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Allstate uses insurance drones to assess storm damage

April 12, 2017April 11, 2017 Logan B.

The insurer is using the technology to get a better idea of the property damage situation from spring storms. Allstate is using insurance drones to conduct an assessment of the property damage left behind by spring storms in four states. The company already owns the technology in a number of locations and was prepared to implement it when it was needed. In preparation to use the drones, Allstate Insurance readied itself with a solid fleet of the technology. The Allstate fleet of insurance drones are either ready or already being…

Homeowners insurance trends show claims and losses are falling

November 8, 2016November 4, 2016 Logan B.

A LexisNexis report has found that home carriers are riding a positive wave at the moment. LexisNexis has released a report saying that homeowners insurance trends are good for providers right now. The claims are decreasing while the loss costs have been either falling or remaining flat. This U.S. insight was published in the 2016 LexisNexis Home Trends Report. The homeowners insurance trends report took into account that there was only one major hurricane this year in the United States. Moreover there was a decline of 30 percent from 2010…

Severe weather brought in $109 million in insurance claims

June 6, 2014June 3, 2014 G. Turner

The storms that struck Colorado from May 20 to 22 had left considerable damage in their wake. Homeowners, vehicle owners, and business owners in Colorado all found themselves having to deal with the aftermath of severe weather, and for many, this meant that they were making insurance claims on their policies to help to cover the cost of the damage that was left behind. While some people had to contend with very heavy rain, others were battered with hail. Those who were the most unfortunate found themselves having to manage…

Hail damage claims in Colorado cause insurance companies to brace themselves

May 29, 2014May 27, 2014 H. Cutner

As this year proves to be another in which tornadoes and other storms will be damaging, insurers are preparing. Property insurance companies are getting ready for the wave of claims that they are expecting from the tornadoes and hail damage that have resulted from the recent storms in Colorado. Insurers believe that the totals for the claims could be quite significant, and they are bracing for it. At the time that this article was written, no estimates had yet been compiled. However, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association executive director,…

Homeowners insurance becomes higher priority amidst hail damage

August 29, 2013August 27, 2013 H. Cutner

Following many hailstorms throughout August, property owners in the Twin Cities are scrambling for coverage. Nothing makes the importance of coverage more obvious than a situation that causes us to actually need to make a claim, and as property owners in the Twin Cities clean up after multiple hailstorms, the need for proper homeowners insurance has been making headlines. The number of claims that are being made against these policies are very high at the moment. As a result of the home insurance claims, home builders are working as hard…