Dealing With Insurance Companies After Hurricane Ike
Hurricane Ike caused immense devastation in Houston, Galveston, inland Texas and throughout the Gulf Coast region of Texas and Louisiana. Whether your home or business was partially damaged or completely destroyed, you will be relying on your insurer to fully pay claims in a timely matter for damage to your property and/or interruption to your business.
According to various sources, Hurricane Ike could lead to more than $11 billion worth of insurance claims. However, it is a fact that insurance companies have a financial incentive to delay claims, underpay claims, and otherwise avoid their responsibilities to policy holders. If you are engaged in a dispute with your insurance company, the attorneys of Laminack, Pirtle & Martines are here to help you resolve issues with your insurance company.
Our law firm has a distinguished record in helping clients deal with insurance issues, such as:
- Bad faith claims
- Insurance underpayment
- Failure to pay claims
We will build your case by compiling evidence, and then will work to obtain just compensation, either through negotiation or litigation.
Our Fee Structure in Insurance Underpayment Cases
In cases involving disputes with insurance companies, our law firm works on a contingency basis. This means that we will take a percentage of your recovery. However, in cases involving insurance underpayment, we take things a step further. For instance, if your claim is worth $1 million, and the insurance company has agreed to pay you $600,000 at the outset, we will not accept a contingency fee on the amount the insurance company has already paid you.
Rather, our firm will accept a fee on the amount of money we recover over and above that amount. So, in this hypothetical case, if we are successful and win the full $1 million that your claim is worth, we will accept a contingency fee only on $400,000 that we helped you to obtain. Do not accept an award or sign a release from an insurance company without speaking to an attorney who has experience dealing with insurance companies.
Contact us today to discuss your insurance claim with one of our trial lawyers. We are committed to working to get you the compensation you need.
