Current Articles | Archives | Search Tornadoes wreaked havoc through the Tampa Bay area on March 31, 2011. Among those affected was a prominent St. Petersburg shopping center that had a portion of its roof torn off creating leaks throughout the building. A large retailer who was the anchor store, as well as three other businesses suffered damage. The…
Current Articles | Archives | Search In July of 2009, Matrix Inc. an online sporting goods retailer and located in Safety Harbor, FL experienced a devastating fire in their main warehouse completely destroying their building structure and all of their inventory. Tutwiler & Associates was quickly hired with Michael Platts as the lead public adjuster assisted by Mr. Rick…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On January 8, 2011, a toilet supply line burst in an upscale two-story home causing significant water damage to the bathroom, bathroom cabinetry, drywall, insulation, baseboards, doors, door frames, kitchen cabinets, and custom oak wood flooring located throughout the dwelling. The insured homeowner promptly reported the claim to his insurance company and subsequently hired a…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On January 8, 2011, a toilet supply line burst in an upscale two-story home causing significant water damage to the bathroom, bathroom cabinetry, drywall, insulation, baseboards, doors, door frames, kitchen cabinets, and custom oak wood flooring located throughout the dwelling. The insured homeowner promptly reported the claim to his insurance company and subsequently hired a…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On January 8, 2011, a toilet supply line burst in an upscale two-story home causing significant water damage to the bathroom, bathroom cabinetry, drywall, insulation, baseboards, doors, door frames, kitchen cabinets, and custom oak wood flooring located throughout the dwelling. The insured homeowner promptly reported the claim to his insurance company and subsequently hired a…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On July 6, 2011 an electrical fire broke out in a rental property located in St. Petersburg, Florida. Major smoke damage ensued as well as water damage caused by the fire department extinguishing the fire. Since the condition of the dwelling made it uninhabitable, the tenants were forced to move out causing the…
Current Articles | Archives | Search After getting no response from their insurance company representative, the owners of Tampa’s most famous jazz club were referred to Tutwiler & Associates. Public adjuster Mike Platts handled the claim and after a thorough investigation he found that the carrier had improperly applied the mold limit to the contents. After submitting a claim and some…
Current Articles | Archives | Search When this Spring Hill homeowner began noticing cracks around the pool deck and his floor tile buckled, he knew something bad was happening. Then, his suspicions were confirmed when testing identified sinkhole activity at his next-door neighbor’s house. He made a claim with his insurance company fully expecting to be treated fairly. Unfortunately,…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On November 9, 2011 a large fire erupted in an upscale Florida condominium building as a result of a cooking accident by one of the building’s unit owners, causing extensive fire, water and smoke damage to the building and all property owned by the unit owners. Immediately following the loss, the condominium association’s…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Ocean Palms Condominium is a 38-floor, 262-unit very high-end condominium located in Hollywood Beach, FL. On November 11, 2011 Ocean Palms suffered a stoppage in the building’s plumbing system that resulted in multiple floor and units being damaged. The association immediately hired restoration people to clean up the areas affected. Ocean Palms then…