BOULDER, Colo. - For the 169 agent to make sure your Boulder County families the status remains in good Fourmile Canyon Fire left standing. homeless, the struggle to Insurance companies are rebuild is beginning in constantly assessing claims - earnest. whether caused by acts-of-God Countless nights out of their or not- to determine if they homes, wandering with few if are making too many payments any possessions, relying upon to an individual homeowner. the Red Cross, family and "If the claims are too close friends for help while together and they appear to waiting for insurance checks be for routine maintenance, to arrive is how many have you could wind up dropped by been dealing with the a carrier," said Walker. aftermath of the disaster. For now, most of the "Insurance companies are companies are taking care of working hard to 'make-good' policy-holders and there have on all the claims rolling in, been very few complaints from " said insurance industry homeowners. In fact, one spokeswoman Carole Walker. homeowner who is out of the "The hope is that companies country found out his policy will honor claims going had lapsed just before the forward, but people should fire broke out. Working with understand that companies his agent, who realized often times look at how many policies crossed in the mail, catastrophic claims a policy the insurance company went holder submits." ahead and made sure the fire That's why Walker suggests victim were covered as they staying in touch with your lost everything.
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