What the Cat Model Prices, and What This Week Actually Did
A cat model prices a year for a book of business. A restoration week is one address. Both are real. They are not the same number.
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The 10-Day Disaster Cycle: What Sedgwick’s 2026 Numbers Mean for Your Backlog
In 2025 the average gap between billion-dollar U.S. weather disasters fell to 10 days. Plan the backlog as permanent.
The Buyer Changed. Did You?
Scott Maysura’s C&R Magazine numbers show the claims-to-self-pay flip: same opportunities, worse close rates, and $450k left on the table when the buyer changes.
Claims Are Down 24%. The Best Restorers Don’t Care.
Claims are down nearly 24%, but occurrences aren’t. Nate Cisney and Alex Duta at The Experience on why hustlers finance the work, own the homeowner, and crush down markets as home-service contractors.