So something has just happened to your home, and you need to file an insurance claim. It doesn’t matter what. It could be fire damage, it could be water damage, or a tornado could have ripped through your living room while you were watching reruns of Doctor Who. Regardless, you need to get it taken care of, but once you called in your claim, something happened that was comparable to the disaster that preceded your claim: a whirlwind of confusion.
The first thing that you might have noticed is all the people that are involved in your claim. First of all, you have the insurance agent who sold you the policy in the first place. This will be the person who represents the company. You also have the insurance adjuster, which is the person who has been assigned to review and approve repairs according to the coverage that you have.
If you have a mortgage, then your mortgage company will more than likely be there to make sure that your property is restored, as they have a vested interested in its future stability. There is also a restoration contractor, and this person is extremely important. Basically, the restoration contractor exists to make sure that your home is restored, and that it is restored within the insurance company’s guidelines. There are certain contractors that you should hire for this, as not every single contractor is well versed in insurance related repairs. Continue reading ‘Confused by Insurance Claims?’ »