AMP suggests to speed up claims:
[ul]Always put your personal and family safety first
Once safe they encourage you to lodge your claim and start the assessment process immediately – you do not need to return to your home before contacting your insurance company
When you do return to your home do your best to dry it out by keeping it as well ventilated as possible. This will help avoid the quick build up of mould.
Get your wet contents out of your house – and make a list of damaged items. You can group lots of smaller/ similar items together like “food in pantry” or “clothes in chest of drawers”.
Where possible take photos of your damaged belongings to show what you have lost.
If you are throwing objects out during clean-ups make a note of the brands and models of electrical items. Keep the manufacturers manuals if possible.
Keep a piece of damaged carpet or photograph the back where the make and brand is stamped so that the insurance company can replace it with similar carpet type and colour where possible.[/ul]
