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Essential Business Preparations for Contractors Ahead of 2021 Wildfire Season
With planning and preparation, the effects of wildfires can be mitigated. Wildfires require a specific set of conditions to propagate; the key is confining those conditions.
By Michael Pignataro
June 8, 2021
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by Michael Pignataro
Based in New York, Pignataro has been with AGCS since 2018. Pignataro specializes in construction property insurance, with a unique blend of U.S. and international underwriting experience within the oil, gas, chemical, heavy industrial and power generation industries. Previously, he held construction underwriting roles at AIG, Talbot and XL Catlin. He earned a BA in Market Research from Mount St. Mary’s University and an MBA in Insurance & Risk Management from St. John’s University.
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