PIA Summit Addresses Mold and Moisture Management

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PIA Summit Addresses Mold and Moisture Management

SAN BRUNO, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/01/2006 --

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The Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) Western Alliance recently

hosted a summit on moisture management and mold control. The purpose

was to provide tools that facilitate better moisture and mold

assessments of new construction, remediated properties, properties

with previous claims as well as during the underwriting process for

both the public and insurance companies.

The improved assessments are founded upon a structured, rigorous,

and comprehensive inspection and sampling protocol. This is

accomplished by utilizing qualified inspectors in the new Certified

MoldTech® and Moisture Management (CMTMM) System developed by Core

Environmental. This system makes further use of Mold Report's™

MoldScore™. MoldScore is a sophisticated means of assisting the

interpretation of mold samples developed by Environmental

Microbiology Laboratory, Inc. (EMLab™). It uses fungal specific

information, analytical information, and a detailed understanding of

molds indicative of indoor mold growth to interpret data more

effectively.

The PIA Western Alliance initiated this meeting because of its

desire to help independent insurance agents who service community

insurance needs. They provide agents with access to diverse types of

coverage, tools, and resources without requiring minimum premium

volume. Providing access to these advanced and well developed mold

technologies was felt to be a valuable resource. The CMTMM system is

software that enables a consistent and comprehensive mold and

moisture inspection starting from the grounds surrounding the

building and systematically working into the details of the

interior. It compiles the data recorded into a PDA during the

investigation and formats it into a consistently formatted, easy to

understand report which then helps the insurance company and the

owner understand the issues of each individual property. Together

the MoldScore and the CMTMM system provides an accurate assessment

which reduces the unknown risk to insurance companies and results in

lower premiums, better coverage and more issued policies which helps

the public.

For additional information visit the PIA at www.piawest.com, Core

Environmental at www.core-env.com, and Environmental Microbiology

Laboratory, Inc. at www.emlab.com.

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SOURCE: Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Inc.