Bollinger Insurance Announces New Service/Product For Clients To Document and Protect Valuable Lands

Bollinger Insurance has developed a reputation for providing their clients with the best products and services available to manage and protect their valuables. With the 2007 storm season upon us, Bollinger is continuing that tradition by making available a revolutionary new product and service from Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. (HMI).

HMI uses a patented process and field network of trained assessors to inventory the type, size, location, and general health of each tree and shrub on a property and then calculate the replacement cost value of each one. Bollinger is recommending the service to their clients as a way to document their valuable landscape assets and to protect them from loss or damage.

It is well documented that healthy, vigorous plants are more likely to survive adverse environmental conditions. During the assessment process, HMI’s assessors use a standardized data collection program to help rate each tree and shrub and identify plants requiring following up for health reasons or because they pose a risk to other structures. HMI provides this information to property owners in a Plant Health Score report. Property owners can then address these issues and minimize the risk of loss to these assets and/or damage to their home or other assets.

The replacement cost values will be used by Bollinger to determine an appropriate insurance product for each client. Based on HMI’s valuation system, exciting new insurance products are being developed to protect the investment property owners have in their landscapes. As a leading independent insurance agency, Bollinger has access to these products and will work with their clients to select the product that best meets their needs.

Examples of Trees Damaged by Hurricanes:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62TGbvvsXIg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYnPpPeyfIY

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News Facts:

• Bollinger announces new product and service from Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. (HMI) for their clients to document and protect their valuable landscape assets.
• HMI uses a patented process and field network of trained assessors to inventory the type, size, location, and general health of each tree and shrub on a property and then to calculate the replacement cost value of each one.
• Bollinger is recommending the service to their clients as a way to document their valuable landscape assets and to protect them from loss or damage.
• During the assessment process, HMI’s assessors use a standardized data collection program to help rate each tree and shrub and identify plants requiring following up for health reasons or because they pose a risk to other structures.
• The replacement cost values will be used by Bollinger to determine an appropriate insurance product for each client.

Quotes:
"In recent years we have all witnessed the damage that storms, fires and floods have caused to structures and landscape assets," said Rhonda Graber, Managing Director Personal Insurance of Bollinger, Inc. "The horticultural assessment gives our customers all of the information they need to properly determine coverage levels for their landscape assets as well as mitigate any risk that comes with unhealthy trees and shrubs."
"Millions of dollars worth of trees and shrubs are lost each year to storms, flooding, lightning and other perils," said Cowles. "A single tree can cost $20,000 or more to replace. Once property owners understand the value of their landscape assets, they will understand the need to properly manage these assets and work with their insurance carrier to make certain their coverage is adequate. The HMI Horticultural Assessment can help property owners make wise decisions about their landscape assets."
About Bollinger, Inc.:
In addition to its Short Hills headquarters, Bollinger has branch offices in New York City, Philadelphia, Princeton, and Moorestown, Vineland and Short Hills, N.J. With roots dating back to 1876, Bollinger provides business and personal insurance to a wide range of customers, as well as specialty insurance programs for golf and country clubs, amateur sports, and schools and colleges. For more information on Bollinger, Inc. please visit http://www.BollingerInsurance.com.

About Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. (HMI):
Horticultural Asset Management, Inc. provides revolutionary products and services that are utilized by green industry professionals as well as experts in the tax, insurance and real estate industries. HMI’s Horticultural Scientific Standard (HS² ™) enables HMI Horticultural Assessments to provide accurate replacement costs for landscape assets. The replacement cost valuations provided in the HMI Horticultural Assessments can help property owners recover from the loss of landscape assets and they also provide valuable information to those purchasing properties. Also included in the HMI Horticultural Assessments is the Michael Dirr Plant Guide, written by renowned professor and author Dr. Michael A. Dirr. The plant guide provides customized care instructions, as well as photographs and plant descriptions. For more information or to view a sample HMI Horticultural Assessment please visit the Web site http://www.moneygrowsontrees.com or call 866-937-6468.
Keywords:
Bollinger Insurance, Horticultural Asset Management, HMI, Dr. Michael Dirr, Landscape Assets, Replacement Costs, Landscape Valuations, Risk Management, Doug Cowles, Horticultural Assessments, Property Owners, High Value Residential Homes, Horticultural Scientific Standard, Michael Dirr Plant Guide, Hurricane, Storm Damage

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
919-233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com


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