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ACE Perspectives: Specialized Risk

Hurricanes can be extremely destructive – the combination of storm surge, high winds and heavy rain poses serious threats, including property damage, disruption of business operations, and personal injuries and loss of life. ACE’s hurricane podcast series stresses the need for pre-planning and preparation.

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ACE Perspectives: Specialized Risk

Picking Up the Pieces After a Hurricane

Joyce van Ravenswaay, SVP, Direct Marketing
Joe Guear, Manager of Direct Marketing, ACE Commercial Risk Services

As the hurricane season is upon us, it is crucial that homeowners pre-plan and prepare for these volatile storms.  After the hurricane strikes, are you properly informed and prepared to return your family to the financial safety you had before the storm?  This podcast addresses some considerations that homeowners often overlook when picking up the pieces after a hurricane.

Preparing for Environmental Risks before a Hurricane Strikes

Steve Piatkowski, VP, ACE Environmental Risk
Frank Westfall, VP, ESIS Health, Safety, and Environmental Services

This ACE podcast focuses on the potential environmental exposures that may come about as a result of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, and reviews integrated pre-planning techniques as well as coverage options that can help organizations with mitigating environmental risks and avoiding coverage gaps.

Construction Risk: How Vulnerable is Your Company? Insurance Preparation for Seasonal Weather Events

Gerry Rojewski, VP and North America Product Line Manager, ACE Environmental Risk Contractors Program
Frank Westfall, VP, ESIS Health, Safety, and Environmental Services

This ACE podcast discusses how contractors can pre-plan and prepare themselves for this year’s hurricane season by having the appropriate risk management contingency and communication plans in place as well as securing the appropriate available insurance coverage.

Knowing and Addressing Your Risks

Derek Talbott, Division President, North America Property & Specialty Lines, ACE Group
Jeremiah Konz, SVP, Specialty Catastrophe Unit, ACE Property & Specialty

Understanding your coverage is critical to protecting your commercial property investments. This podcast identifies some questions you should ask to ensure you’re protected, and provides guidelines on steps to take to proactively reduce your risk.

Action Plans for Marinas and Yacht Clubs

Karen Griswold, SVP, Commercial Marine, ACE USA Property & Specialty
Kim Finlay, VP, Marine Facilities Group, ACE USA Property & Specialty

This podcast focuses on the key lessons learned from the destructive hurricanes of the past, and outlines important steps marinas and yacht clubs can take to minimize damage and assist in the recovery.

Preparing for a Loss

Rob Runyon, Senior Claims Officer, Property & Commercial Marine, ACE North America Claims

After a hurricane hits, the claims process can be time consuming and confusing. This podcast provides tips on what to do before a hurricane hits to better facilitate a rapid response from your claims organization and improve the flow of information.