Homeowners Insurance Deductible Estimates Fall Far Short of Actual Repair Costs
A disabled senior homeowner reports that State Farm's estimate for water-damage repairs, after applying the deductible toward water removal, leaves a $3,000-6,000 shortfall against an independent contractor's repair estimate. This reflects a broader, structural pattern in property insurance claims where insurer damage estimates are systematically lower than real-world contractor quotes, disproportionately burdening policyholders least equipped to dispute them.
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