Almost everyone knows what an insurance adjuster from an insurance company is. Public insurance adjusters are quite similar in a lot of ways and perform work of adjusting insurance claims, but there is one huge difference : Public Insurance Adjusters are professional insurance specialists that work for the insured policyholder, not the insurance company.
If your home has suffered from a fire, theft, hail, flood, wind, or storm damage, then it may be in your best interest to file an insurance claim. However, you may also be worried about how it’s going to affect your insurance policy going forward. How does filing a claim affect your insurance policy? Today, […]
Unfair claims settlement practice is the improper avoidance, or reduction of a claim by an insurance company. There are many methods or tactics that insurance companies might use to unfairly handle the settlement of claims, and it unfortunately happens quite often. There are also laws in place to protect consumers from unfair treatment during the […]
In states like Texas and Colorado, it’s not uncommon to get hail the size of golf balls or larger, which can lead to plenty of hail-related insurance claims. These large hailstorms, that cause thousands of insurance claims in an area, can make the insurance claim process and assessment complicated and lengthy, as insurance companies and […]
So you’ve experienced a problem that may warrant an insurance claim. When should you tell your insurance company? Should you tell your insurance company? Today, we’re answering all your questions about when to call your insurance company to file an insurance claim after experiencing a loss for a home, business, commercial property or personal property. […]
If you recently received a payout from your homeowner’s insurance company, then you may be wondering if you need to use a third party repair company. Are you allowed to complete home repairs yourself? Can you charge the insurance company for your own labor? Are you allowed to pocket extra money left over from your […]
Recoverable depreciation is an important concept in the insurance industry. If you’re in the process of making an insurance claim, then it’s important you understand how recoverable depreciation works. You may already know about depreciation. Depreciation is the method of allocating the cost of an asset over the course of its useful lifetime. When you […]
Overhead and profit, or O&P, is an insurance term typically seen in property insurance claim cases. But what is overhead and profit? How does it relate to your claim? Today, we’re explaining everything you need to know about overhead and profit as it pertains to your property insurance claim. What is Overhead and Profit? If […]
There are points in our lives when we start learning about new topics that we were never taught in school. Insurance is one of those things. Many people have a wealth of questions on this topic – we’re going to help guide you through much of the basics. Today, we’re going to go into more […]
Water damage is the second largest type of insurance claim. According to the International Standards Organization (ISO), the percentage of water damage claims is increasing. People have many questions about what a home insurance policy covers and why ‘gradual damage’ is not covered. Exceptions in an insurance policy for water related damages make the topic […]
