Anna - in this instance, regarding roofing, you're 100% correct. This is a pretty well-known scam - if you will. The roofing industry lobbyists somehow got it written into law that if roofs are "damaged by hail", the insurance companies are liable for the cost of replacement.
After hailstorms, unscrupulous roofers canvass the neighborhood…
Anna - in this instance, regarding roofing, you're 100% correct. This is a pretty well-known scam - if you will. The roofing industry lobbyists somehow got it written into law that if roofs are "damaged by hail", the insurance companies are liable for the cost of replacement.
After hailstorms, unscrupulous roofers canvass the neighborhoods, going door to door, offering free inspections. Then, as you say, people figure, it it's covered by insurance, why not?
Even worse, in Florida, somehow insurance lobbyists have had it written into law, that if your roof is more than 10 years old, they can drop you. A few people I know have had to pay for a new roof, in order to retain their homeowner's insurance.
Both are robbery, and ultimately the roofers benefit in both instances. As always, follow the money. It also gives you an idea of what our legislators do all day, while we're hard at work so we can pay their salaries.
As Shakespeare said, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the roofers."
Anna - in this instance, regarding roofing, you're 100% correct. This is a pretty well-known scam - if you will. The roofing industry lobbyists somehow got it written into law that if roofs are "damaged by hail", the insurance companies are liable for the cost of replacement.
After hailstorms, unscrupulous roofers canvass the neighborhoods, going door to door, offering free inspections. Then, as you say, people figure, it it's covered by insurance, why not?
Even worse, in Florida, somehow insurance lobbyists have had it written into law, that if your roof is more than 10 years old, they can drop you. A few people I know have had to pay for a new roof, in order to retain their homeowner's insurance.
Both are robbery, and ultimately the roofers benefit in both instances. As always, follow the money. It also gives you an idea of what our legislators do all day, while we're hard at work so we can pay their salaries.
As Shakespeare said, "The first thing we do, let's kill all the roofers."