Wildfire victims advised to report insurance claims [Video]

YOU ON OUR WEBSITE AT KSAT. DOT COM. MANY EVACUEES DON’T KNOW WHAT’S HAPPENED TO THEIR HOMES. PEYTON SPELLACY IS HERE NOW WITH THE POTENTIAL CHALLENGES HOMEOWNERS MAY FACE FROM THEIR INSURANCE COMPANIES. YEAH, SHELLY, THE CEO OF INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS OF NEW MEXICO, TOLD ME THAT PEOPLE IN RUIDOSO SHOULD NOT WAIT TO LEARN THEIR FATE OF THEIR HOME BEFORE CALLING THEIR AGENT. THE VERY FIRST STEP IS TO REPORT THEIR CLAIM TO THEIR INSURANCE COMPANY JUST AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THEN THEY WILL HAVE PEOPLE REACHING OUT TO THEM, ANSWERING THEIR QUESTIONS THAT THEY’RE NOT SURE OF MAKING THAT CALL. AND FILING THEIR CLAIM IS CRUCIAL BECAUSE STATE OFFICIALS ARE ALREADY TAKING ACTION TO HELP FIRE VICTIMS GET MONEY FASTER. WHAT THEY NEED TO KNOW TODAY AND THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSURANCE HAS JUST RELEASED AN EMERGENCY ORDER, WHICH IS TELLING INSURANCE CARRIERS THAT THEY MUST MAKE AVAILABLE …