Here is our 3rd and final installment of questions we are fielding from the flooding in the Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. Hopefully we can help others seeking similar answers with flood insurance claims issues. Q. How much drywall damage will my flood insurance pay for? A. Some adjusters will only go up to 2 feet, but most…
Here is our 2nd installment of questions we are fielding from the flooding in the Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina. Hopefully we can help others seeking similar answers with flood insurance claims issues. Q. My lower cabinets were damaged by the flood waters. Does my flood insurance pay to match them and pay for my upper cabinets?…
Whenever there is a severe storm like the flooding in the Columbia and Charleston, South Carolina area our inbox gets inundated with questions from policyholders who are entering the insurance claims world for the first time and are seeking answers on how to recover from their damage. Over the next week we’ll publish some of…
Q. My insurance company will not submit a letter of demand for the appraisal clause. If I do, will I then be responsible for all fees? My policy reads if they do the letter of demand, they will pay for all my appraisal fees. A. Thank you for your question. Most property policies we have seen over…
As public adjusters, we continue to assist policyholders with property insurance claims after severe winter storms like we have experienced in Boston, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and other markets this winter. Roof collapse, ice dams, frozen pipes, water damage and yes even wind damage will be common occurrences. We’ve compiled some of the most commonly asked…
Q. A shower pan leak caused wood floor damage. Our insurance company says damage from a shower pan is not covered. That seems absurd to me. There is no way we could have known there was a leak until we saw the wood warping. Should our insurance claim be covered? A. Your issue is a very common…
Q. What would be a reasonable estimate one could make for in adding this Ordinance or Law coverage? I read your paper Law & Ordinance Coverage, Is it Illusionary? (very informative/readable and liked his coined term “Nature’s Casino”) this is what an insurance company attached to their policy application. I was laid off from work and am working…
Water damage to lower units is a common insurance claim we frequently see in condominium communities. Believe it or not, this can become a complicated claim depending on where the leak originated, the specific damage that was caused by the leak and if the cause of the damage is the result of someone’s negligence or…
Here is an insurance claim question that we recently were asked to weigh in on as a contributing member of insurance claim experts for United Policyholders who advocates for property owners. Q. My shower pan or the drain was leaking slowly. I had a piece of carpet over the carpet at the door of the shower and did…
Here is an insurance claim question that we recently were asked to weigh in on as a contributing member of insurance claim experts for United Policyholders who advocates for property owners. Q. We received a question from a North Carolina consumer regarding a roof replacement due to windstorm damage. The carrier is claiming that only a “spot-repair” is…