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Homeowner’s Insurance reform bill needs your help

Posted on: January 22nd, 2012

I am writing to you because your email address is on a list of people affected by the Four Mile Canyon fire.

I am sponsoring House Bill 12-1057 to address problems many fire victims had in settling their claims for a complete loss of their home and its contents. The main goal of the bill is to be sure the policy limits on a replacement value policy is enough to rebuild. The bill also addresses concerns I’ve heard about the adjustment process. I have attached the version of the bill that was introduced.

The Committee on Local Government will take testimony on the bill on ~~February 6 at 1:30~~. THIS HAS BEEN CHANGED TO WEDNESDAY, FEB 8, AT 9:30 Aa.m.. The hearing will be in House Committee Room 0111 at the State Capitol in Denver.

I have the strong impression that the committee chair and her fellow party members would like to kill the bill. In conversations with several committee members, they have questioned why fire victims had not requested additional insurance if they believed the amount proposed by the insurance company was inadequate. Most of the committee members are unaware of the extent to which fire victims were under-insured, and other difficulties with settling their claims. Therefore, if you are among those who experienced these problems, your presence at the capitol to give testimony on the need for this bill is crucial.

If you support this bill but are unable to attend committee hearing, I hope you can send an email to members of the committee expressing your support. If would be helpful if you can share information with the committee members about your experience and how this bill might have helped you.

The members of the Committee on Local Government and their e-mail addresses are as follows:

Laura Bradford, Chair laurabradford55@nullgmail.com

Libby Szabo, Vice Chair libby.szabo.house@nullstate.co.us

David Balmer david.balmer.house@nullstate.co.us

Kathleen Conti kathleen.conti.house@nullstate.co.us

Rhonda Fields rhonda.fields.house@nullstate.co.us

Bob Gardner bob.gardner.house@nullstate.co.us

Jeane Labuda jeanne.labuda.house@nullstate.co.us

Pete Lee pete.lee.house@nullstate.co.us

Sal Pace sal.pace.house@nullstate.co.us

John Soper john.soper.house@nullstate.co.us

Keith Swerdfeger keith.swerdfeger.house@nullstate.co.us