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Insurance adjuster: hail left mostly cosmetic damage; county to receive payment for functional repairs
Summary
A Texas Association of Counties adjuster told the county most storm damage was cosmetic and that TAC will issue payment for functional damage now; the county must decide whether to pursue up to $500,000 in roof aesthetic claims, including separate handling for its historic courthouse.
A representative from the Texas Association of Counties told county officials on Tuesday that a recent hailstorm left widespread dents and surface damage to several county buildings but caused limited structural harm, and that the association will issue payment for the functional damage now while the county decides whether to pursue aesthetic claims.
Bridal Anderson, property and auto claims supervisor at the Texas Association of Counties, walked commissioners through photos and an estimate package showing spatter marks, metal dents and some shingle impacts. "Most of these dents and most of the roof damages that you see from this storm were aesthetic impairment," Anderson said, adding that aesthetic impairments are visual and do not necessarily affect a roof's water-shedding function.
The report included a one-page statement of loss and an…
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