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Brelly Legal Team

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Brelly's legal review credit reflects the legal team that supported the company's original insurance-claim resources. The team included attorneys Alston Walker and Scott Wolfe.

  • Alston Walker — attorney and Brelly co-founder
  • Scott Wolfe — attorney and insurance-claims technology founder

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The AOB Guide for Florida Property Owners: Rights, Requirements, and FAQs

Florida AOB rules for property owners: the current prohibition, older-policy requirements, rescission rights, emergency limits, and payment protections.

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2022 Changes to Florida Property Insurance Laws and How They Affect You

What Florida's 2022 property insurance law changed, including claim deadlines, arbitration, fees, bad faith, and assignments of benefits.

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Florida's 2023 Legislative Session: More Big Changes to Insurance Claim Laws

How Florida's 2023 insurance laws changed public-adjuster practice, insurer oversight, bad faith, attorney fees, and current claim work.

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Homeowners: 5 Things To Do After A Property Loss

You can feel overwhelmed and stressed after a property loss, but the first steps are easy. Here are 5 things you want to do immediately.

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Actual Cash Value vs. Replacement Cost in Property Insurance Claims: A Comprehensive Guide

Learn how actual cash value, replacement cost, recoverable depreciation, and the 80% Rule affect a property insurance payment.

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FAQs: Everything You Need to Know About Additional Living Expenses Insurance Coverage

Everything you need to know about additional living expenses coverage. What it covers. What it doesn't. And how to get reimbursed fast.

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3 Essential Moves When Filing Your Property Insurance Claim

Take these three essential steps when filing a property insurance claim to document notice, control the record, and track the deadlines that follow.

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Five Essential Tips for Navigating a Renters Insurance Claim

Stop guessing and stressing. The five most important things you need to know if you're filing a renter's insurance claim.

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The Florida Contractor’s Guide to AOBs: Laws, Requirements, and FAQs

A Florida contractor guide to older AOB agreements, statutory requirements, assignee duties, emergency limits, and collection restrictions.

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How Long Does an Insurance Claim Take in Florida? Seven Key Deadlines.

Learn seven key Florida property-claim deadlines, what triggers each clock, and how your policy's issue or renewal date affects the filing window.

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The Brelly Guide to Public Adjusting in Georgia

Georgia public adjuster laws covering licensing, solicitation, contracts, compensation, conflicts, client rights, and current OCI requirements.

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Property Coverages in Homeowners Insurance: Everything You Need to Know.

Learn what homeowners insurance Coverages A, B, C, and D protect, how their limits differ, and why the right coverage category matters.

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Can Your Insurer Dictate Your Choice of Contractor?

Learn when you can choose your own contractor, when an insurer may elect repairs, and how to compare scopes, costs, programs, and written responsibility.

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Understanding the New Proof-of-Loss Form Requirements in Florida

Florida proof-of-loss form requirements, the 2023 fraud-warning change, policy-specific duties, deadlines, and limits of Brelly's PDF.

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Public Adjusting Laws in Florida: What PAs Need to Know

Florida public adjuster laws covering licensing, contracts, fees, solicitation, insurer interaction, ethics, and discipline.

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Are Disaster Losses Tax Deductible?

Learn when disaster losses may qualify for a federal tax deduction, how to calculate it, and which deadlines and special rules apply.

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What Is a Public Adjuster? An Overview of This Important Profession

Learn what public adjusters do, how fees and licensing vary by state, and how to decide whether hiring one fits your property damage claim.

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Assignment of Benefits: What It Is and How It Can Affect Your Property Insurance Claim

Learn what an assignment of benefits can transfer, what you may still owe, and which Florida policy dates require special care.

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First Notice of Loss: Everything Policyholders and Pros Need to Know

Learn how to give first notice of loss, document the report, avoid guessing, and understand how notice affects policy duties, claim handling, and deadlines.

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Free Proof-of-Loss Form for Florida

Learn what to verify before using a Florida-labeled generic proof-of-loss blank, including insurer, policy, program, signature, and delivery requirements.

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How to Create a Home Inventory for Your Insurance Claim

Learn what to include in a home inventory, work room by room, use photos or video, store safe copies, estimate belongings, and support a claim.

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Property Insurance Adjusters: Who They Are and What They Do

Learn what property insurance adjusters do, how their roles differ, when licensing varies, and how to verify an adjuster’s credentials.

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Insurance Appraisal: What It Means Before and After a Property Loss

Learn how insurance appraisal differs from market and reconstruction valuation, and what to check before invoking a policy appraisal clause.

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The Ultimate Guide to a Property Insurance Claim

A practical guide to handling a home or small-business property claim, from immediate documentation and notice through payment and repairs.

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Free Notice of Loss Form

Learn how to use a generic notice-of-loss follow-up without confusing your record with proof of delivery or a universal legal trigger.

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Oklahoma Proof of Loss Form

Review an Oklahoma-labeled generic proof-of-loss form and the policy, insurer, program, signature, deadline, and delivery requirements to verify.

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Free Proof-of-Loss Form

Learn what to check before using a generic proof-of-loss blank and when a required insurer, policy, state, or program form should control.

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Proof of Loss: The Ultimate Guide

Learn how to find your proof-of-loss deadline, assemble evidence, complete the form accurately, submit it, and follow up on an insurance claim.

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The Ultimate Guide to Selecting Contractors for Insured Repairs

Learn how to vet a contractor after an insured property loss, compare estimates, verify credentials and insurance, and protect the repair agreement.

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The Alabama Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

Alabama property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, disaster mediation, and laws in one practical guide.

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The Arkansas Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

Arkansas property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, dispute options, and laws in one practical guide.

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The California Guide to Property Insurance Claims

California property claim deadlines, proof rules, emergency protections, payment requirements, and laws in one practical guide.

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The Florida Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

Florida property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, dispute options, and statutes in one practical guide.

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The Georgia Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

Georgia property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, dispute options, and laws in one practical guide.

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The Louisiana Guide to Property Insurance Claims

Louisiana property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, and statutes in one practical guide.

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The Mississippi Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

Mississippi property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, storm deductibles, payment rules, and laws in one guide.

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The New York Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

New York property claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, appraisal, programs, and laws in one practical guide.

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The North Carolina Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

North Carolina property claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, disaster options, and laws in one practical guide.

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The South Carolina Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

South Carolina property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, coastal coverage, and laws in one practical guide.

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The Texas Guide to Property Insurance Claims: Deadlines, Laws, and FAQs

Texas property insurance claim deadlines, proof requirements, payment rules, programs, and laws in one practical guide.