- Set up the dispute file and deadline calendar20 min
This dispute runs in six stages: open the file and set the deadline calendar, audit the adjuster's estimate against an independent contractor bid, build a time-stamped damage inventory, submit a supplemental claim, file the sworn proof of loss inside the policy deadline, and — only if the carrier still refuses — invoke the policy's appraisal clause and escalate. Every later step reads back what you capture here.
To do
One folder, digital or physical, that will hold every document, photo and letter this process produces — the claim file, the contractor bid, the demand letter, the proof of loss.
To note down
Enter the policy number from your declarations page or first notice of loss.
Enter the claim number assigned by the carrier.
Enter the date the storm damage occurred.