Pre-Disaster Planning and Post-Disaster Claims, Building Assessment & Data Management

About the webinar

Disasters such as Hurricanes Laura, Sally and Delta cause extensive property damage and business interruption. To navigate these issues, a property owner or insurance carrier must engage an experienced and integrated team from various fields – including insurance adjusters, risk managers, structural engineers, building science experts and data managers – who use digital tools like GRS Bridge, Esri ArcGIS Online and Microsoft Power BI.

In this webinar, Ramboll and Global Risk Solutions are teaming up to share insights on effectively addressing issues arising from disasters and managing insurance claims, building assessments and data using innovative tools. Ramboll's Lawrence Malizzi, Jason Wells and Michael Kaniuga, with Global Risk Solutions' Suzanne Ziemann, will discuss approaches to pre-disaster planning and post-disaster response activities to report and document damages, manage information and evaluate or submit claims to repair and restore properties to pre-storm conditions.

A Q&A session will follow the program.

Speakers

Lawrence Malizzi Senior Manager \| Ramboll Moderator Lawrence (Larry) Malizzi has extensive experience in spill planning, drills and response, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, endangered species and habitat restoration. He also provides environmental consulting services to law firms for due diligence and litigation support and the maritime, insurance, oil and gas, financial and automotive sectors. Larry is the Board Secretary of the Spill Control Association of America, on the Board Executive Committee of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, and a Past President of the Potomac-Chesapeake Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and has spoken extensively on spills and other environmental topics in the US, Canada and EU.
Jason Wells Senior Managing Consultant \| Ramboll Presenter Jason Wells has over 15 years of research and consulting experience in project management and site characterization, specializing in geospatial/spatio-temporal technologies and data management. He has provided technical expertise in site characterization, human health and ecological risk assessment, and ecotoxicology to clients worldwide addressing environmental liability and risk issues associated with contaminated sites, including several large contaminated sediment sites in North America, Europe and the Caribbean. Jason uses his unique background in site characterization, ecological risk assessment, geographic information systems, and database management to develop 3D/4D visualization models and analytical tools to present spatial and temporal distribution of environmental characterization data.
Michael Kaniuga, CIH, CSP, CHMM Senior Managing Consultant \| Ramboll Presenter Michael Kaniuga has more than 18 years of experience related to the occupational health, safety and environmental practice fields. He has conducted comprehensive investigations, provided recommendations and opinions, as well as managed projects for a wide spectrum of clients, including industrial and private property owners, developers, contractors, manufacturers, insurance adjusters and legal counsel. Michael has led a variety of projects associated with moisture incursion investigation, personal exposure to hazardous agents (biological, chemical and physical), ventilation issues, safety audits, risk assessments and accident investigation. He specializes in forensic investigations related to air quality in the ambient, industrial and built environments. He has collected, analyzed, interpreted, organized and evaluated the scientific data necessary to provide opinions related to identifying problem causation and defining remediation protocols. Michael has provided expert opinions on a number of large and complex litigation matters. As a CSP, he specializes in accident investigations involving workers. His investigations have included the collection of evidence, reviews of applicable standard operating procedures, industry consensus standards and government regulations. He has performed hazard identification and safety audits, and assisted in designing and implementing a number of corporate compliance programs.
Suzanne Ziemann AVP, Business Development \| Global Risk Solutions Presenter Suzanne Ziemann serves as the Assistant Vice President of Sales for Global Risk Solutions, a global provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management services. She has over 28 years of progressive experience in claims management, operations management and claims services consulting. With Global Risk Solutions, Suzanne utilizes her extensive claims background to partner with a variety of corporate and insurance industry clients and provide the strategic solutions necessary to quickly and effectively manage claims, manage risk and control costs.

Lawrence Malizzi Senior Manager \| Ramboll Moderator Lawrence (Larry) Malizzi has extensive experience in spill planning, drills and response, Natural Resource Damage Assessment, endangered species and habitat restoration. He also provides environmental consulting services to law firms for due diligence and litigation support and the maritime, insurance, oil and gas, financial and automotive sectors. Larry is the Board Secretary of the Spill Control Association of America, on the Board Executive Committee of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary, and a Past President of the Potomac-Chesapeake Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry and has spoken extensively on spills and other environmental topics in the US, Canada and EU.
Jason Wells Senior Managing Consultant \| Ramboll Presenter Jason Wells has over 15 years of research and consulting experience in project management and site characterization, specializing in geospatial/spatio-temporal technologies and data management. He has provided technical expertise in site characterization, human health and ecological risk assessment, and ecotoxicology to clients worldwide addressing environmental liability and risk issues associated with contaminated sites, including several large contaminated sediment sites in North America, Europe and the Caribbean. Jason uses his unique background in site characterization, ecological risk assessment, geographic information systems, and database management to develop 3D/4D visualization models and analytical tools to present spatial and temporal distribution of environmental characterization data.
Michael Kaniuga, CIH, CSP, CHMM Senior Managing Consultant \| Ramboll Presenter Michael Kaniuga has more than 18 years of experience related to the occupational health, safety and environmental practice fields. He has conducted comprehensive investigations, provided recommendations and opinions, as well as managed projects for a wide spectrum of clients, including industrial and private property owners, developers, contractors, manufacturers, insurance adjusters and legal counsel. Michael has led a variety of projects associated with moisture incursion investigation, personal exposure to hazardous agents (biological, chemical and physical), ventilation issues, safety audits, risk assessments and accident investigation. He specializes in forensic investigations related to air quality in the ambient, industrial and built environments. He has collected, analyzed, interpreted, organized and evaluated the scientific data necessary to provide opinions related to identifying problem causation and defining remediation protocols. Michael has provided expert opinions on a number of large and complex litigation matters. As a CSP, he specializes in accident investigations involving workers. His investigations have included the collection of evidence, reviews of applicable standard operating procedures, industry consensus standards and government regulations. He has performed hazard identification and safety audits, and assisted in designing and implementing a number of corporate compliance programs.
Suzanne Ziemann AVP, Business Development \| Global Risk Solutions Presenter Suzanne Ziemann serves as the Assistant Vice President of Sales for Global Risk Solutions, a global provider of claims adjusting and environmental risk management services. She has over 28 years of progressive experience in claims management, operations management and claims services consulting. With Global Risk Solutions, Suzanne utilizes her extensive claims background to partner with a variety of corporate and insurance industry clients and provide the strategic solutions necessary to quickly and effectively manage claims, manage risk and control costs.