October 13, 2008

Cutting my own tree down and hitting my house. Is it covered by house insurance?

supahchargedgt asked:


I was cutting some trees down and bounced one off the house. I’ll have to see if there was any damage; would that be covered by insurance should something be royally messed up or is it tough luck?

Thanx

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October 15, 2008

Dave87gn @ 8:09 am

dont risk it, tell them it fell in last nights storm.

October 18, 2008

FL @ 12:53 am

tough crap dear. insurance fraud usually is frowned upon….

October 20, 2008

Jeff C @ 1:07 pm

It would have to be classified as a covered peril. Examples of viable tree perils are wind, lighting, falling objects. Cutting down your own tree is not a covered peril.

The adjuster will probably figure it out if you make a claim.

October 23, 2008

Joey M @ 9:31 pm

Don’t lie about what happened. Turn the claim in, tell the truth, and see if the insurance company will pay. Two weeks ago, I had a client call me, and he had done the same thing you did. We filed the claim with the company, and much to my surprise, it was covered. I can’t guarantee your company will cover this claim, but its worth a shot.

October 24, 2008

mbrcatz17 @ 2:52 am

Any damage the tree does to your house, is covered, subject to your deductible. It’s considered a falling object.

I’m assuming, of course, you have a standard HO3 type homeowners policy.

October 25, 2008

viajero_intergalactico @ 1:19 pm

if you did this on purpose, then its not covered.

but, i doubt you did this on purpose.

so you should be ok…..

as far as committing fraud…dont do it…why expose yourself to jail for just a few thousand or less!

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