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Originally Posted by jojo
I had screen damage from Nicole and called the insurance company because I need to replace a large birdcage screen. Parts could be repaired but it was old and we were considering replacing it. I assumed the wind deductible on our policy would apply which is $1000. They said no the hurricane deductible applied which is 2% of home value. I said it was a tropical storm. They said it was a hurricane when it made landfall therefore hurricane deductible applied. Ugh! We have never made a claim for home insurance ever and I guess that continues.
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The naming of hurricane, tropical storm, typhoon, etc is not important. It's the "weather" experienced which is important -- such as max wind speed, amount of rainfall, etc.