The When Why & How of Claim Reporting
At it’s simplest, insurance is about the transfer of risk from a business or person to an insurance company. In exchange for the payment of premium, insurance companies agree to […]
ASHI Reporter Articles
Focus on Ethics
The ASHI Code of Ethics Committee is charged with developing ethics education and awareness for ASHI’s membership and answering Requests for Interpretation (RFIs) of our Code of Ethics. Two RFIs […]
ASHI Officer Nominating Committee Process Explained
As you know, the Officer Nominating Committee has met and presented the 2007 slate of Officers to the Membership for consideration. As a committee, we are presenting the process so […]
The ASHI Election and Voting Process
Each year, questions arise about ASHI’s voting process such as: Does my vote really matter? Is ASHI’s electronic voting really secure and secret? Who counts the votes? Why is there […]
Misunderstandings & Communication
An inspection experience Carbon Monoxide and a two-week-old child made this inspection very interesting. I arrived to find the seller at home caring for an infant. She offered to leave, […]
Point-of-Entry Arsenic Removal Systems
In January 2006, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) reduced the maximum allowable concentration of arsenic in drinking water to 10 micrograms per liter from the existing 50 micrograms per liter.
Standards of Practice Revisions Become Official October 15, 2006
Editor’s note: It has been several months since Members voted to accept the revised ASHI Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics. The revisions were several years in the making […]
Straight Talk for Consumers and Real Estate Practitioners
New brochure Your Home Inspection Questions Answered now available in English and in Spanish In response to requests from the membership, ASHI now offers a marketing/educational brochure that can be […]
Creaky Floors and Other Issues That Bug Homeowners
Sometimes clients are bothered by conditions that don’t qualify as defects, but, nevertheless, are important to them. ASHI Member Jim Rooney answers questions about both defects and bothersome conditions in […]
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