The Insurance Information Institute (III) recently issued a press release that looks at both the number of lightning related claims as well as the cost of those claims. They found that for the second consecutive year, the number of lightning related claims decreased but the average cost per claim actually increased. When the I.I.I ran […]
Imagine this: A hailstorm rolls through town and does serious damage to the siding on your house. The hail only damages one side of your home while the other three are just fine. Your insurance company agrees to replace the damaged siding but when the repairs begin it turns out that the color of your […]
Most of us file our homeowners insurance policy in the back of the filing cabinet until we need to make a claim. In many cases, that policy will stay in the filing cabinet and out of sight for quite a long time as the majority of homeowners rarely make a claim on their policy. According […]
According to the Insurance Information Institute, dog bites are on the rise. The number of claims related to Fido taking a chunk out of a neighbor, friend or family member jumped up roughly 6 percent to 17,359. This figure shattered the previous record which was set way back in 2003. The average cost of a […]
Disasters can happen just about anywhere but the truth is that some areas are more prone to catastrophic weather. Floods, hurricanes tornadoes and fires have favorite locales that they pound over and over, putting those cities and states into a special category when it comes to experiencing disasters. If you happen to live in one […]
A recent survey of insurance professionals by Insurance Journal Magazine, found that nearly 80 percent of insurance professionals believe that homeowner claims are processed 50 to 100 percent quicker when a claimant has completed a home inventory. This is just one more reason that every homeowner should take the time to do a home inventory. […]
A recent report by Enservio Inc, a company that helps insurers settle contents claims on homeowners policies, found that claimants often report a value for their damaged or stolen belongings that is almost double the retail price. While the report does not provide proof that customers are lying about the value of their contents to […]