Hurricane Matthew Insurance Claims – Some Common Sense Advice from an Experienced Florida Adjuster

Hurricane Matthew Insurance Claims – Some Common Sense Advice from an Experienced Florida Adjuster
After 10 years of a hurricane drought, Florida has experienced two named Hurricanes, Hermine and Matthew.  Our hearts go out to all the folks affected by Hurricane Matthew. Based on damage reports and our own public adjuster staff who are out helping policyholders, it looks like the worst of the damage goes from Melbourne up through Daytona Beach, St. Augustine and Jacksonville.  Anything on the coast felt the wrath from Matthew. From the media reports, flooding was as bad or worse than the wind in many locations but in combination they likely did a number on property owners.  And if property damage wasn’t enough, the loss of power added misery to the mix.  To deal with these perils it behooves property owners to keep their eye on the ball or in this case the money. High percentage hurricane deductibles are being applied and many folks may be surprised that despite their wind or hurricane coverage, they may be out of pocket for the mitigation and replacement costs due to lack of flood coverage or exclusions for water - sewer back-up. 
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Insurance Claim Tips as Hurricane Matthew Approaches Florida – And Some Your Insurance Company May Not Want You to Know

Insurance Claim Tips as Hurricane Matthew Approaches Florida – And Some Your Insurance Company May Not Want You to Know

It’s looking increasingly probable that Hurricane Matthew will impact and cause property damage to some parts of Florida’s east coast and further up the coast into Georgia and South Carolina. This type of storm can throw off tornado activity and small pockets of heavy wind gusts. As a result, thousands of homeowners may be contacting their insurance company to file an insurance claim. Resources are likely to be stretched and frustration with claims will grow as we have seen with past storms. 

If you experience property damage from Hurricane Matthew, here are a few claim tips for filing your insurance claim that will make the process easier and possibly protect your claim from denial or other problems, especially if you have to evacuate: Click to read the tips for Hurricane Matthew insurance claims.


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Tips and advice about how to properly file and protect your property damage insurance claim and get a fair settlement. We invite all readers to ask questions about their claim so our public adjusters can post answers for others to benefit. Insurance claim expert guest bloggers welcome to submit posts via our contact form.

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