http://moneysmartlife.com/insurance-claim-tips-for-filing-a-property-or-auto-claim/ Money Tips for a Better Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:59:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://moneysmartlife.com/insurance-claim-tips-for-filing-a-property-or-auto-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-169172 Top 135+ Personal Finance Posts for 2009 (That can be used 2010 and beyond) Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:38:10 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=1249#comment-169172 [...] Insurance Claim Tips for Filing a Property or Auto Claim Ever worry that your insurance claim won’t be paid out? Here are some tips on helping get what you’re owed from an insurance claim. [...] [...] Insurance Claim Tips for Filing a Property or Auto Claim Ever worry that your insurance claim won’t be paid out? Here are some tips on helping get what you’re owed from an insurance claim. [...]

]]> http://moneysmartlife.com/insurance-claim-tips-for-filing-a-property-or-auto-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-153524 Jesse Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:53:08 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=1249#comment-153524 My wife and I contacted our insurance company a few months ago because we had a hail storm in our area. Before our adjuster met with us contractors were knocking on our door constantly. They kept saying that if we filed a claim that it was against the law for our insurance company to raise our rates because this event was called an act of God, some said it was a catastrophe. Is this true? Our adjuster showed up and agreed that our roof needed to be replaced. The company sent us a check and I called a contractor to give me a bid. He said the insurance company didn't pay enough to have the job done right, and kept talking about exactamate that he claims says that I wasn't paid enough. He said he could do the work for me and bill the insurance company, he also said he could waive my deductible. I signed an agreement that said if he were able to get my maximum claim from my insurance company that he got to do the work. I haven't seen him since and now I can't even reach him by phone. He has disappeared off the face of the earth with the contract. Can I just get someone else to do the work? If he shows back up do I have to let him do the work? If he can't get the insurance company to agree with what he claims is a reasonable price do I have to pay the difference? Since this has happened I called three other contractors who all said they could do the job for less than my settlement but after I told them that I had already signed a contract that I want to get out of they say they won't help me until I can straighten it out with the guy who disappeared off the face of the earth. What can I do? My wife and I contacted our insurance company a few months ago because we had a hail storm in our area. Before our adjuster met with us contractors were knocking on our door constantly. They kept saying that if we filed a claim that it was against the law for our insurance company to raise our rates because this event was called an act of God, some said it was a catastrophe. Is this true? Our adjuster showed up and agreed that our roof needed to be replaced. The company sent us a check and I called a contractor to give me a bid. He said the insurance company didn’t pay enough to have the job done right, and kept talking about exactamate that he claims says that I wasn’t paid enough. He said he could do the work for me and bill the insurance company, he also said he could waive my deductible. I signed an agreement that said if he were able to get my maximum claim from my insurance company that he got to do the work. I haven’t seen him since and now I can’t even reach him by phone. He has disappeared off the face of the earth with the contract. Can I just get someone else to do the work? If he shows back up do I have to let him do the work? If he can’t get the insurance company to agree with what he claims is a reasonable price do I have to pay the difference? Since this has happened I called three other contractors who all said they could do the job for less than my settlement but after I told them that I had already signed a contract that I want to get out of they say they won’t help me until I can straighten it out with the guy who disappeared off the face of the earth. What can I do?

]]> http://moneysmartlife.com/insurance-claim-tips-for-filing-a-property-or-auto-claim/comment-page-1/#comment-136456 7 Things Your Insurance Company or Agent Won’t Tell You | Money Smart Life Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:14:36 +0000 http://moneysmartlife.com/?p=1249#comment-136456 [...] check out some of the other questions in the recent insurance series like insurance tips for filing an insurance claim, understanding insurance policies, lowering insurance rates, all about insurance policy [...] [...] check out some of the other questions in the recent insurance series like insurance tips for filing an insurance claim, understanding insurance policies, lowering insurance rates, all about insurance policy [...]

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