Tips to Recovering Financially from a Fire

11/18/2016 (Permalink)

The following is provided by the American Red Cross.

-Contact your insurance agent, broker or insurance company as soon as you can to report how, when and where the damage occurred. Provide a general description of the damage.

-Prepare a list of damaged or lost items and provide receipts if possible. Consider photographing or videotaping the damage where it occurred for further documentation to support your claim.

-If possible, keep damaged items or portions of those items until the claims adjuster has visited your home. Do not throw away anything you plan to claim without discussing it with your adjuster first.

-Keep receipts for all additional expenses that you may incur such as lodging, repairs or other supplies.

-Make copies of all documents and pictures given to your claims adjuster or insurance company.

Besides insurance, there are many questions related to taxes, expenses and determining just how you will recover from a personal financial point of view. For helpful advice, please see Disaster Recover: A guide to Financial Issues (A5076), which is available from your local Red Cross chapter at www.redcross.org.

SERVPRO of Oldham/Shelby/Henry/Trimble is available to answer any questions you may have about Fire Damage Recovery. Contact us at 502.241.6861 to speak with a Mitigation Specialist.