Susannah Adler

As fire season approaches, insureds must start thinking about the best way to protect their home and family against a possible devastating fire event. A lot of preparation and strong partnerships with insurers and restoration professionals are key to ensuring the best outcome should a fire occur.

Whether it’s a flash flood, wildfire, hurricane or tornado, catastrophic (CAT) events can strike without warning, affecting those in their path at any time and in any part of the country. In these events, making sure the insureds are prepared for the event and can resume their daily life post-CAT requires a team effort that involves the insurer, restoration professionals and the insureds themselves.

Peak flood season can leave both insurers and homeowners underwater — literally and figuratively. But insurers can make the entire claims process much smoother for their customers when they understand the complexities flood claims present. In this podcast, Rick Wahlstrom and Jordan Demmon, both from 1-800 WATER DAMAGE, discuss the finer points of flood claims, and how insurers can work together with restorers and independent adjusters to make claimants whole again after a flooding disaster.