HOLDING NEGLIGENT ROOFERS ACCOUNTABLE: Subrogating Water Losses from Poor Rain Protection

When homeowners hire roofing contractors to repair or replace their roofs, they expect professionalism and care. However, water damage caused by a roofer’s failure to protect a roof during inclement weather is a common and costly problem. For Insurance carriers pursuing subrogation, overcoming the defenses asserted by roofers, including claims that roofing work cannot always…