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Floridians Turn to Their Insurers

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The insurers companies of the Florida Property & Casualty Association (FPCA), an industry trade group made up of Florida-based homeowners insurance companies, are ready to help customers as a direct consequence of the storm, in accordance with a news release.

 

Floridians Turn to Their Insurers

Floridians Turn to Their Insurers

 

“Our member companies’ top priority is the safety and well-being of their customers. As all Floridians watch the projected path of Hurricane Dorian, homeowners can rest assured that Florida insurers are financially strong and ready to help make disaster victims whole again after the storm passes,” William Stander, FPCA’s executive director, said in the release.

If you’ve been impacted by Hurricane Dorian, write down your insurance company’s name, your policy number as well as the company’s claims hotline. Claims hotlines for FPCA member companies are available below:

American Traditions Insurance Company: 866-270-8430
Capitol Preferred Insurance Company: 888-388-2742
Edison Insurance Company: 888-683-7971
FedNat Insurance Company: 800-293-2532
Florida Peninsula Insurance Company: 866-549-9672
Frontline Insurance: 866-673-0623
Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company: 866-324-3138
People’s Trust Insurance Company: 877-333-1230
SafePoint Insurance Company: 855-252-4615
Southern Fidelity Insurance Company: 866-722-4995
Southern Oak Insurance Company: 877-900-2280
St. Johns Insurance Company: 877-748-2059
Universal Insurance Co. of North America: 866-999-0898

After ensuring that everyone is safe, survey damage to property and secure your home to protect your family and belongings from further risk or damage. As soon as your property is secured and your family is taken care of, the FPCA recommends that you immediately call your insurance company to open a claim and arrange for an adjuster to inspect and document any damage. In some cases, the adjuster may also help bring in the contractors and materials required to make repairs.

Policyholders should call their agent or insurance company’s claims hotline prior to signing any repair contract and be wary of giving away their policy benefits and proceeds to a third-party vendor.

FPCA representatives are working directly with the state’s Insurance Commissioner in addition to Florida’s CFO to stay informed on Hurricane Dorian developments and will collaborate with these offices on the best plan for recovery, as per the release.

Floridians can be confident in the financial strength of Florida-based insurers, which now represent in excess of 50% of the market, taking up the slack from the national insurers that either left Florida or significantly curtailed their exposure in the state. The combined capital and reinsurance is sufficient to pay all claims caused by three storms the size of Hurricane Andrew, as reported by the release.

The FPCA was established in 1997 to represent Florida-based home insurers to foster and promote a healthy and competitive Florida insurance market. Through its lobbying and communications teams, the FPCA works to educate Florida lawmakers, regulators and homeowners on issues and policies affecting property insurance.

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