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class="gdlr-blog-content"><p>The number one priority in Texas right now is the health, safety, and welfare of those impacted by <a
href="http://abcnews.go.com/US/hurricane-harvey-wreaks-historic-devastation-numbers/story?id=49529063" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hurricane Harvey</a>. Record flooding has devastated areas across our country. As property losses reach excessive levels, a pressing question, beyond how much human loss and suffering exists, is how will people be covered for <a
href="/2016/09/corless-barfield-and-associates-discuss-hurricane-insurance/">property loss</a> and who will pay for the reconstruction?</p><p>Total out-of-pocket costs for flooded homeowners could reach at least <a
href="http://fortune.com/2017/08/30/hurricane-harvey-damage-property/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$23 billion</a>, the <a
href="/content/hurricane-matthew/">largest in U.S. history</a>. As a result, here are key tips for navigating insurance claims post-Harvey:</p><ol><li><strong>Documentation:</strong> Insurance adjusters cannot get to your home or car until the floodwaters have receded. Document the damage to your property, cars, and home. Take photos and record video. Provide a quantitative monetary value of your loss. The more pictures and documentation you present to your insurance company, the better. Don’t forget to ask your mechanic and other professionals to write observations on inspection reports. Have your policy number on hand when you call your insurance company and let the insurer know the extent of the damage and share the videos and pictures you’ve captured. Allstate, the second-largest property insurer in Texas behind State Farm, expects its drone fleet to make thousands of flights a week to document and survey the damaged areas once its claims processing becomes fully operational.</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol
start="2"><li><strong>Car Insurance:</strong> An estimated 500,000 vehicles in the Houston area alone could be a total loss due to damage caused by Hurricane Harvey, according to an analysis by Cox Automotive. The large number of inoperable vehicles in Houston and other parts of Texas will likely lead to massive insurance write-offs for flood-damaged cars. The first thing to do is to start drying out your car and assessing the damage. Remember, starting your car could be dangerous. Get a trusted mechanic to help you examine the vehicle.</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol
start="3"><li><strong>Legal Changes:</strong> A new law set to take effect Friday, September 1 allegedly aims to crack down on frivolous insurance lawsuits. <a
href="http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&amp;Bill=HB1774" target="_blank" rel="noopener">House Bill 1774</a> reduces the penalty interest rate insurance companies face for late payments if the policyholder files a lawsuit. Lawyers are urging waterlogged homeowners to file <a
href="http://money.cnn.com/2017/08/28/news/texas-insurance-bill/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">insurance claims</a> by August 31 to avoid losing out on important rights that lawmakers limited during the legislative session this year. Experts say the new law will severely limit homeowners’ ability to hold insurers accountable when they take months or years to pay, underpay or wrongfully deny legitimate claims. </li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol
start="4"><li><strong>Homeowner Insurance Policies:</strong> With Harvey, only 2 out of 10 homeowners have coverage. (Regular home insurance covers wind damage but not flooding.) Insurance experts say only a small fraction of homeowners in Harvey’s path of destruction have flood insurance. Even for those homeowners in Texas that have policies covering flooding, the policies are often with the National Flood Insurance Program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which aren’t subject to state regulations. This means that most homeowners will have to bear their own losses because the great majority of them did not add flood coverage to their property insurance policies.</li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p><ol
start="5"><li><strong>Beware of Robocalls:</strong> It is a sad reality that scammers targeting Hurricane Harvey victims are making robocalls in earnest, falsely warning victims that their flood insurance premiums are overdue and must be paid immediately to maintain coverage. So-called phishing scams seek to capitalize on the disaster by using email and social media networks to send out fake links soliciting aid for Hurricane Harvey victims. The links then lead to phony websites where cybercriminals try to steal credit card and personal information. </li></ol><p>It is imperative to <a
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