With wildfire season off to a wild start, it’s vital for timber companies to know every nuance of their insurance policies and how to capture and claim the full range of losses when fire occurs. In this submitted article, insurance recovery attorneys Grant E. Brown and Dennis J. Artese of Anderson Kill P.C. lay out the key forms of cover-age that should respond to fire damage, along with steps for managing and maximizing a claim.

Horrific wildfires have ravaged Ameri-ca’s Southeast, impacting Southern Georgia and Northern Florida. It is a bleak start to a wildfire season that could become even worse as severe drought grips much of the region. The timber industry that calls this part of the country home is particularly susceptible to wild-fire risk. Businesses in this industry — plantations, mills, logging companies, biomass producers and others — that suffer property and eco-nomic loss from wildfires should look to their insurance for help – but be aware that there is much more to maximizing coverage than simply sending notice to your insurance company and reporting physical damage.
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