I know what a tornado is. I’ve even heard of a sharknado. But what on earth is a gustnado? I did not know the answer at first, so looked it up. A gustnado is what meteorologists say is a “down burst” or “gusty winds associated with a gust front.” It can easily be mistaken for ...
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Dangers of mold
MOLD ILLNESS: WHAT IT IS AND HOW YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE IT Mold. You may not be able to see or smell it, yet it may be growing in your home and the reason you feel sick. Mold poisoning may be impacting your health. How do you know? In this blog, I want to ...
Read MoreWatch out For the Hurricanes
It’s been over a decade since Florida experienced a hurricane landfall, an improbable record that won’t likely last much longer, and may be snapped this season. Since Category 3 Hurricane Wilma roared ashore in South Florida on Oct. 24, 2005, the Sunshine State has gone over 10 years without a single hurricane landfall. That amounts to ...
Read More4 Signs of Water Damage in Your Home
Water damage may look like something simple, but can cause you a great amount of money to fix the real problem. Many people only know water damage as stains they may see in the ceiling but it can actually be swelling walls, mildew smell, and the sounds of dripping as well. To see if you ...
Read MoreInsurance companies do not want to pay you
Do You Know What is NOT Covered in Your Insurance Policy? You Might be Surprised An important message for insured Floridian’s from the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters. In recent years, insurance carriers in Florida have added many exclusions to property insurance policies, with little oversight or public debate. These exclusions are drafted into ...
Read MoreTornado and Flood Damage in Florida – What to Do After the Storm
Over the last few days, Central Florida has been pounded by torrential rain, tornadoes and high winds. These damaging windstorms and tornados were especially violent in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties. These thunder storms caused flooding in Shore Acres, wind damage in Siesta Key, and claimed the lives of two people in Duette. ...
Read MoreContractors Ordered to Cease and Desist from Unlicensed Public Adjusting
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 ...
Read MoreTampa 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 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. ...
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