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Risk Management Consulting & Support

For more than two decades, HMI has provided insurers and property owners with emergency response and consulting support for claims and litigation involving outdoor property. Our team of credentialed arborists, green industry experts, and professional tree crews works with organizations to identify, assess, and mitigate potential losses from catastrophic events. Protecting Your Outdoor Property We […]

Insurance Consulting & Claims Support

For more than two decades, HMI has provided insurers and property owners with emergency tree removal and consulting support for claims involving outdoor property. Our team features the nation's top arborists, professional tree crews, and other green industry experts to help you resolve all claims involving damage to trees, landscaping, vineyards, turf, golf course features, […]

From the President - Wrapping Up 2024

To All Authorized Members, It’s hard to believe that we have turned the page on another year. It sure doesn’t seem like a year ago when we were celebrating the end of 2023, a record year for HMI and our Authorized Member Network. Maybe it's because 2024 was a blur from beginning to end. HMI […]

Acer truncatum - Shantung, Shandong or Purpleblow Maple & Hybrids

Acer truncatum is certainly not a household word or common in the arboricultural, nursery and landscape industries, but it deserves greater use. Interest in this species is picking up as weather patterns are affecting tree performance. To date, this species has been adaptable to weather's curve balls. Small trees, 20' to 30’ high and […]

HMI Pro Tips for Taking Good Photos

"If there’s no picture... it didn't happen" The HMI Pro Tips series has been created to provide our member network best practices to use when processing an HMI referral to maximize the value of your membership. HMI is proud of the fact that leading insurance companies rely on our program to ensure their clients have […]

HMI to Present at American Society of Consulting Arborists Annual Conference

HMI's Doug Malawsky and Tom Pope will be presenting at the ASCA Annual Conference in Tucson, Arizona on December 6, 2024. For those consulting arborists in attendance, stop by the session at 3:15p as we will share thoughts on "Developing a team approach to a complex assignment." The presentation will help consulting arborists consider the […]