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    Re: guess no one wants to touch on this?

    Posted by Matt on 3/14/06

    If it is a standard homeowner's policy, any word in "-" should have
    a definition of that word in the policy. Usually in the front of
    the policy. Look to see if your "mold" has a definition.


    On 3/14/06, TMV wrote:
    >
    >
    > ok, so when you purchase a home through a loan at a
    > bank, and they require you to have insurance for protection
    > against natural hazards, and give you a booklet containing the
    > statement that this insurance is for covering natural hazards,
    > and that a natural hazard is anything caused by nature that harms
    > your health, who is reasponceable? and again, if a policy just
    > says it doesnt cover mold, I dont think it covers the toxic
    > molds/mycotoxins, "mold" is a word for regular non-toxic mold,
    > big difference. biochemicals used in warfare are considered a
    > natural bio hazard. mycotoxins are used in biochemical
    > warfare. On 3/13/06, Matt
    > wrote:
    >> Insurance is supposed to cover exactly what is outlined in your
    >> policy. It is not neccesarily a "catch all" coverage. If mold
    >> is not covered per the terms in the policy, then it is not
    >> covered. Just like if flooding is excluded from your policy,
    >> then you will not be compensated if a flood destroys your house.
    >> There is no bad faith about denying a claim based on occurance
    >> that is excluded in your policy.
    >>
    >> On 2/28/06, TMV wrote:
    >>> On 2/16/06, TMV wrote:
    >>>> Part of Insurance coverage is to protect you from natural
    >>>> hazards, right? natural hazards are anything produced by
    >>>> nature that harm your health.
    >>>> even if your policy says mold is not covered, there is a
    >>>> big difference between mold that is not produceing
    >>>> mycotoxins and molds that are. policys do not say they
    >>>> don't cover enviromental illnesses caused by mycotoxin
    >>>> produceing molds.
    >>>> mold is a act of nature, and toxic molds/molds that produce
    >>>> mycotoxins, is a natural hazard.
    >>>> So when you are exposed to toxic molds in your home, and
    >>>> have enviromental illness as a result of mold exposure,
    >>>> How can your claim be denied, and isn't this a act of bad
    >>>> faith?

    Posts on this thread, including this one
  • question on insurance, 2/16/06, by TMV.
  • Re: guess no one wants to touch on this?, 2/28/06, by TMV.
  • Re: guess no one wants to touch on this?, 3/13/06, by Matt.
  • Re: guess no one wants to touch on this?, 3/14/06, by TMV.
  • Re: guess no one wants to touch on this?, 3/14/06, by Matt.
  • Re: mold - Furniture, not taken out place for a year, Place had , 8/10/06, by ,.
  • Re: mold - Furniture, not taken out place for a year, Place , 11/14/06, by Scott Ward.


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