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HURRICANE IKE: State looking into roof damage policy
State regulators are investigating how the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association handles certain roof claims related to Hurricane Ike.
At issue is whether unsealed asphalt shingles are considered damaged, and if so, whether Ike was the cause.
The windstorm association doesn’t always think so. But some homeowners say they have valid claims because Hurricane Ike lifted the shingles on their roofs, breaking the seal that binds shingles to each other.
The Texas Department of Insurance notes that although the association claims such shingles are not necessarily damaged, unsealed shingles would not pass a home inspection that’s required to obtain coverage from the association and to keep coverage if a home is repaired after a storm.