MAXIMIZING YOUR WATER DAMAGE CLAIM

It is extremely important to know how to maximize your water damage insurance claim. Once your plumbing starts to leak or your ceiling starts to drip, you will be thankful that you purchased homeowner’s insurance. After a loss, you would think that since you have insurance, your claim would automatically

Public Adjusters and Attorneys are an integral part of protecting Florida homeowners.  Public Insurance Adjusters and Property Damage Lawyers will often work together to help maximize the client’s insurance claim recovery.  Both the Public Adjuster and the Attorney have separate but crucial roles to play in the insurance claim process.

A recent study found that

If your plumbing system is cast iron pipe, your home may be a disaster waiting to happen.

Most homes built prior to 1975 used cast iron pipe plumbing, which was the standard up until that time.  Unfortunately, these pipes are subject to the build up of corrosion and rust on the inside of the pipes.  

do-i-really-need-flood-insuranceMost people believe that when they buy homeowner’s or commercial property insurance that they will be covered for any damage that may occur to their property.  Unfortunately, as many people have painfully learned during recent flooding events, the normal policy of homeowner’s property insurance does NOT provide coverage for damage caused by “rising water” or

Yes, dear reader, the above title is correct.  A Florida Appellate Court actually had to rule that your homeowner’s insurance is not responsible to pay for damage caused by the “sudden explosion” of someone’s body.  If you don’t believe me, you can read the actual opinion here.

Per the facts of the case, Ms.

tornado-damage-floridaOver the last few days, Central Florida has been pounded by torrential rain, tornadoes and high winds.  These damaging windstorms and tornados were especially violent in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties.  These thunder storms caused flooding in Shore Acres, wind damage in Siesta Key, and claimed the lives of two people in Duette.  

Water DamageAlthough hurricanes, earthquakes, and sinkholes get the majority of the attention in the news, the vast majority of insurance claims deal with water damage to property.  These claims are generally broken into two categories – flood damage and water leak/seapage damage.  Flood claims revolve around damage caused by “rising water”, as opposed to other types