It’s 6:00 AM on a Tuesday in January. You walk downstairs and your feet land in an inch of water. The pipe behind your kitchen wall split at 3 AM. The drywall is sagging. The hardwood floor is buckling. Your first thought isn’t “What a beautiful winter morning.” It’s “Is this covered?” I’ve analyzed over…

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