next departure point and I cannot…
Wind Damage Vs. Flood Damage
Hurricane Sally Hits Home- Pensacola, Florida
September 16th has been a bad day for John Minor's hometown of Pensacola.
This is the second time we have had a hurricane on this date. This storm surprised us with sustained winds of 105 MPH and the wind and surge from what was supposed to be minimal Cat 1 hitting Bay St Louis that ended up stalling as it came ashore as a…