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Litigator helping businesses navigate insurance coverage issues. Pro bono asylum/civil rights advocate. Husband. Rescue🐶 Dad. 🇮🇱🇺🇸 Chicagoan. 🐻⬇️
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Trump specializes in getting lawyers disbarred
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It depends, in part, on the size of the loss. Not every claim needs a coverage counsel to get done, but for bigger claims it can be worth the extra cost.
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7. Work collaboratively with the insurer(s), but do not be lulled into a false sense of safety. Think of the relationship as "trust, but verify."
8. Preserve and protect legal privileges early. Use lawyers to hire your experts and investigators.
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#insurance #riskmanagement #wildfire #fire
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5. Keep good documentation. Track emails, meetings, quotes, invoices, and approvals.
6. Present the claim thoughtfully. Policies have many sublimits and exclusions - including exclusions in the definitions of key terms or conditions. Avoid pitfalls.
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3. Give written notice to the insurer(s) ASAP if your home or business incurred damage or potential lost income tied to the fire.
4. Include insurer(s) as a partner in every step of the recovery. Make sure insurer(s) approve expenses BEFORE you incur them. Ask for a claim advance if necessary.
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1. Locate all property insurance policies. Ideally, they are stored digitally on a cloud-based server.
2. Review the policies to understand what they cover. Call in a broker or outside expert if necessary to help.
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“Who is Alvin Kamara?”