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If you need to, you could challenge the claim later with a public adjuster or an attorney.Ĭlick here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.The former top Trump aide Stephanie Grisham says Trump is likely furious with Mark Meadows. Get at least two estimates and keep control of your insurance. I didn’t expect it,” McCoy said.ĭon’t sign a roofing contract the first day. Parks blamed McCoy for refusing to sign a settlement check he worked hard to obtain. Parks said the contract fully disclosed the public adjuster, the fees and that his company would do all the work. He denied doing anything wrong and said he never waived the deductible.
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Insurance expert Tom Cotton said, “If you sign an AOB or a Direction to Pay, you’re done, the contractor then has full control.” The potential trap involves roofing contractors that sign up homeowners for public adjusters, loss consultants, or attorneys before the homeowner has a chance to contact their insurance company.Īnother tactic some local roofers are using is a Direction to Pay contract, where any claim paid is collected by that contractor.Ĭritics say it’s another version of AOB abuse. I’ll just charge the insurance company for it. Gilway said homeowners might hear, “You know it’s not going to cost you a dime. He says AOB reforms only went so far, and warns against new gimmicks to approach homeowners. Read: See where your child can get the COVID-19 vaccine in Orange County Gilway is the CEO of Citizens Insurance, Florida’s insurer of last resort. “You have individual contractors and public adjusters that simply go and knock on doors and put hangers on doors,” said Barry Gilway. Many insurance experts warn some roofers are using legal loopholes to do the same damage, such as teaming up with public adjusters from the start. The Florida legislature found AOB contracts inflated claims, fueled lawsuits and triggered higher premiums for all homeowners. Read: Four officers hospitalized after struggle to pull man from burning car in West Melbourne Just three years after Florida lawmakers restricted Assignment of Benefits (AOB) contracts, which allowed roofers to take over insurance claims, some contractors are using new tactics to take control. “It is almost certainly a trap,” McCoy said. She says when she tried to cancel everything, Timothy Parks demanded a partial-payment penalty or he would place a lien against her home. Read: Police: Father tased, prompts lockdown during parent-teacher conference “Do you feel betrayed by this roofing contractor?” Todd Ulrich asked. McCoy said she was told, “He doesn’t have to show me anything.

She started asking about getting estimates and other documents. Later, McCoy found out the document was a contract that gave the roofer and the public adjuster control of her insurance claim, and it stated she did have to pay a deductible. Read: This major artist will perform at Camping World Stadium in 2022 “He said, ‘Trust me, this is just for the public adjuster to look at your insurance.’” In the complaint she sent to state regulators, she said Parks wanted a public adjuster he chose to review her insurance and damages.
