Component Failures

Subrogation starts with identifying evidence onsite. This one-page guide equips field adjusters with essential tips for considering subrogation potential.

An adjuster sought conclusive evidence from CTL’s professional engineers and testing to determine a lithium-ion battery fire cause and subrogation potential.

Learn what the experts look for to confirm freeze failure in certain components and how lab assessments can ensure more accurate conclusions.

Before handling a claim for a fire or loss caused by a lithium-ion battery, understand different reasons these batteries pose such a risk by reading about real fire investigations and their results.

Your fire claims may require onsite investigations, transporting evidence, product assessments, and litigation support. Consider this all-inclusive path.

Three common dishwasher component failures are linked to manufacturer defects and may present the opportunity for subrogation. Learn how to identify these defects.

Learn what a single-entity chain of custody is, why it could matter for property subrogation, and how to implement one.

We discuss importance of identifying subrogation potential, common plumbing losses seen in the CTL, what the experts look for to determine if the failure was caused by a manufacturer’s defect, and exploding toilets.

We discuss importance of identifying subrogation potential, common plumbing losses seen in the CTL, what the experts look for to determine if the failure was caused by a manufacturer’s defect, and exploding toilets.

With this guide, learn about losses related to internal rust or increased tank pressure as well as the trends for water heaters we’ve assessed over the last five years.