by Admin | May 3, 2023 | Commercial, Residential
Part 2: Lecture Hall Lessons All over the world, university students return home at the end of their first semester and reveal how their transition to higher education went. At that point they start to learn the importance of an “average” as in Grade Point Average....
by Admin | Mar 28, 2023 | Commercial, Insurance, Residential
In their first event as part of the Property Intelligence Breakfast Series, InsTech partnered with e2Value’s CEO and Co-founder, Todd Rissel. As part of the discussion Todd revealed how profitable insurers are managing their portfolios, and the tools and data...
by Admin | Mar 28, 2023 | General Information, Residential
Part 1: Ice Blocks and Hot Coals Let’s talk about averages. We are often asked “What are the average costs per square foot in [fill in the blank]?” Our answer is to use this illustration of average: If you stand with one foot on an ice block and one foot on a bed of...
by Admin | Jan 23, 2023 | Natural Disasters, Residential
The atmospheric rivers, resulting flooding and mudslides in the Western U.S., the tornados in the deep south, and even a minor quake or two in Kansas and California remind us that disasters can occur anywhere and at any time. We cannot always predict what is coming...
by Admin | Nov 18, 2022 | Natural Disasters, Residential
Although the price of lumber skyrocketed and then moderated over the last two years, builders have been reluctant to switch to other construction techniques besides (typically) wood framing. Their reluctance is due to a lack of skilled workers in those alternative...
by Admin | Aug 15, 2022 | Insurance, Residential
In Part 1 of this article we met Sam, who is concerned about whether his homeowners insurance policy will completely cover replacing his home. In order to help him decide his coverage amount we will start collecting data to determine both the most appropriate...
