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[Bart_]

Are you incurring any unusual or no-good-deed-goes-unpunished risk by having your report on file now, ie do you think there's any way they could turn it against you in future years/events?

Kudos on being a good guy.

 

[ATH]

Are you incurring any unusual or no-good-deed-goes-unpunished risk by having your report on file now, ie do you think there's any way they could turn it against you in future years/events?

Kudos on being a good guy.

I wonder that same thing. I think a few things can provide some protection (but I'm no legal expert!):
1) follow industry (ANSI A300 and/or ISA TRAQ) standards
2) include a time frame (that is repetitive of #1...just re-emphasizing)
3) include language about limitations of access to inspect entire tree (ditto)
4) know there is a reason those standards no longer say "hazard tree". They provide a risk rating - recognizing there is inherent risk. Its a question of how significant that risk is.
5) buy professional liability insurance.

 

[Evo]

It's not fun to argue against them either.

I’ve had great luck in doing so. Kinda uncomfortable as it’s just a finger pointing game so the insurance company can come back and blame the arborist

 

[Evo]

I wrote letter for a client who's insurance told her to remove all limbs over the house from a huge Red Oak and a big White Oak that was basically all 8"-10" leaders, half of which were over the house. I laid out the risk of Oak Wilt, over-pruning, creating a hazard that didn't exist before, and financial implications for bad tree choices. I also said that making tree pruning or removal requests from drone footage is irresponsible and has no nuance or context, nor the knowledge of a consulting arborist. I threw in the phrase "ecologically irresponsible" for good measure. They changed their tune and are giving her until January to have us perform the prescribed prune from us, NOT them. Sometimes you win one!

Pretty much how I handle these issues too. One out of 10 might actually be somewhat valid

 

[Njdelaney]

Are you incurring any unusual or no-good-deed-goes-unpunished risk by having your report on file now, ie do you think there's any way they could turn it against you in future years/events?

Kudos on being a good guy.

I don't know. Time will tell I suppose

 

[Analog]

Oh that’s been on going. I’ve had many of those calls from clients, with non specific threats from their insurance companies ‘you have to remove all the trees from around your house and structure or we will be forced to drop you.’
Sometimes is cut all branches and tops from over the roof.

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Just read this article regarding this exact issue. Good read.