Water Damage in Missouri: What Commercial Property Owners Need to Know Before Filing a Claim

Water Damage in Missouri: What Commercial Property Owners Need to Know Before Filing a Claim Missouri’s geographic position in the central United States makes it uniquely vulnerable to water damage events year-round. From spring and early summer thunderstorms that produce flash flooding along the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, to winter ice dam failures on commercial […]

Commercial Property Insurance Claims in Missouri — How Business Owners and Property Managers Recover What They’re Owed

Commercial Property Insurance Claims in Missouri — How Business Owners and Property Managers Recover What They’re Owed Missouri sits in a geographic corridor that experiences severe weather throughout the year. From the spring severe thunderstorm season that sweeps across the state producing large hail and damaging straight-line winds, to ice storms that collapse commercial roofing […]

Hail Damage Insurance Claims in Joplin, Missouri — What Property Owners Need to Know

Hail Damage Insurance Claims in Joplin, Missouri — What Property Owners Need to Know Joplin, Missouri sits directly in one of the most active hail corridors in the United States. The city’s geographic position in Jasper County, combined with its elevation and proximity to severe weather development zones across the southern plains, makes it a […]

Joplin’s Commercial Property Risk Profile: Storm Exposure That Extends Far Beyond 2011

Introduction Joplin, Missouri has a tragic and well-documented history with severe weather. The devastating 2011 tornado that swept through the city remains one of the costliest natural disasters in United States history, but what many property owners in Joplin do not fully appreciate is that the tornado risk — and the broader storm exposure that […]