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The #1 Cause of Insurance claims in Florida is water damage
According to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, there were at least 823,733 residential property insurance claims filed related to damages resultant from Hurricane IRMA in 2017.
At least 5% of those claims occurred in Brevard Country, FL, totaling at least 45,458 claims.
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Florida homeowners experience a far greater number of insurance claims related to water damage.
Water damage insurance claims have increased by 46% in the Sunshine State in the past 5 years alone.
Water damage often leads to mold which can make your home dangerous to live in.
Homeowner’s insurance claims having to do with water damage typically involve pipe leaks and rain damage. When it comes to rain, Florida received an estimated 63 inches in 2016 alone.
Water damage in Florida has the highest amount of insurance claims. Homes in Florida are typically older. Older homes in our state feature much more critical issues including old roofs, or roofs that do not meet current wind mitigation standards, and lack of hurricane straps. These issues can lead to water damage from wind and heavy rain during storms and throughout the hurricane season.
SOURCE: https://www.bulldogadjusters.com/7-florida-statistics/
Storm Damage from Water Should Be Cleaned By Certified Professionals
The amount of damage water from a storm can cause is amazing, and is often underestimated by homeowners. Excess moisture is bad enough, but when a home is flooded from a disaster like a hurricane, tornado, or heavy winds with rain, the situation can quickly get out of hand. There’s a reason why these incidents are among the most expensive problems a homeowner can face. Contaminated water in the home not only creates immediate structural problems, it can leave serious biological threats behind after it has been removed.
Floods, sewage backflows, and other sources of contaminated fluid usually cause the worst damage. Dirty water is filled with numerous types of deadly substances, ranging from chemical residues to animal feces or parasites. Bacteria, viruses and fungi grow explosively in contaminated fluid, and severe health risks like salmonella and hepatitis are common in flood waters.
FLIR THERMAL IMAGING CAMERA
Dry-Tech uses state of the art equipment such as FLIR Thermal Imaging Cameras. Thermal cameras contain high-sensitivity detectors that can capture subtle temperature differences and thermal patterns, which can help to locate leaks.
With Thermal Imaging we are able to not only find where the water has migrated but we can be sure that when we leave we take all the water with us.
Original Source IICRC Blog.