GUSTAV Insurance Claim Denials

The lawyers and attorneys at our firm are offering free case evaluations to individuals who have had their Hurricane Gustav insurance claims unfairly denied. Our Hurricane Gustav insurance claim denial lawyers have represented many victims of previous storms who have experienced unfair treatment at the hands of their insurance companies. If your Hurricane Gustav insurance claim has been denied, we urge you to contact one of the Hurricane Gustav insurance claim denial lawyers at our firm as soon as possible to protect your rights.

Hurricane Gustav came ashore the Louisiana Gulf Coast on September 1, 2008. Fortunately Gustav weakened to a Category 2 storm by the time it reached land. Despite the fact that Gustav was weaker than predicted, it still took a significant toll. Damage from the storm’s winds and storm surge spanned from the Gulf Coast of Mississippi to Texas. Even after Gustav was downgraded to a tropical storm, the storm’s significant rainfall was expected to cause problems in northeastern Texas, eastern Oklahoma, northern Louisiana, as well as much of Arkansas.

Early estimates of property damage from Hurricane Gustav came in at between $3 billion and $7 billion. While these figures were lower than originally feared, our Hurricane Gustav insurance claim denial lawyers expect insurance companies to take a hard line when it comes to dealing with policyholders. In many cases, we expect they will undervalue – and even deny – legitimate property damage claims.

Insurance companies are obligated by law to handle claims with good faith and fair dealing. Nearly all states have laws governing how insurers deal with claimants and call for insurers to make a written offer to settle a property damage claim in a timely manner – usually 30 days – after they have received “satisfactory proof of loss” for the claim from a policy holder. Unfortunately, when faced with a disaster like Hurricane Gustav that involves billions of dollars in damages, insurance companies often look for ways to avoid paying legitimate claims in order to protect their profits.

Our Hurricane Gustav insurance claim denial lawyers have already helped victims of other storms deal with unscrupulous insurance companies. For instance …