Insurance Claim News

Faulty Fittings

published on June 3, 2022 by admin

Property Claims Loss Assessors have recently been appointed to claims by homeowners in Ireland who had water damage caused to their homes due to faulty plumbing fittings. This water damage only came to light several years after installation of faulty Tectite fittingsas the O ring seals had deteriorated and caused leaks. We successfully represented these […]

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Benefits of Hiring A Loss Assessor

published on January 9, 2022 by admin

Anyone who has made an insurance claim in the past will tell you there is no job more tedious and stressful as well as being incredibly complicated and exhausting. Luckily, there is an easy solution for this problem that can lift this burden – appointing a loss assessor. What is a Loss Assessor? A loss […]

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How to Recognise Signs of Subsidence

published on July 20, 2021 by admin

Owning a home is a great joy, but you may not necessarily feel the Earth move. Yet move it does, and one of the big problems this can lead to is subsidence. Knowing how to spot subsidence symptoms can help you take early preventative action to protect your home from sustaining serious damage. 1. Look […]

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Underinsurance

published on June 10, 2021 by admin

At PCLA we have noticed in recent times during claims we are handling that there is an increase in the number of property’s which are underinsured. Most of the time the property owners we are representing have not been aware that this is the case until we are in the middle of the claims process […]

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Trace and Access of an underfloor leak

published on April 13, 2021 by admin

Underfloor leaks are a common occurrence in Ireland as all our pipework tends to be hidden under the floor normally in concrete or under suspended flooring on ground floors. Several years ago plumbers had to jackhammer up concrete floors trying to trace and access leaks for repair purposes. This could involve removing undamaged floors and […]

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Have you had an oil leak?

published on December 7, 2020 by admin

This month at Property Claims Loss Assessors Ireland, we have come across several oil leaks. Oil leaks are very common at this time of the year because the temperatures are starting to drop after the summer so people are getting a fill of oil & turning there heating back on.  Oil leaks can lead to […]

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Are you Sure you’re Insured?

published on November 3, 2020 by admin

This month at Property Claims Loss Assessors Ireland, we came across several potential claims where there was indeed a valid claim, but the client unknowingly had either no cover, or not enough cover, in place.  Being uninsured or under-insured is a nightmare realization, especially when coupled with the stress the client is undoubtedly already under, […]

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Underfloor leak

published on March 26, 2020 by admin

An underfloor leak can be hard to identify and could even take months before anything is noticed in some cases. Underfloor leaks can be identified in some cases by a constant filling of the water tank usually located in the attic or by a drop in the pressure within the heating system. Other indicators such […]

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Christmas Burglaries

published on December 5, 2019 by admin

Happy Christmas, it’s a time of year that most of us look forward to………….but for different reasons, unfortunately, thief’s especially look forward to this time of year. Gold and money seems to be the go to items to steal in any break-in, it’s a rare occasion these days would thief’s go for electrics such as […]

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Storm Hannah

published on May 8, 2019 by admin

We all heard the warnings last Thursday on the radio, that a status red storm Hannah was approaching. The actual definition of a status Red is below. Take action. Extremely bad weather is expected. Red means people in the areas concerned should take action now to keep themselves and others safe from the impact of […]

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