Have
you recently had an accident or need to deal with a crisis, at work
or at home? Or would you simply like to know about your options if a
crisis did occur? The last thing you want is extra expenses and
hassle in these situations, which is why it’s important to realise
the differences in services that are available. For more information
about the services that we offer please visit us at -
http://www.assistedclaims.co.uk
Thursday, 28 November 2013
Friday, 22 November 2013
Latest news- Firefighters Issue Tea Light Warning Following Bedroom Blaze
As Loss Assessors, we are all too aware
of the risks of harmless things like tea lights as fire hazards. A woman from
Crawley had a lucky escape after a tea light sparked a fire in her bedroom. The
emergency services arrived just after 10pm after the tea light had burned
through the shelf it was on and had set alight to the ladies’ bedding. Luckily
there was no harm to anyone in the property however it could have easily
happened. To view the full story visit our website - http://www.assistedclaims.co.uk/news
Friday, 15 November 2013
Professional Loss Assessors with years of experience
We are a secure firm of professional
Insurance Loss Assessors with many years of experience, who will act on your
behalf if you need to make an insurance claim. One of our recent stories is of
a woman who had a lucky escape after a tea light sparked a fire in herbedroom. The crews arrived on scene within minutes and
firefighters were wearing breathing apparatus so that they could quickly
extinguish the blaze using a hose reel.
The lady was then taken to the hospital
for a counteractive check but was then released shortly afterwards. One of the
most traumatic events is seeing what the effects of a fire can cause to your
house, so if you need to make a claim to save you thousands of pounds then call
us on 0845 686 0845.
Friday, 8 November 2013
Slight fire damage
Having
trouble assessing the damage after a fire, maybe this seller should have
contacted us!
If
you would like help after a fire, flood or burglary please visit our website
for more information: http://www.assistedclaims.co.uk/
Friday, 1 November 2013
Lakanal House Fire: 'No fire risk assessment' done of tower
No
valid fire risk assessment was in place when a fire broke out in a south-east
London tower block claiming six lives in 2009, an inquest has heard.
New
rules from 2006 meant all councils were required to carry out fire risk
assessments on their properties.
Chartered
surveyor David Walker, an expert witness, said Southwark Council "should
have prioritised" Lakanal House in Camberwell, as it was
"high-risk".
Six
people, including three children, were killed in the fire in July 2009.
Catherine
Hickman, 31, Dayana Francisquini, 26, and her children, six-year-old Thais, and
Felipe, three, were killed in the fire.
Helen
Udoaka, 34, and her three-week-old daughter Michelle also died.
'High-risk building'
Lakanal
House was a "high-risk building", Mr Walker said, but no valid fire
risk assessment was in place when the fire broke out.
Giving
evidence he said when the new regulations came into effect in 2006 few local
authorities prepared for their new responsibilities.
Refurbishments
took place at Lakanal House in 2006, but no risk assessment was done at the
time.
Mr
Walker said: "In my opinion London borough of Southwark should have
carried out a fire risk assessment of Lakanal House.
"It
was a high-risk building which should have been prioritised in any risk
assessment programme."
As
a result of no assessment being done serious fire hazards were probably
overlooked, he added.
The
suspended ceiling was high-risk and needed immediate attention before the fatal
fire as it breached safety designs around compartmentation, Mr Walker told the
inquest.
The
fatal tower block fire triggered a dramatic increase in completion of fire risk
assessments, but questions have been raised about how credible those
assessments were, the coroner heard.
Mr
Walker said: "Fire risk assessments are still of variable quality... a
complex building needs a fire risk assessor with comprehensive training and
experience to do credible assessments."
The
inquest continues.
For information on the products
and services we offer at Firesafe please visit us online- www.firesafeinternational.co.uk
Loss assessors assist in house fire drama
Loss assessors from Assisted Claims came to the rescue when Mrs J returned from a well earned holiday with her daughter only to discover that her daughters jilted boyfriend had attempted to burn down their house. He had let himself in through the back door and set a fire of the daughters possessions in her bedroom before escaping the blaze. There were many difficult questions to be answered before insurers would accept liabilty for the damage and Mrs J and her daughter were relieved to have engaged the loss assessing services of Loss Assessor Assisted Claims to guide them through the minefield of questions.
The ex-boyfriend was jailed and with the help of our qualified Loss Assessor, Mrs J’s Insurers eventually accepted the claim in full and the final settlement figure was in excess of £100,000
Assisted Claims are a firm of professional loss assessors with many years of experience in all types of insurance claims. They are authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority and adhere to a strict code of practice. If you need to make an insurance claim or you are unhappy with the settlement you have been offered by your insurer, simply call and speak to one of our qualified Loss Assessors on 0845 686 0845 for a free consultation. We work on a no-win, no fee basis.
For information on the products and services we offer at Assisted Claims please visit us online- http://www.assistedclaims.co.uk
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