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Intelligence Beyond Bounds: The Intersection of Technology and Humanity

🎙️ Hot off the INTRConnect keynote in Washington, DC Garret Gray, of Cotality, joins the podcast to break down the big ideas behind his high-impact keynote—and what they mean for the future of restoration and insurance. From the powerful metaphor of moving from darkness to light, to the debut of a conversational AI assistant designed to help contractors create real-time estimates, this episode dives deep into where the industry is headed.

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2025 Weather Patterns and Insurance Risk: The False Calm Before the Storm

The relative quiet in catastrophic weather losses during the first half of 2025 is deceptive. While year-to-date claims are down, global climate patterns and ocean conditions are aligning for what could be a volatile second half of the year. This is not just a meteorological story – it’s a business risk story for insurers, reinsurers, and coastal communities alike. Two interconnected drivers – the likely transition of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) toward La Niña and record-warm Atlantic sea surface temperatures – are creating a high-confidence forecast for an above-average Atlantic hurricane season. When

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Wildfire Risk Uncovered: The Data Behind Disaster

How does CoreLogic predict wildfire risk, and why was the recent Southern California wildfire no surprise? Jon Schneyer, Director of Research & Content at Corelogic, breaks down how data, property analytics, and restoration efforts intersect to shape better risk management, underwriting, and recovery strategies.

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Market Update: 2024 Insights, 2025 Trends, and How Restorers Can Stay Ready

Welcome back to the first market update of 2025! Aaron Brunko, President of Verisk Property Estimating Solutions, and David Obert, Chief Product Officer at Verisk Property Estimating Solutions are back to share insights from 2024, the trends to look out for in 2025, how restorers can diversify to stay up on volume when weather is low, and more!

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Maui to Los Angeles: Lessons Learned and What’s Ahead for Restorers

As C&R provides ongoing coverage of the Los Angeles Wildfires, we would like to provide some inside looks from those who have been through similar situations, into what these next months and years will look like for the restoration industry. Anthony Nelson, Member Acquisition Manager at Pivot My Biz, joins Michelle and Lauren Etherington, C&R’s Associate Editor, to talk through Anthony’s experience during the Maui fires and ongoing rebuilding. He shares: Experience living through the Maui wildfires Insights from the maui fire he brings into his current work helping restorers at Pivot What the

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Checkbook Acquires sureti to Deliver End-to-End Payment Solution for the Property Insurance Ecosystem

Checkbook, a trailblazer in digital payments, is thrilled to announce its acquisition of sureti, a cutting-edge digital payment solution dedicated to transforming the distribution of insurance claim proceeds. This strategic acquisition positions Checkbook at the forefront of the insurtech revolution, delivering faster, smarter, and more secure payment solutions for insurance companies and their customers. By integrating sureti’s robust vendor network and innovative fund control mechanisms, Checkbook is set to redefine claims payment workflows. The synergy between the two companies promises to solve one of the insurance industry’s most persistent challenges: slow and cumbersome payment

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Market Update: What’s Happening with Claims Volume?

Summary The property insurance claims market is constantly evolving and facing new challenges. Contractors who work in this field need to keep abreast of the latest trends and developments that affect their business and their customers. In this article, we will examine some of the most significant trends in the contractor space of the property insurance claims market, such as: Volume trending: how the number of claims assigned to contractors has varied and what drives the demand for their services Severity trending: how the average cost of repairs and replacements has changed over time

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RIA Recap & the Strategic Momentum of the Restoration Industry

Though the 2024 RIA Convention has come and gone, the conversations are still continuing throughout the industry, and Chris Nordyke, president of Floodlight Consulting Group, & Brandon Reece, CEO of Floodlight, sat down to talk with Michelle about their thoughts on one of the biggest conventions of the year PLUS a little authentic industry conversation on a hot topic at the end!  

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