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Insurance Claims Resources
United Policyholders (UP)
United Policyholders offers help with many aspects of the insurance process, including a section that is disaster specific.
The
United Policyholders Home Inventory app tool gives you an easy and fast way to document your property and securely store the records. Use it to take photos and enter basic information to create an organized visual record of your possessions and property. Download the UP Home Inventory App
here.
Facing the Aftermath of a Hurricane - Filing Insurance Claims
Article by FindLaw.com
Insuring Against the Fury of Mother Nature (PDF file)
Checklists prepared by Jenner & Block LLP for policyholder preparing to file insurance claims.
The Arkansas Supreme Court held that depreciating labor is against public policy when calculating the actual cash value of a loss. View article
here.
Texas courts have defined actual cash value as “repair or replacement costs less depreciation.” However, a Texas appellate court noted that actual cash value of property is equivalent to and synonymous with the fair market value of the property. View article
here.
ACTIVE DISASTERS
To find the latest information for those impacted by active disasters, visit the Active Disaster Quick Links at the top of this page.