Hurricane roof out the Beryl: Where is the insurance money going? Charles Davis asked 3 weeks ago
Hurricane roof out the Beryl: Where is the insurance money going?

We were right in the eye of Beryl in July 2024. The inspector for the insurance company came out, looked at the roof, but never came into the house. We were told that we have wind and hail damage up there, I will submit the damages to your adjuster. We received a denial, below the deductible. Meanwhile, all of our neighbors got their roofs replaced by insurance claims. I felt the $757 worth of damage (being below a misquoted deductible of $16,700) when it should have been $10,020 was outlandish as the second value is a named storm (hurricane deductible) which is, from what I understand, the ticket to getting a roof replaced.

I retained an attorney and I keep finding more questions about my policy every week! The insurance company has now removed my ability to view my policy online. I now realize the adjuster does not mention what specific damages were found in the inspecton, and the adjuster said that the metal (cosmetic) roofs are not covered under my policy endorsements. I am fine with that because I do not own a metal roof on my property! Are they making a mistake in their denial or are they acting in bad faith!?

1 Answers
Answer for Hurricane roof out the Beryl: Where is the insurance money going? Alexis Ricci Staff answered 16 hours ago

Hi Charles,

It sounds like the insurance company may have denied your wind damage claim as the damages were less than your deductible. The insurance adjuster should have provided a written copy of their repair estimate along with the this ‘under deductible’ letter. Does your attorney have a copy of this information? If not, your attorney needs to request this from your carrier.

You can certainly review the carrier’s repair estimate and share it with local roofers. Should your roofer dispute the repair estimate, have them estimate the wind damaged repairs and provide this estimate to your attorney to present to your carrier for consideration.

Best wishes, Alexis