Business Insurance Claims for Fire
Fire can cost a business dearly, in terms of time as well as money. Along with the damage or destruction of property and equipment, it may take your business weeks or even months to get back on its feet after a serious fire. Will the settlement you receive from your insurance company reflect the combined costs of business interruption and damage to property?
Your insurance company are also a business, and don’t make profits by handing over vast amounts in insurance payouts. Insurers employ loss adjusters, experts in insurance claims, to investigate each claim and find ways of reducing the amounts the insurance company has to pay out.
Get a fair deal for your business when making an insurance claim for fire
When you’re trying to run a business, and recover from the devastating effects of a fire, you don’t have time to go into every tiny detail of your insurance claim. You also can’t be expected to have the same level of knowledge and experience when it comes to making a claim as an insurance loss adjuster. How can you get round this problem? By employing an insurance loss assessor to help you make an effective insurance claim for fire damage.
Insurance loss assessors have the same skills and expertise as loss adjusters, but work on behalf of the claimant - not the insurance company. A loss assessor works in your interest, investigating the damage the fire has caused, in terms of lost business as well as the financial costs. This information is then used to present the best possible case when make your insurance claim, increasing the amount of your settlement.
Truman Associates are highly experienced insurance loss assessors. We only charge a small percentage of your eventual insurance claim settlement, so using an insurance loss assessor to make your claim for fire damage is not expensive - in fact the money we charge is usually offset by the higher insurance payout we negotiate for you.
What to do in the event of a fire on your business premises
If your business is hit by fire, the first thing you should do once the blaze has been tackled is contact an insurance loss assessor. The sooner they can visit your business premises and make an appraisal of the damage the fire has caused to property and equipment, the better. In this way they can best help you and your business to present a detailed and accurate case when making your insurance claim for fire damages.
If you are about to make a fire insurance claim for your business, call Truman Associates loss assessors on 0800 542 1616 or 07831 239545 for expert help and advice.
