On September 5, 2012, a Consent 0rder was entered in the matter of Emergency Services 24, Inc., in connection with a settlement stipulation. In Florida, the chief financial officer, as the head of the Department of Financial Services, has jurisdiction over unlicensed public insurance adjusting. Emergency Services 24, an Orlando based water removal and water damage ...
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Tampa Bay Tornadoes: Damage Assessments Released
The National Weather Service has released intensity information on the storms that tore through Sarasota and Manatee counties Sunday. RUSKIN, FL — As people in Manatee and Sarasota counties begin the recovery process following the Sunday touchdown of tornadoes in both Florida communities, the National Weather Service in Ruskin has released the details of its ...
Read MoreBurst Pipe claims and what you need to know
Insurance companies are notorious for denying coverage for broken pipes if they are a result of wear and tear. Well, how does one know if their pipes are worn out if there is no indicator of a broken or “Worn out Pipe”… There lies the problem, and the main reason for the verbage in your ...
Read MorePeople’s Trust Insurance Company is Deceiving its People and Losing our Trust
If your are like many of us living in Florida, you have received solicitation letters and postcards from People’s Trust claiming how they can save you money. It seems that you almost need to be a lawyer to finds your way around the fine print to make sense of this mailer and not be deceived ...
Read MoreCitizens Property Insurance Fails its Citizens Again
Citizens property insurance company should devote more time and resources to education, training, and properly and promptly handling property insurance damage claims instead of hiring teams of lawyers “experts”. Citizens wants to avoid paying for covered damages in the homeowners policies by any means necessary. In related news, for three years, citizens has been depopulating. ...
Read MoreInsurance companies don’t want to pay for ANY water damage
The most common dispute in the Florida homeowners insurance industry is whether water damage is covered or excluded by homeowners insurance. If a pipe leaks in your wall, a P-trap springs a leak, or a supply line to your ice maker causes damage, is it covered? The real question is whether the damage is sudden ...
Read MoreSteps for Insurance Claims
In the event of damage to your property from a hail or wind storm, hurricane or tornado, there are a series of very important steps to take in order to insure you are covered by your insurance policy. Many insurance companies deny valid claims for storm, tornado, hurricane or hail, and cite normal weathering of ...
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