How to prepare your home for Helene when it comes to your insurance [Video]

SOUTHWEST FLORIDA — Prepping for a storm isn’t just about food, water and supplies. You also need to think about your insurance.

Floridians know it’s not fun to deal with, especially if you have to file a claim after a storm, like Ian. For that hurricane, you only have until September 28 to do so.

Blake Day, president of Day Adjusting Consulting says people are still filing.

“We’ve actually had quite a bit whether it’s churches, strip malls, individual homeowners,” he said.

Watch below to see what you should do for your home before Helene hits:

How to prepare your home for Helene when it comes to your insurance

There is a downfall to waiting.

“The people that are just filing, I’m telling them expect at least a year before we can get your claim paid out,” he said.

He says many are also still fighting their insurance company, even considering a lawsuit. Throw Helene into …