Alert | September 23, 2022 | Invest 98L (Contractors) (Sep 2022)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ STORM ALERT ] September 23, 2022 Image courtesy of the AccuWeather Tropical Depression 9 Expected to Become Major Hurricane Contractor Connection is watching Tropical Depression 9. It is expected to strengthen into a Catagory 3 Hurricane late next week and may ma

Alert | September 23, 2022 | Invest 98L (Clients) (Sep 2022)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ STORM ALERT ] September 23, 2022 Image courtesy of the AccuWeather Tropical Depression 9 Expected to Become Major Hurricane Contractor Connection is watching Tropical Depression 9. It is expected to strengthen into a Catagory 3 Hurricane late next week and may ma

Alert | August 1, 2019 | Active Tropical Storm Season Preparation (Contractors) Copy (Aug 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ STORM ALERT ] August 1, 2019 Image courtesy of the National Hurricane Center Preparation for Active Tropical Storm Season    August and September are usually the height of the Hurricane Season, and historically our network members have readily stepped up to assis

Alert | July 5, 2019 | California Earthquake (Contractors) (Jul 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ A L E R T ] July 5, 2019 Strongest Earthquake in 20 years hits California A 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake hit Southern California the morning of July 4th. The quake struck near Ridgecrest, a town of 29,000 in Kern County. Continuning tremors have been felt 125 mi

Alert | July 5, 2019 | California Earthquake (Clients) (Jul 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ A L E R T ] July 5, 2019 Strongest Earthquake in 20 years hits California A 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake hit Southern California the morning of July 4th. The quake struck near Ridgecrest, a town of 29,000 in Kern County. Continuning tremors have been felt 1

Alert | May 21, 2019 | Midwest Damaging Weather Outbreak (Clients) (May 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ S T O R M   A L E R T ] May 21, 2019 Damaging Weather Outbreak Affects Midwest Strong thunderstorms have produced tornadoes, hail and significant wind damages across Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Missouri Monday. Forecasts show additional potential for damaging wea

Alert | April 9, 2019 | Winter Storm Wesley (Clients) (Apr 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ S T O R M   A L E R T ] April 9, 2019 Winter Storm Wesley to Affect Plains to Ohio Valley Winter Storm Wesley is expected to create blizzard conditions in the Plains states, strong winds across the Mississippi Valley, additional rainfall in the floode

Alert | April 9, 2019 | Winter Storm Wesley (Contractors) (Apr 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ S T O R M   A L E R T ] April 9, 2019 Winter Storm Wesley to Affect Plains to Ohio Valley Winter Storm Wesley is expected to create blizzard conditions in the Plains states, strong winds across the Mississippi Valley, additional rainfall in the floode

Alert | February 22, 2019 | Winter Storm Quiana (Contractors) (Feb 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ S T O R M   A L E R T ] February 22, 2019 Winter Storm Quiana to Affect Midwest through Ohio Valley Winter Storm Quiana already deposited record snowfalls in the Southwestern United States. As the system continues northeast into the Midwest and Ohio Valley this

Alert | February 22, 2019 | Winter Storm Quiana (Clients) (Feb 2019)
View this email in your browser Contractor Connection. Please reconfirm your interest in receiving emails from us. If you do not wish to receive any more emails, you can unsubscribe here. [ S T O R M   A L E R T ] February 22, 2019 Winter Storm Quiana to Affect Midwest through Ohio Valley Winter Storm Quiana already deposited record snowfalls in the Southwestern United States. As the system continues northeast into the Midwest and Ohio Valley this

Alert | February 1, 2019 | Polar Vortex Extended Response Times - (Contractors) (Feb 2019)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] February 1, 2019                         Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Extended Response Times in Central and Eastern United States Polar Vortex outbreaks have reduced temperatures across much of the United States to well below Zero. Dangerously frigid temperatures and localized heavy snowfalls have created increases in water-related damages and freeze-related claims throu

