MUST READ!! Proof that using a public adjuster secures larger settlements

FLORIDA'S OFFICE OF PROGRAM POLICY ANALYSIS AND GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY STUDIES PUBLIC ADJUSTING INDUSTRY IN FLORIDA AT THE REQUEST OF THE LEGISLATURE.  They report that battling with an insurance company to get paid what you're owed may take longer  - but it is now confirmed that

"PUBLIC ADJUSTER REPRESENTATION...INCREASES PAYMENTS TO CITIZENS POLICY HOLDERS"

Policyholders with public adjuster representation typically received higher settlements than those without public adjusters.

Policyholders with public adjuster representation typically received higher settlements than those without public adjusters.

Policyholders that filed catastrophe claims in 2008 and 2009 generally received larger insurance settlements than policyholders that did not hire these persons. The typical payment to a policyholder represented by a public adjuster was $22,266 for claims filed in 2008 and 2009 related to the 2004 hurricanes. In contrast, policyholders who did not use a public adjuster received typical payments of $18,659. The difference in payments was larger for claims related to 2005 hurricanes, with public adjuster claims resulting in payments that were 747% higher.

For non-catastrophe claims, policyholders who used public adjusters received an estimated $9,379 on their claim, compared to $1,391 for those policyholders that did not use a public adjuster (a difference of 574%).

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Joseph Hernandez Florida Public Adjuster LIC# P022458