Missouri City Homeowners Sue Allstate for Policy Benefits
Two Missouri City homeowners are suing Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance for fraud, negligent hiring and other claims. Our clients’ home suffered severe damage after a brutal storm. Allstate and its adjuster responded to their insurance claim with a substandard and improper inspection of the property, grossly undervaluing the cost of repairs and deliberately yielding an unrealistic amount to underpay coverage.
June 18, 2016 Storm
On June 18, 2016, a severe wind- and hailstorm bombarded Fort Bend County, Texas, tearing through neighborhoods and destroying homes as it went. Our clients’ home suffered severe damage to the roof and exterior, as well as some rooms of the interior. After the storm, the homeowners quickly submitted a claim to Allstate, hoping their insurance company would help them get their life back in order.
Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company Home Insurance Claim
Allstate assigned one of its adjusters to inspect the property and adjust the claim. The adjuster knowingly conducted a subpar investigation, refusing full coverage and estimating damages to total about $950. This ludicrous low-balling left our clients with no recovery to make repairs to their home.
The third-party expert hired after the insurance company’s fraudulent inspection found a litany of damages that were either conveniently absent or undervalued in Allstate’s estimate.
The damage to our clients’ property is currently estimated at nearly $35,800.
Allstate’s adjuster intentionally undervalued our clients’ claims in order to maintain his job, misrepresenting the amount of damage in the hopes that our clients would simply rely on his expertise and fraudulent estimate as a true representation of the property’s damages.
Because of Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company’s fraud, our clients were unable to complete any meaningful repairs to their home, which resulted in even more damage. They were forced to retain an attorney to pursue their claim for insurance benefits. On January 5, 2017, the Chad T. Wilson Law Firm filed suit, on behalf of our clients, against Allstate Vehicle and Property Insurance Company for fraud, breach of contract, negligence, gross negligence, negligent hiring and violations of the Texas Insurance Code and the Texas DTPA.
Texas Property Insurance Lawyers
If your homeowner insurance carrier has denied your insurance claim, we can help. The experienced property insurance attorneys at Chad T. Wilson Law Firm have represented more than 1,000 clients in cases against insurance companies and aggressively protect the rights of insurance policyholders. Our consultations are free, and you owe us nothing until your case is won. Contact us today to see how we can help.
