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Fire in a Motor Garage – Insurance Claim

ShareHow a Claim for a Fire in a Motor Garage was handled This was a major loss as a result of a fire. There was a total loss of the building and significant damage to stock, fixtures, fittings and vehicles. … Continue reading

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Leaked Oil seeps through to Neighbours Semi-D – A Case Study

ShareWhat do do if you detect an oil leak from your tank or associated pipes. The problem was discovered in the adjoining property and until detailed investigations took place, no one knew the source of the small or the extent … Continue reading

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How Loss Assessors in Ireland work…

ShareHow Loss Assessors in Ireland work… Have you ever suffered a loss in terms of fire, flood, burglary or other damage to your home or business? If you have, then there is a high probability that you made a claim … Continue reading

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Is home insurance necessary?

ShareIts 2012 and as the days and months go by, more and more people are considering more ways in which they can cut down on their monthly outgoings. There is a high percentage of people in the country wrapped up … Continue reading

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Recovering after a Burglary in your home

ShareIf you have suffered the trauma of a home burglary, you will have experienced the emotions of anger, fear, indignation, disgust and a sense of loss and invasion of privacy. It can take some time for the recovery to even … Continue reading

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How Safe is Your Home from Flooding?

ShareSerious Flooding on the River Shannon Major Flooding in 2009 throughout Ireland resulted in large areas of the country being isolated for weeks. Access to property, damage to buildings and their contents, destruction of stock and loss of  Business due to … Continue reading

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Retention in Property Damage Insurance Claims

ShareWe are finding more and more that insurers are holding in excess of 30 – 40% of a property damage claim settlement until the client can prove that the work specified in the settlement has been carried out and that … Continue reading

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We will rebuild

Share Could not pass this up… Within 1 hour of the earthquake in Donegal, this was being posted online. Great sense of humour. As a firm of Loss Assessors based in Galway, Dublin, Limerick and Kilkenny we often deal with … Continue reading

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Winter Flooding 2011

ShareWith the Floods of 2009 in Mind we find ourselves coming into that time of the year again.

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Summertime- By the Fire

Share Given that the weather is supposed to “improve”- a phrase I use lightly- during the summer months, the most common type of property damage claims are fire related.

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