The Better Business Bureau advises homeowners to contact their insurer promptly after a natural disaster. Document all damage with photos and videos, and keep a detailed inventory of affected items.

As severe weather and flooding continue to affect communities across the state, the Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services offers tips to help residents with filing insurance claims.

Residents are being urged to file insurance claims as soon as possible following the strong kona storm that recently hit the Hawaiian Islands. The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs ...