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The following is a real general liability insurance claim from our insurance claim archives. In order to protect the insured’s identity, all identifiable characteristics—including names, associations, and locations—have been omitted or removed. While performing a routine inspection, a home inspector stumbled upon a common problem: Some of the seller’s belongings were inhibiting him from performing…
Read MoreFor inspection clients and home inspectors alike, inspection reports are worth their weight in gold. Many inspection clients—often home buyers—rely on the findings inspectors detail in their reports to make important purchasing decisions. “[The inspection report is] basically a giant list of everything that is wrong with your (potential) home,” explained Kristin Wong in her…
Read MoreNote: This home inspection insurance claim article was originally published on the InspectorPro website on July 1, 2018. The ASHI Reporter reprinted the article on October 1, 2019. See what the story looks like in print at the end of the article. The following is a real home inspection insurance claim from our archives. To…
Read MoreWhen shopping home inspection insurance, you have a lot of factors to consider. Are the insurer’s policies claims-made or occurrence? What exclusions and endorsements does the policy include? And does the provider offer any perks like pre-claims assistance or a diminishing deductible? (You can read more on the key characteristics to consider when shopping insurance…
Read MoreThanks to all who celebrated the spooky season with us by entering our second annual spooky home inspection story contest. We’ve collected your most hair-raising horror stories and chosen our favorites. We are pleased to announce our 2019 scary story contest winners, who have received $100, $50, and $25 Amazon gift cards for First, Second,…
Read MoreSix months after an inspection, the client calls. During some remodeling, they found issues in the home that they think your inspection should have caught. They haven’t asked for you to pay for any repairs, but they sound upset and they’re looking to you for answers. How can you respond? You want to keep a…
Read MoreIn our Inspector Spotlight series, we take a closer look at individual inspectors making an impact on the inspection industry. Being a home inspector requires a breadth of technical expertise. When starting his business in 2001, Joe Cook, Owner and Operator of House Call North Shore in Louisiana, understood the importance of being mechanically minded.…
Read MoreNote: This home inspection pre-claim article was originally published on the InspectorPro website on July 1, 2018. The ASHI Reporter reprinted the article on October 1, 2019. See what the story looks like in print at the end of the article. The following is a real home inspection insurance pre-claim from our archives. To protect the…
Read MoreThe following is a real home inspection insurance pre-claim from our insurance claim archives. In order to protect the insured’s identity, all identifiable characteristics—including names, associations, and locations—have been omitted or removed. A year after their inspection, a client began to perform renovations to their recently purchased property. Upon removing some exterior siding by the…
Read MoreIf you’ve followed our series on the top claims against home inspectors, you know that most industry allegations involve errors or omissions, which mean they are filed against inspectors’ E&O coverage. (For those of you who’ve missed them, check our articles on the industry’s top claims here. We recommend starting with the Top 5 Claims.)…
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