State Farm says it has received more than 80,000 claims from Superstorm Sandy and has taken to the sky to get policyholders to report more.
About 68,500 homeowners claims have been received as of Nov. 5. Another 12,900 automobile claims have come in since Sandy made landfall last Monday, reports an email from company spokeswoman Holly Anderson.
"In an effort to make sure we are reaching every customer," State Farm got planes and attached a banner to them with the company's claims number, says Anderson. "One plane will cover Staten Island, Long Island, Metro New York City coastal areas, and 5-10 miles inland from the coast—as well as up and down the Hudson River. A second plane will cover the coast of New Jersey and 5-10 miles inland from the coast, everything Ocean City and north (including Hoboken)."
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