Wilburt Cooper said his insurance company, Conifer, based in Michigan, dropped him after he refused to get a new roof.–
Wilburt Cooper said his insurance company, Conifer, based in Michigan, dropped him after he refused to get a new roof.“They told me to put a new roof on and I have these pine needles on my house,” Cooper told KPRC 2′s Rilwan Balogun. “I was telling them, ‘this is a 30-year roof. I’ve only been here 20 23 years, I still have a couple more years, but they told me they still want me to replace the roof.
Cooper was given the notice in March. Then on the first of May, he got a letter from the company letting him know he was dropped from the policy. “ been through all these storms that done came through. I can say I’m blessed because I didn’t get any damage out of none of those storms, but this windstorm come through and just tear up everything,” Cooper said referencing Hurricane Beryl.The storm is to blame for two trees falling on his home neither on his property.
“I don’t mind paying for insurance but when you get dropped like that it just makes you upset,” Cooper said. “They’re not going to talk to me, they don’t have a reason, because I’m not with them anymore.”, told KPRC 2 Amy Davis during “Ask Amy” most insurance companies stay away from people with older roofs.“I wanted to talk to you about one thing that homeowners’ insurance companies look at a lot is your roof. I mean, a very important a big expense in your home.