Insurance and electrical and wiring coverage?
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Insurance and electrical and wiring coverage?
A tornado damaged our home in May thus leaving a tree on our house. Structural engineers report said the home shifted and came back. We are currently trying to get insurance to cover our total wire replacement. We have 2 electricians that say that the home needs to be rewired especially due to the shift. Insurance hired an electrician that said only new amp boxes and amps. This is the report they are going with. We feel everything we have gotten thus far has been a struggle. Our policy is a good policy and has a clause of 100 replacement cost. What else do I need to trump their electrician to move forward on total replacement of wiring?
Asked on August 26, 2017 under Insurance Law, Indiana
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Your recourse would be to sue your insurer for "breach of contract": you would seek to prove in court that based on the facts (e.g. the two electrician's opinons you have--and by the way, you'd need those electricians to testify in court-and the damage done) and the terms of your policy (e.g. the 100% replacement clause) that they are contractually obligated (an insurance policy is a contract) is pay to totally rewire. If you can convince a court of that, you can get a court judgment or order requiring the insurer to pay the full cost. Unfortunately, that's your only recourse: a lawsuit. There is no other way to force the insurer to live up to its policy obligations.
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