What is the next step we need to take in trying to get Allstate Insurance Company to approve a new roof for our home?
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What is the next step we need to take in trying to get Allstate Insurance Company to approve a new roof for our home?
A hail storm damaged roofs on our cul-de-sac of 25 homes. The Allstate adjuster told us “there is no hail damage to the structure†and wrote in his report that our roofer said we did not need a new roof. This is not true so we requested another opinion. The adjuster told us the company required him to be present at the reevaluation and not surprisingly the claim was denied again. We would like an impartial evaluation of our roof. Adjusters from six other insurance companies can see hail damage so we think that the Allstate adjuster is being deceitful.
Asked on June 2, 2009 under Insurance Law, Texas
Answers:
B. B., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 15 years ago | Contributor
I think you need to take everything you have on this so far to an attorney in your area, who can give you reliable advice based on all the facts, and who can deal with Allstate for you. One place to find a qualified lawyer is our website, http://attorneypages.com
In some states (and I'm not a Texas lawyer), an insurance company can be held liable for costs and attorneys fees of suing them, if they fail to deal with policy holders in good faith. That's a last resort, of course. Sometimes, an insurance company will "reconsider" their denial of a claim, when the insured homeowner gets a lawyer.
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