Dealing with Insurance Claim Denials
Insurance companies sometimes refuse to pay claims submitted by its policyholders. When an insurance company does so, this is called “denying” the claim. A claim may be denied, for example, because the company has determined that the loss is not a type that is “covered” by the terms of the insurance policy or that the person who suffered the loss is not an “insured” for purposes of the policy or that a policyholder engaged in some type of misconduct which...
Tips for Filing Your Fire Insurance Claim
Insurance carriers are expecting to receive hundreds of thousands of fire claims in the upcoming months due to the recent southern California wildfires. Given the high number of cases that each insurer within the state will have to investigate, the earlier that you file the better. If your home was damaged by the fires and if you have not yet filed a claim with your insurance carrier, there are some simple tips that may make the difference between being compensated completely for your losses or...
Homeowner Accuses City Of Negligence
The homeowner believes that improper maintenance of city water and sewer lines is to blame for the landslide that has destroyed his home and has been informed by his insurance company that they will provide no coverage for the loss. Patrick E. Catalano is quoted in the article.
The full text of this article can be found here: www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050317-9999-1m17tolbert.html
Insurance Is Unlikely To Address Landslides
Insurance companies claim that it would be unfair to the vast number of policyholders who have no risk of landslide damage to their homes to expect them to shoulder the financial burden of insuring the relatively small number of homeowners who are at risk of having their homes damaged by landslides. This is of particular concern to homeowners residing in San Diego County where numerous homes have recently been damaged by landslides. Patrick E. Catalano is quoted in the article.
The full text of this article can be found here: www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20050227-1210-tribune.html
Landslides May Leave Homeowners Without Options
Following landslide damage, homeowners are generally limited to three sources of money for repairs. Those three sources are an insurance company, themselves or a governmental agency. Patrick E. Catalano is quoted in the article.
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Oceanside To Fund Effort To Halt Homes From Sliding
The city has agreed to fund an effort to drain water from the sliding hillside, to continue to petition the federal government for relief for homeowners, and to share data with the homeowners from ongoing geological investigations conducted by the city. Patrick E. Catalano is quoted in the article.
The full text of this article can be found here: www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20050218-9999-1mc18homes.html
Study Of Slide Zone Goes Underground
An outside engineering firm hired by the city has bored a hole into the landslide area large enough for a geologist to be lowered into to begin investigating the cause of the landslide. Patrick E. Catalano is referenced in the article.
The full text of this article can be found here: www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20050217/news_1mi17ohomes.html