Alert | January 28, 2019 | Polar Vortex Event (Contractors) (Jan 2019)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] January 28, 2019                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Polar Vortex Forecast to Affect Much of Central, Eastern U.S. An outbreak of polar air is forecast to drop temperatures significantly across much of the Central and Eastern United States starting tomorrow. With additional wind chill effects, record low temperatures are expected for dozens of cities Wednesday and Thu

Alert | January 28, 2019 | Polar Vortex Event (Clients) (Jan 2019)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] January 28, 2019                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Polar Vortex Forecast to Affect Much of Central, Eastern U.S. An outbreak of polar air is forecast to drop temperatures significantly across much of the Central and Eastern United States starting tomorrow. With additional wind chill effects, record low temperatures are expected for dozens of cities Wednesday and Thu

Alert | January 17, 2019 | Winter Storm Harper (Contractors) (Jan 2019)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] January 17, 2019                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Winter Storm Harper to affect much of Midwest, Eastern U.S. Winter Storm Harper is currently pushing through the West Coast into the Rockies with rain and snow above 5,000ft. By tomorrow it is expected to bring 30-50mph winds to the Midwest, damaging thunderstorms across the South on Saturday, and all weekend droppi

Alert | January 17, 2019 | Winter Storm Harper (Clients) (Jan 2019)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] January 17, 2019                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Winter Storm Harper to affect much of Midwest, Eastern U.S. Winter Storm Harper is currently pushing through the West Coast into the Rockies with rain and snow above 5,000ft. By tomorrow it is expected to bring 30-50mph winds to the Midwest, damaging thunderstorms across the South on Saturday, and all weekend droppi

Performance Based Assignments Effective 2019 (Dec 2018)
  To: Contractor Connection Network From: Desk of Larry Thomas, Global President, Crawford Contractor Connection Re: Performance Based Assignments Effective 2019 Seasons Greetings and Happy Holidays to all network members. I trust everyone is enjoying the holidays, and looking forward to an exciting 2019. As we reflect back on the past year, we have overcome the many industry challenges, the ever changing technology horizon and the continuing rise of customer expectations. I

Alert | October 12, 2018 | Mobilization Needed For FL, GA, and NC (Oct 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] October 12, 2018       Mobilization Needed For FL, GA and NC Contractor Connection is looking for network contractors who can participate in opportunities regarding Board Up and General Contracting assignments in the Florida Panhandle, southwestern Georgia, and North Carolina following the devastating impacts of Hurricanes Michael and Florence. Local network members have done excellent work in handling 

Alert | October 8, 2018 | Hurricance Michael (Contractors) (Oct 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] October 8, 2018                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Hurricane Michael approaches Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Hurricane Michael to make landfall potentially as a Category 2 storm near Panama City, FL Wednesday afternoon or evening. Heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds are forecast for the Florida Panhandle. Moderate to strong wi

Alert | October 8, 2018 | Hurricane Michael (Clients) (Oct 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] October 8, 2018                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Hurricane Michael approaches Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Hurricane Michael to make landfall potentially as a Category 2 storm near Panama City, FL Wednesday afternoon or evening. Heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds are forecast for the Florida Panhandle. Moderate to strong wi

Alert | October 2, 2018 | Return to Normal On-Site Response Times (Oct 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] October 2, 2018        Normal "On-Site" Response Times Set In MD, OH, PA, SC and VA Weather and associated travel conditions have greatly improved throughout the Eastern United States. Catastrophe-related assignments and the challenges to meet timeline standards have diminished.  Therefore, Contractor Connection is returning to Normal "On-Site" response times for Board Up and Mitigation assignments in th

Alert | September 24, 2018 | Mobilization Needed For North Carolina (Sep 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] September 25, 2018       Mobilization Needed For North Carolina Contractor Connection is looking for network contractors who can participate in opportunities regarding Board Up and General Contracting assignments in the Fayetteville, Wilmington, and possibly other coastal areas of North Carolina following the devastating impacts of Hurricane Florence. Local network members have done excellent work in ha

