The Power of Design-Build in a Post-Loss Environment
For years, insurance providers and the claims restoration and reconstruction industry have become accustomed to fast responses to fire, flood, and other losses that make the news or can be sourced by scanners. In many cases, events such as sprinkler...
Hurricane Season 2023…It Just Takes ONE!
The first official day of hurricane season in the U.S. was June 1st. While this year’s outlook for hurricanes is “near-normal,” it just takes one to cause significant damage! It is still early in the season. We are just hitting...
Understanding the Cost of Recovery
The damages from Hurricane Ian remind us all too well of the potential costs associated with a major Category 4 Hurricane. How can you predict the cost of recovery and why does it seem to costOn the insurance side, Owners...
Amidst Hurricane Season, We Plan for the Unthinkable
“Hope we never see you again!” These are usually the words muttered under the breath of very happy clients! Always said in jest but truer words are never spoken. No one wants to experience a loss. No one wants to...
GRS Cares in Action: Risk Mitigation
The unpredictability of natural disasters makes planning for them seem overwhelming or even impossible. There are, however, ways to proactively prepare for these crises, potentially alleviating some of the stressors in the moment and thereafter. That’s why the GRS Disaster...
Gilbane Cares in Action
Gilbane Cares is at the heart of how we work at Gilbane. Caring is one of our core values. It’s the cornerstone of our risk management, strategy, and proactive planning. All internal meetings begin with a Gilbane Cares moment where...
The Cost of Downtime in the Event of a Disaster
*The featured photo above depicts a representative project, not a GRS project. Catastrophe is never expected; will you be ready? GRS Disaster Response is. Significant disruption can come in many forms like weather, accidental mishaps, fires, pandemics, etc. No one...
Client Insights: Lessons Learned on Preparing for the Unexpected
As vice president of GRS Disaster Response, I recently sat down with one of GRS’ clients in Galveston, Texas, Moody Gardens, about Hurricane Ike and the affects it had on their property then and now. Moody Gardens is 242-acre educational...
Seizing the Opportunity for Managing Risk and Business Continuity
Some of the most disruptive events of our lifetime have occurred in recent years: from the wildfires in the West to the recent winter storms that have devastated Texas and the Midwest, and of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. While these...
A Journey from Settling Global Insurance Claims to GRS Disaster Response
From earthquakes in Asia, floods in Europe, hurricanes and fires throughout North and South America, Chris Luck has circled the globe settling claims for some of the largest losses ever sustained. Having started his career on the insurance carrier side,...