As a Louisiana hurricane insurance claim lawyer, I know as you receive your adjustments from your insurance company, you wonder “Where did they get these numbers?” How Are The Insurance Estimates Calculated? In many cases, the estimate will be done by a computer program called Xactimate (there are some others including Simsol, Powerclaim, and Integriclaim). …
How to Negotiate your Hurricane Damage Claim Like a Pawn Star
What Can You Learn From Pawn Stars? Last night in a moment of downtime, I caught an episode of Pawn Stars and as a Louisiana hurricane claim lawyer, I realized how what happens on that show is relevant to negotiating your Hurricane Ida damage claim. How so, you ask? A little background first – the …
How to Make an Itemized Contents List for Your Hurricane Ida Insurance Claim
One of the more time-consuming issues you will face in proving your hurricane damage claim will be remembering and claiming all of your contents. You are focused on cleaning and repairing your property, not writing everything you lost down to use in your insurance claim. Unfortunately, I know both as someone who has lost nearly …
Louisiana Insurance Companies with Highest Hurricane Complaint Rates
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon recently announced that almost 80% of the Hurricane Ida-related complaints received by the Louisiana Department of Insurance have been related to homeowners insurance. The most common complaint was claim delay. Insurance Companies with Above Average Complaint Rates Post-Hurricane Ida Commissioner Donelon also revealed the 15 insurance companies with above-average complaint …
The 7 Most Common Insurance Disputes After a Hurricane
Hurricane Ida has passed and left your home, business, or property devastated.Now, your insurance is fighting with you and does not want to pay you for your damages.Based on my experience and knowledge as a Louisiana hurricane insurance claim lawyer, these are the Top 7 Hurricane disputes you may face from your insurance company. Whether …
Tips for Your Hurricane Ida Damage Insurance Claim
Filing a Louisiana Insurance Claim for Hurricane Damage After experiencing the terror and chaos of a hurricane, I know as both a Louisiana hurricane insurance claim lawyer and personally as someone who has had their home and business seriously damaged by a storm, there are many things that you must immediately address. It can be confusing …
3 Month Hurricane Ida Insurance Experience
Most people we talk to have never been in this situation before and they’re wondering if their experience is normal. We wanted to find out. What is a “normal” insurance claim experience like right now? We’ve analyzed and tallied the results. Some are surprising. Some not so much. (Are you just shocked to learn that …