Call your insurance carrier, they will assign you an adjuster (a person to examine and document the damage). They are responsible for putting together a claim estimate You do not have to accept their proposal or settlement offer at this point. Remember, they are not a contractor and hey work for the insurance company and can only give you an estimate on the damage that they can see! It always helps to get estimates from licensed professional contractors to be sure that nothing was missed from the adjustor and left off of your claim for your damage repair needs.

Also, If you are dealing loss of occupancy the insurance company is often require to provide you a place to live while the damage is repaired.

Set up appointments with as many contracting firms you feel comfortable with having review the job to provide you with estimates and for determining who you feel most confident with to get the job done.