CONTRACTOR CONNECTION | SPECIAL ALERT – EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE HURRICANE FLORENCE 9.13.2018 (Sep 2018)
  TO: ACTIVE CONTRACTORS IN DESIGNATED STATES FROM: CONTRACTOR CONNECTION DATE: SEPTEMBER 13, 2018 SUBJECT: SPECIAL ALERT – EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSE - GEORGIA, MARYLAND, NORTH CAROLINA, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, AND VIRGINIA This communication is being forwarded to all Emergency Service contractors in the states listed in the subject line above. First of all, we thank you in advance for making your company available to the Contractor Connection custo

Alert | September 10, 2018 | Hurricance Florence (Contractors) (Sep 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] September 10, 2018                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Hurricane Florence approaches East Coast The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Hurricane Florence to make landfall as a Category 3 storm in The Carolinas Thursday night to Friday morning. Heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds are forecast from Savannah, GA to Norfolk, VA and well inland over the

Alert | September 10, 2018 | Hurricane Florence (Clients) (Sep 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] September 10, 2018                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Hurricane Florence approaches East Coast The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Hurricane Florence to make landfall as a Category 3 storm in The Carolinas Thursday night to Friday morning.  Heavy rainfall, flash flooding and damaging winds are forecast from Savannah, GA to Norfolk, VA and well inland over th

Alert | September 3, 2018 | Tropical Storm Gordon in Gulf of Mexico (Contractors) (Sep 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] September 3, 2018                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Tropical Storm Gordon approaches Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Tropical Storm Gordon to make landfall between Pensacola, FL and New Orleans, LA Tuesda evening or Wednesday morning with potential to be a CAT One Hurricane at that time. Heavy rainfall along with coastal flooding and strong

Alert | September 3, 2018 | Tropical Storm Gordon in Gulf of Mexico (Clients) (Sep 2018)
[ S T O R M   A L E R T ] September 3, 2018                        Image courtesy of The Weather Channel Tropical Storm Gordon approaches Gulf Coast The National Hurricane Center is forecasting Tropical Storm Gordon to make landfall between Pensacola, FL and New Orleans, LA Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning with potential to be a CAT One Hurricane at that time.  Heavy rainfall along with coastal flooding and strong

CONTRACTOR CONNECTION | URGENT - REQUIRED PROGRAM CONTRACTOR TRAINING - 8-13-18 (Aug 2018)
  TO: NETWORK MEMBERS FROM: CONTRACTOR CONNECTION DATE: AUGUST 15, 2018 SUBJECT: URGENT - REQUIRED PROGRAM CONTRACTOR TRAINING Dear Network Member, Congratulations on being selected for the State Farm Managed Repair Program. As the last remaining step in the selection and activation process, you are required to attend one of the two program training sessions. Below is the information on how to register for one of these sessions. During this training, we will discuss progr

Blueprints #3 - December Copy BME (Dec 2012)
December  2012Welcome to the THIRD edition of the Contractor Connection Consumer Services Monthly Update, BLUEPRINT. This month’s edition focuses on the importance of COMMUNICATION with your customer.  There is no other single issue in any business that is more important than good COMMUNICATION and that rule certainly holds true for remodeling.  From the first interaction with the customer you have the unique opportunity to set the expectation for the project and proces

Building A Better Connection - May 2016 Issue (May 2016)
May 2016   Insurance Direct Program Launches Contractor Connection recently announced the launching of a new program that will complement the current Consumer programs and bring tremendous business opportunities to participating network contractors. Every year, thousands of insurance claims are estimated and paid out by insurance carriers without a network program. This process leaves the insured with a claim check in hand and the task of finding a contractor to make

Building A Better Connection - January 2016 (Mar 2016)
January 21, 2016   Welcome To The 2015 Recap And 2016 Look-Ahead Edition Of Building A Better Connection! As we begin another exciting year at Contractor Connection, be on the lookout for announcements regarding new program requirements and enhancements to our value-add program coming in 2016. We will also soon announce the opening of registration for our Conference & Expo in Las Vegas. Additionally, you will receive a reminder in the coming weeks to update your C

Building A Better Connection - June 2015 Issue (Jun 2015)
June 2015 MUST READ: New POMS Now In Effect! The new Performance Objective Monitoring System (POMS) is rolling out this week, and you will soon receive your new POMS report. As we previously announced, in order to meet the expectations of tomorrow, the Contractor Connection team has designed a new and improved POMS performance scorecard that includes expanded field performance measurements with a focus on customer satisfaction, job starts and completion, and estimate accuracy.

