As a fellow victim and real estate professional, I have stayed abreast of the weekly news coming from  Connecticut Foundations Solutions Indemnity Company (CFSIC)  as well as the audits, interviews, and the excellent series of white papers, "Why Foundations Fail", also available on the website.  There is a plethora of information on the site and useful links to address any question or concern you may have about filing a claim and how to do it.  It is discouraging to read the updates and the redundancy of some of the posts, because people are still not reading and/or understanding the differences between, for instance, pending, active, participation agreement, etc. 

Sadly, with the proliferation of social media and our subsequent shorter attention spans, there is less reading going on overall.  So without further ado, and in the most succinct terms, here are the basics to getting your crumbling basement funded and replaced.  Good luck!   

A Apply

B Be proactive

C Complete the application

D Determine your type of claim

E Evaluate/estimate your out of pocket expenses

F Find a foundation replacement contractor

G Gather documents

H Home inspection

I Insurance claim (denial or acceptance)

J Jump on Collaborating Insurers website/CROG Gap Funding to establish eligibility

K Know the terms

L Look for Temporary Housing

M Make nice with your adjuster, they're trying to help

N No slacking, submit all documents on time

O Obtain an insurance denial or acceptance

P Participation Agreement

Q Quotes for replacement

R Reach out to fellow victims 

S Severity code

T Take the time to read updates and everything sent to you

U Understand the process

V Visual Inspection

X Xerox (keep copies of everything sent & received)

Y Yield to the process and relax

Z Zero chance of you jumping the line :)