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Insider: A Disaster Preparedness Guide: How to Plan Before, During & After An Event, Plus An Important Insurance Checklist

By Richard Dahm, Jr., Senior Risk Consultant, Wells Fargo National Hospitality Division

Mr. Richard Dahm, Jr.
Mr. Richard Dahm, Jr.

In the last five years the United States and countries around the world have witnessed many major natural disasters. Such disasters include hurricanes, tornados, tsunamis, severe windstorms and catastrophic flood damage that have left businesses, large and small, unable to recoup from their loss. Damage assessments by risk management and loss control specialists find to often preventative measures could have been implemented that would in part or significantly reduce the overall cost of a claim or the length of recovery time.  

Read more in the Hotel Business Review in my article, “A Disaster Preparedness Guide: How to Plan Before, During & After An Event, Plus An Important Insurance Checklist.” 

Click here to read the full article 

Best Regards, 

Richard Dahm, Jr.

Senior Risk Consultant

Hospitality Division

Wells Fargo Insurance Services

 (727) 796-6666 

richard_dahm@wellsfargois.com


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