Restoration Revealed

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500

Restoration Revealed

In December 2012, restoration executives from across Canada were invited to participate in an open discussion to provide insurance brokers with insight...

Committed to the Vision, Committed to the Team

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500

This month, cdrg+REDTEAM is proud to reacquaint you with a couple of our renewing members. In order for cdrg+REDTEAM to succeed, we require continuous...

cdrg+REDTEAM is Proud to Introduce our Newest Member - True-Care Restoration

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

cdrg+REDTEAM is proud to introduce our newest member: True Care Restoration. The team at True Care Restoration provides a 24/7 emergency and repair service to the...

Hurricane Sandy Sustainable Redevelopment Plan Unveiled

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Hurricane Sandy Sustainable Redevelopment Plan Unveiled

Shelf cloud from the developing derecho in Chicago on June 29, 2012. Image Credit: NWS Meteorologist...

Videos and images: Violent US storm of June 29, 2012

Wed, 04 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Videos and images: Violent US storm of June 29, 2012

Staying Strong in a Storm of Chaos and Change

Thu, 14 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

In every business we are faced with the chaotic ups and downs of the industry. These moments are unpredictable, moments of uncertainty and surprise, moments of...

Only CDRG Could Inspire It...

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Rebuilding your Environment by Design
Remediation Environmental Decontamination

The cdrg|REDTEAM and its elite members are proud to announce a major investment in a...

DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS– for GROUPE CDRG

Fri, 18 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Overview : Currently expanding our operations in Québec to serve our national clients, we have assembled one of the most multidisciplinary team of property gurus in...

A Reflection on CDRG

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400

As an avid reader I felt compelled to share with you this diamond in the rough article from the Harvard Business School (HBS). As you will witness it is worthy of sharing as it...

Are You Ready to Compete?

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

It’s inevitable, evolution happens and our industry is no exception. As I am sure you would agree with me when I say the only constant is change. So it should be no surprise...

Royalty Free, That's CDRG

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Royalty Free, That's CDRG

How can we go far fast? Our smaller committed CDRG team members are drowning out the slow moving corporate naysayers and creating momentum. Whether...

Wishin': Impossible? Making estimating software really work for vendor programs

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Article written by Kabir A Shaal ACII MBA from Shaal Consulting

It has been over a decade since the introduction of estimating software into property claims management systems...

A Great Beginning for CDRG member GCS

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

March 29, 2012 Access official website »

A Great Beginning for GCS

Look Beyond the Team: It's About the Network

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400

By Jon R. Katzenbach in HBR Blog Network

In most businesses, the prevailing assumption is that teams are the best way for leadership groups to go when solving a problem. Whenever...

Change has a permanent feature: it will happen, with or without you.

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500

If you look at change from a distance, it occurs either continuously or sporadically. The events can appear repetitive and routine, but if you examine it closer, each and every...

THE BASECAMP PROJECT EMBODIES THE NEW SPIRIT OF THE CDRG REDTEAM

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The Basecamp project embodies the new spirit of the CDRG REDTEAM

It will mark a year next month when they first began breaking ground to start the development of the...

GLOBAL CONTENT SOLUTIONS FACILITY CDRG OFFICIALLY OPENS

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

CDRG is pleased to announce the opening of Southern Ontario's most state-of-the art content restoration facility, Global Content...

CDRG WELCOMES TEK-PRO TO THE TEAM!

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

CDRG STRENGTHENS
REPRESENTATION IN
EASTERN ONTARIO

CDRG WELCOMES TEK-PRO TO THE TEAM!

2012 plans to be an exciting year for CDRG....

DOING MORE WITH LESS

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The current pressures on the restoration industry cause a dilemma which forces restorers to "do more with less". But the question on everyone's mind is: "How can we do more with less...

CDRG Membership Renewals

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

CDRG Membership
Renewals

CDRG would like to take this opportunity to publicly announce all of its members who have renewed within the last quarter. Thank you for your ...

PROUD TO ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

HUB International Limited is a leading North American insurance brokerage that provides a broad array of property and casualty, life and health, employee benefits,...

Planning For The Unpredictable

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

When the ground rocks, structures must flex. The same applies for companies competing in today’s fast paced environment. The reality is that most corporations still operate with...

Cheers to another year of Changing the industry by Storm

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year
from CDRG!

Welcome to the final CDRG RedTeam newsletter of 2011. Merry Christmas to you from all of us here in Ottawa.

WHAT CAN CANADA LEARN FROM THE BANGKOK FLOODING

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

More than 500 people have lost their lives as a result of the floods.

Humanitarian organisations are now concerned about communities living among the increasingly dirty water,...

It's Always Better To Be Part of a Group

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

It's Always Better To
Be Part of a Group

Ottawa, Dec. 8th, 2011 There's always an advantage to being part of a...

The Worst Storm

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

The Worst Storm

The worst storm in the history of modern yacht racing was the monster gale that struck the Fastnet race in the summer of 1979. The Fastnet is one of racing’s most...

Do Success and High Standards still work together?

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

In the current property insurance environment, do Success and High Standards still work together, or do increased pressures force disaster restoration organizations to sacrifice one for the...

CDRG has 4 new locations to service BC

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Total Restoration Services Inc. is one of the leading restoration preferred Contractors providing a high level of service to the Property and Casualty industry. They have been providing...

What has happened to the industry?

