Jim Flannery, Author at Balcombes Insurance Claims Management

17th October 2017

Hurricane Ophelia – the aftermath

by Jim Flannery in Insurance Claims News, Insurance Claims Tips / Procedures, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Storm Damage Insurance Claims

Hurricane claims Our team of assessors are currently deployed across the country to deal with property damage claims. We act on behalf of property owners to help them to recover from their loss and damage. We compile full written claim details to support your claim submission, and we negotiate settlement under the terms of the […]

12th October 2017

Property Claims – Know your rights

by Jim Flannery in Expert Advice in Insurance Claims, Insurance Claims News, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Uncategorised

Property Claims – Know your rights If you suffer damage to your property and need to make an insurance claim the Central Bank’s Consumer Protection Code 2012 stipulates that if your insurer is appointing a Loss Adjuster to handle the claim on their behalf, they must inform that policyholder that the Loss Adjuster is there […]

6th October 2017

Fire Damage Claims

by Jim Flannery in Fire Damage Insurance Claims

Fire Damage and Insurance Claims Regardless of who you are Insured with, if you suffer fire damage to your home or business you will need expert advice and assistance filing your insurance claim. How can a policyholder know what they are entitled to claim for or where to start? Expert help and advice “Fire and […]

30th August 2017

Business Interruption following a disaster

by Jim Flannery in Business Interruption Insurance Claims, Expert Advice in Insurance Claims, Fire Damage Insurance Claims, Insurance Claims News, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Uncategorised

Business Interruption following a disaster Most business owners take out insurance cover to protect the business against property damage (fire, theft, floods etc) or against liability claims (Employers Liability & Public Liability). However equally important is to have cover for Consequential Loss or Business Interruption. 80% of businesses that suffer a catastrophic loss e.g. fire […]

25th August 2017

Why do Insurers want to get involved in building work?

by Jim Flannery in Uncategorised

Option to Reinstate Almost all property damage insurance policies on buildings give the Insurer the option to effect reinstatement. “We will pay the full cost of repair or reinstatement as new, or at our option we will arange for the works to be carried out” or some such wording. Traditionally insurers “adjust” a claim on […]

10th May 2017

Gorse fires and insurance

by Jim Flannery in Expert Advice in Insurance Claims, Fire Damage Insurance Claims, Insurance Claims News, Insurance Claims Tips / Procedures, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Uncategorised

Fire Damage Claims The news of wildfires that have broken out over various parts of Ireland over the past few weeks should be of concern to all property owners. We have seen news headlines of gorse fires and forest fires in Dublin, Wicklow, Cork, Kerry, Galway, Mayo and Roscommon and I’m sure there are many […]

28th April 2017

Why using a Public Loss Assessor is the best option

by Jim Flannery in Expert Advice in Insurance Claims, Insurance Claims News, Insurance Claims Tips / Procedures, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Uncategorised

PROPERTY CLAIMS LOSS ASSESSOR DIRECT KNOWLEDGE We are experts in insurance policy wordings, what is covered and how the process works. A Loss Adjuster acts for the Insurer Claimants are vulnerable and unsure of the process or what they are entitled to claim for. PAPERWORK We compile all necessary documents, inventories and scope of work […]

3rd April 2017

The changing landscape of property claims

by Jim Flannery in Expert Advice in Insurance Claims, Insurance Claims News, Insurance Claims Tips / Procedures, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Uncategorised

Property Insurance Claims in Ireland The insurance market in Ireland is in a constant state of change. Most of the changes over the period of the financial crisis in Ireland were not good for consumers. e.g. Insurers seeking to limit cover by restricting cover; imposing higher excesses; introduction of no-claims-bonus on property policies; imposing higher […]

24th February 2017

Has Storm Doris Hit Your Property?

by Jim Flannery in Expert Advice in Insurance Claims, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Storm Damage Insurance Claims, Uncategorised

Storm Damage Claims Ireland Storm Doris hit Ireland yesterday with average winds of between 65-80kph and gusts of up to 118kph. This equates to 35-43 knots, with gusts of up to 63 knots. Most buildings insurance policies cover storm damage. Insurers use the Beaufort scale which categorises wind speed on a scale of zero to […]

22nd February 2017

God forbid your house goes on fire….

by Jim Flannery in Business Interruption Insurance Claims, Expert Advice in Insurance Claims, Fire Damage Insurance Claims, Property Damage Insurance Claims, Uncategorised

House Fire Every year thousands of homes are damaged by fire. Everyone thinks it will never happen to them. However it is clear that some of them are wrong, when it turns out that the dreaded event happens. Adequacy of Sums Insured Even when we are paying our insurance premium we think it will never […]

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