Families affected by Hurricane Michael are still in a constant battle with their insurance companies for their claims. Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jimmy Patronis want to make residents feel supported through the process.
The claims from the monstrous hurricane in October of this year are reaching numbers that the state has never seen before. “Right now, we have more complaints per capita regarding Hurricane Michael than we did all of Hurricane Irma,” says Patronis.
Hurricane Irma impacted 40 counties in 2017, while Hurricane Michael only impacted 12. Most of the issues can be fixed with a quick phone call.
Patronis said, “Just by calling our office and saying, I’ve got a problem with my claim, can you help me with it? Or this is how much carriers offered me, we put almost 10 million dollars more in the policy holder’s pocket.
Patronis oversees insurance coverage in Florida and earlier this week he held a conference call with more 200 insurance carriers asking them to improve .
The CFO also warns residents about fraud, especially a document titled, “Assignment of Benefits. “Signing this document means you’re assigning your claim, your benefit, over to another party that may not even be in the state.
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If you have experienced an insurance loss from a hurricane, tropical storm or other major weather event, don’t be surprised if the insurance company’s first reaction is to claim that your damage is due to some pre-existing condition or assert that your claim is not covered under the terms of your policy or even cancel your policy based on recently-discovered “errors” in your application. But don’t worry.
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