Because the energy behind sinkholes is water, the rise and fall of the water table often causes additional activity. As the water washes over limestone, it increases the dissolution of the rock and continues to move soil away from the location. By so doing, the limestone is more like to sink or move. During seasonal changes, the action of water then causes more of settlement.
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My Insurance Company Claims I Lied On My Application About Sinkholes
Essentially, the insurance company is taking a position that they want to cancel or “rescind†your policy because you failed to provide information that you either knew they wanted, or should have known to disclose. Honestly, in my experience, these defenses are about as thin as they come. Not a defense I would make, when I represented insurance companies. Here are the issues you are dealing with, when an insurance claim asserts what is commonly referred to as an “MMR†defense to your claim, which stands for “material misrepresentation†on the application.
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Giant Texas Sinkhole Gets Even Bigger
This is an example of an active sinkhole, which is using water and pressure to grow in size. Many times, once these sinkholes stop growing, developers will literally fill these in and build on top of them. When we get involved later, we find stories of about the history of the property, or even find arial photos taken prior to the construction. These then show how the homes were built right on top of these geological conditions. Never a good idea.
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