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Stewart’s Data-Driven Designs Help Strengthen Resilience of Coastal Communities

by Stewart on November 12, 2019

As another hurricane season comes to a close, coastal communities are reflecting on storms that have impacted the state in recent years. A total of  21 storms affected North Carolina between 2008–2018 and last month not only marked the anniversary of Hurricane Florence, but Hurricane Dorian made landfall. Rising sea levels and a warming atmosphere that…

Topics: Business, Engineering
Engineering, Hurricane, Stewart

With Hurricane Looming, Create a Simple Family Communications Plan Now

by Sentinel Risk Advisors on September 6, 2019

It’s a terrible feeling, not being able to get in touch with family and close friends when a natural disaster strikes. Sentinel advises that Carolinians in the path of Hurricane Dorian have some kind of family communications plan to send and receive information in the event of widespread, or prolonged, power and telephone outages. That…

Topics: Business, Risk Management
Communications Plan, Hurricane

Hurricane Impacts Increase Defect Risk, According to First American’s Loan Application Defect Index

by First American Financial Corporation on September 26, 2018

First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), a leading global provider of title insurance, settlement services and risk solutions for real estate transactions, today released the First American Loan Application Defect Index for August 2018, which estimates the frequency of defects, fraudulence and misrepresentation in the information submitted in mortgage loan applications. The Defect Index reflects…

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