“Why did my insurance company send an inspector to look at my property?”

This is a common practice for all insurance companies. When a new policy is issued, and normally upon policy renewal, Insurance companies will send a representative to your property to perform an EXTERIOR inspection on your house. The purpose of this inspection is to make sure the property is in good condition and there is no existing damage or liability risks. Do not be alarmed, you have done nothing wrong, this is common industry practice. Once again, this is an EXTERIOR inspection only and no one should request to come into your house.

With hurricane season upon us and the impending Tropical Storm, Bonnie, it is important to get together your policy information in the event you have damage and need to file a claim. Below is a list of Florida insurance companies and their respective claims phone numbers. Be sure to have your policy number ready if you need to call.

Homeowner Companies

American Integrity
866-277-9871

Frontline
877-744-5224

Tower Hill/ Royal Palm
800-216-3711

American Traditions
866-270-8430

First Protective/ Flood
888-486-4663

Tower Hill Flood
877-254-6819

ASI/ Ark Royal
866-274-8765

Fl. Penninsula
877-994-8368

United
800-861-4370

Bankers
800-627-0000

Hull/Geovera
800-678-4855

United Flood
800-637-3846

National Flood
800-759-8656

Universal
800-218-3206

Olympus
866-281-2242

Universal North America
866-999-0898

US Insurance Services
800-245-1505

St. Johns
877-748-2059

Citizens
866-411-2742

Southern Fidelity
866-772-4995

Sawgrass
877-853-4430

Tapco
888-437-0373

Cypress
888-352-9773

Landmark One
866-243-5163

Liberty
866-219-7100

Federated
800-293-2532

Auto Companies

AIC
800-841-5241

GMAC
800-468-3466

Safeco
800-874-7342

AIG/ 21st Century
888-244-6163

Infinity
800-334-1661

Travelers
800-252-4633

Progressive
800-274-4499

Bristol West
800-274-7865

As always, we are here to help in any way we can so please feel free to contact us with any questions.

More Options For Blue To Help You

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc. (BCBSF) puts health care in the palm of Floridians' hands with the launch of its new mobile website. The company's latest innovation is designed to help consumers save time and money, and can be accessed from any Smartphone including the latest Blackberry, iPhone, Droid and even the iPad. By simply typing www.bcbsfl.com into their mobile browser, members and non-members can easily get important health information and tools, as well as details about their plan and coverage benefits.

Now with just one click members can view their ID card and get instant snapshots of their plan benefits, Health Savings Account (HSA) balance and more. Members can also utilize the mobile website site to find a doctor based on their current GPS location, review details for that provider such as office hours, language spoken and map directions to their office. If a member leaves the doctor's office with a prescription in hand, they can save money by comparing drug costs at local pharmacies.

To learn more see this video or to get a free quote on any other products from Blue Cross Blue Shield,call us toll free at 1-800-509-2844 or contact us today.

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Congress Reauthorizes the NFIP until September 30, 2010

As anticipated, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) funding has once again been extended until September 30, 2010 in the latest extension granted by Congress until they can consider more meaningful changes to the Federal flood insurance program.

The Senate last night passed/adopted H.R. 5569 by unanimous consent and it is anticipated to be signed into law by the President today. The bill includes retroactive funding to cover the hiatus that began on June 1 when the NFIP program was allowed to lapse.

“During the lapse in the NFIP, Fidelity has been accepting new business applications and premium and taking all available steps to proactively handle flood insurance transactions as much as possible under the guidance of the NFIP and will now move forward to issue those policy transactions on hold pending the authorization”, stated Fidelity VP and NFIP Program Coordinator, Patty Templeton-Jones.

Renewal billings that have been on hold will be sent out immediately.

Fidelity National Property and Casualty Insurance Group is the largest provider of NFIP flood policies in the U.S. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), a component of FEMA, provides flood insurance in more than 20,000 communities across the United States.

For further information, contact customer service via www.fiorellainsurance.com