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

What has happened to the industry? Trying to create a new cloak from old cloth just does not work. What is missing is the importance of relevance in the strategic process. (this article is...

RIMS, ANNUAL AGM, & MEMBER OF THE YEAR!

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

RIMS, ANNUAL AGM, & MEMBER OF THE YEAR!

What a fun filled week! CDRG just held it's Annual AGM in Ottawa in conjunction with the RIMS Canada Conference. We would like to thank every...

McLarens Canada renamed Granite Claims Solutions

Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Canadian Disaster Restoration Group (CDRG), Canada’s largest network of independent restoration specialists are proud to announce the following members who've renewed their...

CDRG fly’s by the seven year itch mark and turns 8.

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

It seems like just yesterday we we’re losing ground to the franchises that had the financial backing of headquarters to promote and sell their franchisees....

CDRG Member of The Year Nominees

Fri, 15 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Summer is heating up, but you can stay cool with a refreshing look at who’s this year’s CDRG member of the year candidates! This newsletter features who these chosen members are and...

Canada's Top 20 Property Insurers

Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Here are the top 20 Property Insurers (based on net written premiums in 2010).

Intact Financial ($1,024,434) Aviva Canada ($649,1937) TD Insurance ($576,411) Wawanesa Mutual...

Top 3 rumours at Economical

Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Economical president and CEO Katherine Mabe clears up industry gossip at the IBAO Young Brokers Conference. Suzanne Sharma on June 10, 2011

The demutualization efforts at Economical have...

Intact to drop AXA name six months after acquisition, promises relationships with brokers will remain the same

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Intact to drop AXA name six months after acquisition, promises relationships with brokers will remain the same

2011-06-10

Intact Financial Corporation's acquisition of...

Newly Renovated State of the Art Facility for CDRG member in Cobden

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The story begins in 1968 when Don and his wife Lynne Helferty open their restoration business, with little more than a van.

In 1997, Devlin took over...

CDRG President Announces Recent Membership Renewals!

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

CDRG's President & Founder - Simon Frigon announced earlier today a list of members who recently renewed their 2011-2012...

It's time to ask smarter questions

Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

How do you cut mitigation costs without affecting your policyholder retention?

What are the benefits of a truly national disaster restoration...

CDRG Brings New Wave of Talent to it’s Team

Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

CDRG is adding new talent to their roster, with the recent hire of a Eastern Canada Business Development Rep, Financial Consultant and Business Coach & Mentor. Newly appointed...

CDRG REDTEAM in Slave Lake

Wed, 18 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CDRG Red Team Preparing Crews & Resources.

866.736.9222.

May 18th 2011 Ottawa, On - In light of the recent raging forest fires...

CDRG at the RIMS North America in Vancouver

Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

CDRG was in full force at the 2011 RIMS North America in Vancouver

CDRG along side Western Regional Office and Member Canstar...

CDRG new website...the perfect storm

Tue, 03 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

CDRG shift focus on clients, updates website for easier flow to locate its 1750+ certified property experts and ties in an exclusive web...

A foundation based on decades of slow and steady growth. Built to last

Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

With consolidated behemoths threatening the very existence of mid-sized independent disaster restoration companies, joining a national network can not only ensure the survival of local property...

Watch out for insurance mergers, RSA Canada head says

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

TARA PERKINS
Globe and Mail
Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2011 12:49PM EST

If Rowan Saunders, the CEO of Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada, is correct there...

Crawford and North Waterloo Farmers Mutual launch Crawford's Contractor Connection program

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Crawford & Company (Canada) Inc. and The North Waterloo Farmers Mutual have launched Crawford's Contractor Connection program at North Waterloo.

Contractor Connection...

CDRG's 2010 Ad Campaign - entitled SUCCESS

Fri, 07 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

When Disaster Strikes

Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Disaster/Insurance Restoration Work Offers Opportunities to Those Who Have What It Takes

By Kenneth W. Betz

Fire, floods, storms and other misfortunes are inevitable regardless of...

‘Big Picture’ With Claim Management

Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Bolstering Insurer Profitability, Customer Satisfaction

See the 'Big Picture' With Global Claim Management

BY Paul Tuhy and Nicole Michaels, www.claimsmag.com

This article has...

CDRG Certified Member - Meridian Group - Opens Second Montreal Location

Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Expansion Based on Top Notch Service

CDRG Certified Member Meridian Group has opened a second Montreal location on November 1, 2010 at #6, 3284 1ere Rue, St-Hubert, on Montreal's...

CDRG and SMT Research New Alliance

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

CDRG is excited to announce their new relationship with SMT Research – which will assist their members to stay at the forefront of new technological innovations.

CDRG is...

The Importance of Claims Contact Data

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

How to Improve Quality and Cleansing Efforts

While the overall economic perspective is looking brighter than it was a few months ago, insurance organizations are still looking to...

New Associate Member - Siteworks!

Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

CDRG is Pleased to Announce Their Newest Associate Member: Siteworks

Jamie Hassall, owner and founder of Siteworks Corporation, started out as a Civil Engineering Technician specialized...

Creating a Positive Experience...What's at Stake?

Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

A property damage experience can either make or break a customer's relationship with an insurer...

It's a fact, policyholders who have a positive property damage experience are ...

Royalty Free, That's CDRG

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 -0500

Royalty Free, That's CDRG

How can we go far fast? Our smaller committed CDRG team members are drowning out the slow moving corporate naysayers and creating momentum. Whether...