Building A Better Connection - February 2015 Issue (Feb 2015)
February 2015 New POMS - Scorecard Aims For Better Performance At our 2014 Contractor Connection Conference & Expo last June in New Orleans, we raised the bar and announced to the network the need to improve overall performance in a number of key areas. Most notably were job completion, customer communication and more consistent, clean and accurate estimates on contractors’ initial upload. To reinforce the initiatives placed on you that became effective in January, co

Fall 2014 Building A Better Connection (Nov 2014)
Fall 2014   Check Out The Fall 2014 Building a Better Connection Newsletter! Welcome to the fall edtion of Building a Better Connection. This issue highlights Contractor Connection’s participation in industry events as well as recaps network events that took place accross the country. Also in this issue, we recognize the efforts by the contractor network to help those in need in their own communities.     The above inte

Blueprint - April 2014 (Apr 2014)
  April 2014 Roadmap to Winning the JobNetwork Member Online StoreRISE UP Conference & ExpoHome Improvement Leaders Now that you've received a job assignment, your foot is in the door. The next step is to win the homeowner's trust. To help put you on a journey for more Consumer Home Improvement success, we have written a two part series, Roadmap to Winning the Job. As part of the first installment in our series, below are two important tips to start your journey.1. Establish A Good Fir

Blueprint No. 8 - November (Nov 2013)
November 2013 | 8th Edition A Picture Is Worth A Thousand WordsContractor CornerFollow Us On Social Media The old saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" holds true when it comes to winning the Consumer Services job. Now more than ever, homeowners want to see examples of your work so they can find the trust they need to sign off on their home improvement project. That is why it is important to take high-quality photos before and after your project is completed and submit

Blueprint No. 7 - September (Sep 2013)
  September 2013 | 7th Edition How To Win Over The HomeownerIn The MediaConsumer Services Leaders Now that you've received a job assignment, your foot is in the door.The next step is to win the homeowner's trust that you'll deliver on that major renovation they've been clamoring to have done for years.Here are four tips to win over the homeowner and win more jobs:1. Be a great communicatorTrust is built on great communication, and without a homeowner's trust, you won't win the job. Whe

Blueprint No. 6 - June Copy (Jun 2013)
  June 2013 | 6th Edition Will You Meet The Challenge?Invest. Grow. Opportunity.Key Messages From ClientsConsumer Services Leaders It is truly an exciting time to be part of the Contractor Connection Consumer Services program.A valuable advantage of the program is the referral generated from an affinity partner, in whom the consumer has a high level of trust. The trust maximizes the opportunity for you to win the job. In addition, no other consumer program credentials and performance manage

Blueprints #5 - April (Apr 2013)
 April 2013  |  5th EditionWelcome to the 5th edition of the Blueprint.  This month’s focus is on quality control within your organization.Like all businesses, but especially true with restoration and remodeling companies, there are a lot of moving parts that can impact your day to day operations. How well you manage your internal processes and create checks and balances to ensure consistent quality in all that you do will separate you from your competition. A

Blueprints #4 - January Copy_BME Copy (Jan 2013)
 January  2013  |  4th EditionHello 2013!Its official, the Consumer Service Program has successfully wrapped up 2012 and is charging ahead into 2013.  This is especially true for those of you who took advantage of this opportunity to diversify your business using most of your existing resources.  The program produced notable accomplishments as well as impressive individual results - many of which are highlighted below. As we look ahead to 2013, we have our goal

Blueprints #2 - November (Nov 2012)
November  2012Welcome to the SECOND edition of the Contractor Connection Consumer Services Monthly Update, BLUEPRINT. Our first edition received a great deal of positive feedback. Thanks for your valuable input! This month’s edition is all about estimating.  Are you struggling with closing your consumer service referral opportunities?  Is your team using Xactimate in the same way it’s used for restoration estimating?  If so, this could be your problem!&n