Break in my apartment and theft of gold jwelleries and insurance doesn’t want to pay what to do??
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Break in my apartment and theft of gold jwelleries and insurance doesn’t want to pay what to do??
On the day of Halloween some one breaks in
my apartment and theft the gold jewelleries and
one diamond necklace. Also the led tv and my
son’s piggy bank with 400 in it.
When I talked to my claim adjusters she said
aaa can pay only up to 500 for jewellery. 100
for cash and the price of LED TV.
I want legal help. Pls help me and my wife
Asked on November 1, 2016 under Insurance Law, Texas
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 7 years ago | Contributor
Your insurance policy is a contract: the insurer must pay whatever amounts for a loss like this they are required to under the plain terms of the policy. The first thing to do is to review your policy and see what limits you have for these different categories of loss: if, for example the policy states that they only cover up to $500 of jewlery, that's all they have to pay.
On the other hand, if they are not paying as much as they should pay under the policy, you could sue them for breach of contract (violating their contractual obligations under the policy), possibly in small claims court as your own attorney ("pro se"--to save on legal fees) for the money they should be paying you.
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