Team Complete 2020 – See You at WIND Next Week?
Windstorm Insurance Conference Orlando 2020 Pulling the dumb end of the tape will make you a lot of friends over twenty years, many of mine will be in Orlando next…
Forensic Engineering – What does one look for in a forensic report?
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…
Six Months After Hurricane Michael – We Were There and Something was Different About This Late in the Season Storm – John Minor CFM
The timing was all wrong — we do not get storms this late in October but apparently no one told mother nature. I have been doing this storm thing as…
The Insurance Appraisal Process & Florida Department of Insurance DFS Mediation – An experts review
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Solutions to Hurricane Michael This article is about the insurance claims appraisal process and the Florida Department of Financial Services Mediation process. The video will explain…
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Hurricane Florence – By the numbers – this mid Atlantic hurricane could have been much worse – John Minor CFM
Although Hurricane Florence’s and her rainfall is gone, the destruction it has caused isn’t over yet. Not even close… North Carolina farms lost an estimated 5,500 pigs and 3.4 million…
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Hurricane Florence Landfall Research Project – FCMP support work – John Minor CFM
It’s now Friday, September 14, 2018, and Hurricane Florence has arrived in North Carolina. The powerful storm made landfall at 7:15 a.m. ET near Wrightsville Beach, just east of Wilmington….
The Atlantic Hurricane Season and Why Predictions Are Uncertain
The Atlantic storm season began this year on June 1 2016, and the coastal residents in Mexico, the Caribbean Islands and United States are wary of what is about to…
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Dr. William Grey – The Man who Declared War on Global Warming Extremists
The story of an interesting person I shared industry halls (and our experiences) with. Referred to as “one of the greatest minds in hurricane research”, William Grey was born in…
A prescriptive order of Metal Roofs "Only" Unlikely to Pass in The Keys Post-Irma despite its obvious allure and sense.
Metal Roofs Fall 2017 could now become standard when it comes to putting a roof over your head in Florida Keys. A proposed ordinance that has yet to hold a…
Hurricane Matthew – Wind & Tree Impact Damage – Hilton Head Island
Hurricane Matthew has come and gone, but its resulting claims are far from over. We are experts in the repair methods and costs of construction for claims resulting from wind,…
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Hurricane Hermine Impacts Florida's Big Bend – We were there – John Minor CFM
It’s that time of year again summer and early fall here in 2016 in the Gulf of Mexico, where systems of thunderstorms begin to cluster and organize, and begin to…
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Restoration of The Sands – Hurricane Sandy – Expert wind and flood assessment by John Minor @ Complete
The Sands is a beautiful venue in Atlantic Beach, New York that hosts many different types of events such as weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, corporate outings, video shoots, and the like. It…
State Farm – Hurricane Katrina: Jourdan River Estates, Coastal Mississippi – John Minor Appraiser
Complete was hired by State Farm to develop cost models for various properties damaged by the wind and flood from Hurricane Katrina in 2005. These properties were several miles inland…
New York bill will allow property appraisal to determine “scope of loss”
A new bill passed in the New York State legislature has expanded property claims appraisals in order to help property owners avoid litigation in the event of a loss. Bill…
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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.
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Restoration of Damages due to Construction Defect/ Water Intrusion – Naples, FL
This premium property was damaged as result of builder liability and restored by Complete in 2006. The residence is located on the waterfront in Naples, FL. The structure is two…
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New Wind Study on Shingles by SERRI
John Minor, CGC, CFM was pleased to be invited on the steering panel of SERRI, a groundbreaking program managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratories for the U.S. Dept of Homeland…
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Chateau De La Mer Hurricane Katriana Wind V Flood 86,000 s.f.
86,400 s.f property damaged by wind and flood from Hurricane Katrina. John Minor served as the appraiser and expert on this claim that resolved successfully. The claim was well in excess of 10,000,000 dollars and required careful attention to the differences between the wind and flood damages.
