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…
Registration Is Now Open for the 39th IRMI Construction Risk Conference
International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), has opened registration for the 39th IRMI Construction Risk Conference (CRC). The Conference will be held November 10–13, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Each year, CRC brings together more than 2,000 leading project owners, general contractors, subcontractors, developers, insurers, and insurance agents and brokers for 3…
The Question Is Not If Your Business Needs a Crime Policy, But Why
Crime is one of the most misunderstood commercial risks in the insurance industry today. There’s a tendency, especially among the owners of small-to-midsize businesses, to think of crime as a danger that exists outside the walls of their establishment. Keep the proverbial doors locked tight, and the bad guys can’t get in. But the reality…
Sentinel Releases 2019 Insurance Market Review and Forecast
Sentinel’s 2019 Insurance Market Review and Forecast reveals an industry grappling with an increasingly complex array of risks, uncertainty over integration of new technologies, a continual reshuffling of metaphorical chairs amid mergers and acquisitions, and a growing realization among carriers that they can no longer count on cyclical shifts in the market to deliver the…
Sentinel Presents “An Evening with Dr. Harry Broadman: Gaining Advantage in the Global Economy”
Renowned economist Dr. Harry Broadman will offer groundbreaking insights to shape how North Carolina businesses can and should gain advantage in the global economy at upcoming speaking engagements in Charlotte and Raleigh. Sentinel will host Broadman on November 7 at the Mint Museum Uptown in Charlotte, and on November 8 at the Carolina Country Club…
Why You Should Consider Builder’s Risk Insurance
Construction is a risky business, which is why builder’s risk insurance can help your business. Unforeseeable forces, like fire or other natural disasters, can destroy or damage new construction. They can also push back the timeline causing financial harm to owners and subcontractors. What is Builder’s Risk Insurance Builder’s risk insurance is a type of…
Construction Defect Limitations Periods and the Duration of Your Risk in the Carolinas
Contractors often understandably assume that the end of a contractual warranty period marks the end of their potential liability on a project. Unfortunately, while a warranty can effectively limit obligations to make certain repairs, liability for defective construction does not end with the warranty. Instead, the duration of risk is primarily determined by two types…
Sentinel Set to Grow with Columbia, SC Office Opening
Sentinel Risk Advisors announced this week it will expand its brand of elite risk management offerings with the opening of its first South Carolina office. The Raleigh-based firm is the Carolinas’ premier, independently owned risk and insurance brokerage. The firm opened offices in Charlotte and Winston-Salem in 2017. The expansion into South Carolina further substantiates…
Sentinel’s Jim Holmes Named Among Top 100 NC Business Leaders
Sentinel is proud to announce that the firm’s founder and managing partner, Jim Holmes, has been named one of North Carolina’s most influential business leaders. Holmes joins an impressive list of heavy hitters on Business North Carolina magazine’s Power 100, a compilation of the state’s storied, prominent and emerging leaders in the corporate and nonprofit arena. The…
Sentinel Welcomes Harrison Barnes to Charlotte Development Team
Sentinel Risk Advisors is proud to announce a notable addition with the hiring of J. Harrison Barnes. Barnes, who for many years headed up BB&T’s development efforts in Columbia, South Carolina, will help lead Sentinel’s Charlotte expansion. Barnes’ illustrious career has been spent keeping an impressive client roster, including Fortune 500 companies, free from loss, protected by good policy, and positioned…
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With Hurricane Looming, Create a Simple Family Communications Plan Now
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…
Registration Is Now Open for the 39th IRMI Construction Risk Conference
International Risk Management Institute, Inc. (IRMI), has opened registration for the 39th IRMI Construction Risk Conference (CRC). The Conference will be held November 10–13, 2019, at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. Each year, CRC brings together more than 2,000 leading project owners, general contractors, subcontractors, developers, insurers, and insurance agents and brokers for 3…
The Question Is Not If Your Business Needs a Crime Policy, But Why
Crime is one of the most misunderstood commercial risks in the insurance industry today. There’s a tendency, especially among the owners of small-to-midsize businesses, to think of crime as a danger that exists outside the walls of their establishment. Keep the proverbial doors locked tight, and the bad guys can’t get in. But the reality…
Sentinel Releases 2019 Insurance Market Review and Forecast
Sentinel’s 2019 Insurance Market Review and Forecast reveals an industry grappling with an increasingly complex array of risks, uncertainty over integration of new technologies, a continual reshuffling of metaphorical chairs amid mergers and acquisitions, and a growing realization among carriers that they can no longer count on cyclical shifts in the market to deliver the…
