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Miami condo kitchen fire: contents itemized with smoke scope.

Initial offer
$18,000
Final settlement
$94,000
Increase over initial
+422%

Example figures drawn from common Florida claim patterns. Not a specific claim or client, and not actual settlement amounts. Disclosures.

Carrier lowballed contents claim with a flat offer. Detailed inventory and proper RCV claim recovered 5.2x.

2 min read · Reviewed April 2026

Carrier lowballed contents claim with a flat offer. Detailed inventory and proper RCV claim recovered 5.2x.

$18,000
Initial offer
$94,000
Final settlement
+422%
Increase
Over initial offer

The initial claim

What went wrong

Carrier offered a flat $18,000 for contents without itemized inventory. Did not account for smoke contamination of items in non-fire rooms.

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The intervention

What we did

Full itemized inventory of 340 items with brand, model, purchase history. RCV claim submission. Industrial hygienist report for smoke contamination across all rooms.

Key takeaways

Lessons for policyholders

Itemized contents claims routinely recover 2-4x flat offers. Smoke migrates and must be documented.

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Reviewed: April 24, 2026

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