Lightning Claim Case Study

Weather-related claims may include multiple damaged areas, but not all failures are necessarily due to the same peril.
The insurance adjuster handling this claim needed Donan’s help to determine the cause of loss to a damaged wooden fence and retaining wall after lightning struck a nearby tree on the property. Fill out this form for your copy of the Lightning Claim Case Study, and learn how Donan’s licensed forensic engineer used onsite observations, weather reports, witness statements, and knowledge of lightning characteristics to distinguish between different causes of loss to the fence and wall.
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