Flood damage claims.

River flooding, surface water flooding and storm-driven flooding all produce different claims, and all of them are easy for the insurer to under-scope on drying and reinstatement. We manage the drying, the strip-out and the rebuild.

Flood claim
Overview

What this claim really involves.

A flood claim is won or lost in the first three weeks. Drying to a proper certificate takes time, and if the reinstatement starts before the moisture level is right, the damage recurs and the second claim is a lot harder to argue. We supervise drying to certificate, strip out only what genuinely needs to come out, and argue for resilient reinstatement where the same event is likely to recur.

Common issues

Where flood claims go wrong.

The things we most often see mis-handled when a policyholder tries to run this type of claim on their own.

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Common issues we see

  • Reinstatement started before drying is complete, causing recurrence of mould and structural damage
  • Strip-out over-scoped by unsupervised contractors, then argued back down by the insurer
  • Contents settled on written-down value where new-for-old was in fact in force
  • Loss of alternative accommodation cut short before the property is genuinely habitable
  • Resilient reinstatement refused by the insurer without a proper case being put

What KBR Management does

  • Attend site early to supervise strip-out and prevent over-scoping
  • Instruct drying specialists with certification acceptable to the insurer
  • Prepare contents schedule with matching-set arguments where relevant
  • Argue for resilient reinstatement where the location warrants it
  • Manage the rebuild to snag and hand-back

How to appoint us

Call an assessor on 0800 980 2230, or send a note through the free review form. Please include the property postcode and, if you have it, the name of your insurer and the policy number. We will read your policy, look at the loss, and tell you honestly where you stand.

There is no obligation to appoint us after the free review.

Common questions

About flood claims

Answers to the questions we hear most often about this claim type.

Flood typically means water entering the property from outside, from a river, the sea, surface water or rising groundwater. Escape of water is water leaving the internal plumbing, appliances or sprinklers. Cover, exclusions and scope are all different.
A modest single-room escape of water might dry in ten to fourteen days. A serious flood affecting solid floors and low-level walls can take six to twelve weeks to reach a proper drying certificate. Rushing this stage causes the reinstatement to fail.
Yes, subject to the contractor being competent for the works. We will supervise them, price the works properly, and put the invoice through the claim.

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