Insurer Reverses Coverage Promise After It's Too Late to Retrieve Contents
A long-time Allstate customer was told their flood-damaged camper's contents were covered, then told days later, once it was no longer safe to retrieve them, that they weren't, due to a 2011 policy change they were never informed of. Requesting the actual policy document produced only a generic sample, and a representative hung up when pressed further.
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