Marco...
You should definitely be counting your blessings that you're still here with the rest of us. That little "log barrier" don't look like much to me. However, there's a couple other points that I think need at least thought. 1. $4000.00 seems like quite a lot to effect the repairs necessary to the "barrier". and 2. If the ins. co. truly did pay, the repairs should certainly be made, not for esthetics, but to ensure continued safety, should someone else need those "barriers" to stop them. and then there's #3....... those "barriers" look a lot more like landscaping than barriers to my untrained eye.......
.......just sayin' ..............ModocDan