‘Deny and delay’: This Georgia roofer is out $12,000 after State Farm approved a homeowner’s claim to fix his roof — then refused to pay out in full. What to do if it happens to you

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When Cumming, Georgia, homeowner Venkat Garikapati’s roof sustained heavy wind damage in 2021, he filed a claim with his home insurance company, State Farm, to have it fixed.

However, State Farm only approved the replacement of 38 shingles and estimated the cost at $1,422.15 — less than Garikapati’s $2,500 deductible — and closed the claim without paying, according to Atlanta News First. But Garikapati’s roofer, David Garner, disputed the insurance company’s assessment…

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