Insurance Blog Week In Review – April 8 – 14, 2012

What did you miss this week? The Insurance Blog Week in Review is an excellent way to “ketchup” on everything that hit the blog in the past seven days. There can be anywhere between twelve and fourteen different blogs that appear, and it is easy to accidentally miss something that you wanted to read. Green Tree Offer Homeowners and Flood Insurance All in One Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flooding. For that, you need to purchase a separate flood insurance policy. Green Tree Insurance offers a combined homeowners and flood insurance policy. The Insurance Podcast Roundup went up … Continue reading

Assessing the Damage from the Puddle on the Floor

Yesterday, I noticed that there was a puddle on the floor. Upon further investigation, it seemed that the puddle was caused by rain that had apparently seeped in through the wall. My husband spoke with the company that we have homeowners insurance with. Here is what happened next. When my husband spoke with our insurance company yesterday, they asked some general questions about the puddle on the floor. The insurer said that they would be sending a claims adjuster to our home to assess the damage. Today, that claims adjuster called us, to arrange a time to come over and … Continue reading

The Local Repair Company Arrived

This all started with a puddle on the floor. It seemed that the puddle was caused by rain that had seeped through the wall. We called our homeowners insurance company, and made a claim. The insurer arranged to have a repairman come to our home. Here is how that went. The next step in our claim was to have a local repairman come over to our home, to take a look at the wall where the water came in. Oddly enough, we have not had any more water seep through the wall since we made an insurance claim about it, … Continue reading