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

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

Time To Clean The Roof- Who Knew?

As you make your Spring cleaning list, don’t forget your roof. That’s right, the roof. I never even thought about that, I figured with all the rain it gets as clean as it going to get throughout the year. I guess that’s not true. If parts of your roof are in constant shade algae can grow. There is no definite answer about whether or not algae affects the life of your roof but many people just don’t like the look of it so maybe you should clean it off. At the very least, before you sell your home get the … Continue reading

The Claims Adjuster Called About the Puddle on the Floor

This all started with a puddle on the floor. It was in the corner of a room, and not under a window. My best guess was that the water came in through the wall while it was raining really hard outside. Our next step, as we work through the claims process, is for the claims adjuster to come over and take a look at things. If you haven’t been following my blogging about the puddle on the floor, allow me to quickly catch you up. First, I noticed a puddle on the floor in the corner of a bedroom that … Continue reading