Blog: Hurricane

Hire a Professional Haggler to Help You Settle Your Claim  Ask yourself this question: Do you think that you always get the best price on everything on the         first try?  Of course not!  Insurance companies won’t typically give you their best offer at their initial presentation, either. A Good negotiator will hold out to see…

Are You Really Sunk from Hurricane Sandy? You still have time to fix the damage from Hurricane Sandy to your home and your life, if you act fast! If you’re unhappy with your insurance claim offer, please know that you still have options under your flood and home owner’s insurance policy! You have options that…

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy, Public Adjuster Steven Venook was interviewed by insurancequotes.com about filing a home insurance claim for storm damage. Here is an excerpt from the Article: Superstorm Sandy Offers Lessons on Storm-Related Home Insurance Claims After surviving a violent storm like Superstorm Sandy, the owners of damaged homes had little time…

It pays to be prepared for a hurricane, even it only passes us by in South Florida. Large storm systems can dump huge quantities of water on to surrounding areas testing and finding any weakness in your roof and property. Be a smart policy holder! Take photographs of your home, condominium, building, business and all…

Policy holders have the right to contact a Public Adjuster to help them that the onset of the insurance claim. Out of town residence and absentee owners with damaged Florida properties can get local guidance by using a licensed public adjuster. The first instinct may be to drive or fly down to Florida to look…

With Hurricane Isaac potentially on our doorstep, now is the time to get ready in case your home is damaged from the storm. Even if Hurricane Isaac passes over the Keys severe weather can still effect parts of Miami and Broward County and across to Naples and Fort Myers. So take 5 minutes to review…

The Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel’s regular insurance reporter, Julie Patel wrote this week (June 28, 2012) that Florida-based home insurers reported a net income (that’s after they deducted their expenses) of nearly $78.7 million in the first quarter of 2012. This was reported by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, who should not be able to…

Lobbyists for the Florida property insurance industry are continually trying to curtail access to public industry adjusters for policyholders by convincing lawmakers to pass all sorts of restrictive laws. In a long-standing case that had reached the Florida Supreme Court, policyholders finally won the right to be solicited within the first 48 house after a…

We have all seen TV video of the horrible flooding and water damage caused this week throughout the Gulf Coast’s northern counties and panhandle of Florida. While the wind was never quite bad enough to become a major factor in the damage, four days on end of torrential rain resulted in unprecedented flooding and loss…

With weather forecasters calling for a worse-than-average 2010 Atlantic basin hurricane season, the Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is advising property owners on the most effective ways to protect their homes and businesses from hurricane damage. IBHS is also trying to dispel some common myths about hurricane preparedness. Forecasters predict 15 named storms…