"They know that they've paid their insurance. They feel that their homes are insured should the event happen that no one wants to think about, the worse case scenario," said Tutwiler. Read article here.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Public Adjuster Rick Tutwiler said he has been working nearly 200 Hurricane Ian claims and hopes lawmakers make some changes to improve Florida's property insurance crisis during this week's special session. "At the end of the day, it should be about the policyholder. What is in their best interest?" he said. "They're the key not the insurance companies." 

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Public Adjuster, Rick Tutwiler was lauded as The Policyholder's Champion in Tampa Bay as a result of his tireless work to educate and help policyholders recover fair settlements for their commercial and residential property insurance claims. Read the article here.

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Michael, Tutwiler & Associates Public Adjusters of Florida has announced it is establishing an office in Panama City to assist residential and commercial policyholders file, manage and negotiate their claims. “This property damage is setting up to be a policyholder nightmare due to the combination of severe wind, water and flood damage,” says Rick Tutwiler, President of the firm. “This will be a protracted process and we expect to maintain a staff presence in order to make sure policyholders receive a fair claim settlement,” he says.   

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Hurricane Florence will trigger thousands of insurance claims from property owners who may never have filed a claim. The public adjusters at Tutwiler & Associates urge policyholders to take the proper steps to protect themselves and their claim to avoid some common mistakes that may create insurance claim settlement problems.

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Hurricane Harvey is an unprecedented storm that will cause widespread wind, water and flood damage along the Eastern Texas from Corpus Christi to Houston and inland to San Antonio. This will also trigger thousands of insurance claims from residential and commercial policyholders who may have never before filed a claim. The public adjusters at Tutwiler & Associates urge policyholders to take the proper steps to protect themselves and their claim to avoid some common mistakes that may create insurance claim settlement problems. 

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Charles R “Dick “Tutwiler, President of Tutwiler & Associates Public Adjusters, was recently inducted into the Marshall University Lewis College of Business Hall of Fame. Mr. Tutwiler graduated from Marshall University in 1973 with a Bachelor in Business Administration (B.B.A.) and was the first member of the Tutwiler family to graduate from college.  

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Native West Virginian and Public Insurance Adjuster Charles R. “Dick” Tutwiler offers advice on how fellow West Virginians can navigate flood insurance claims and possibly recoup some of their losses even if they don’t have flood insurance.

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Mr. Rick Tutwiler (P.C.L.S.), a public adjuster with Tutwiler & Associates Public Adjusters of Tampa, FL, is the recipient of the 7th Annual WIND Presidential Recognition Award which was awarded at the 17^th Annual Windstorm Insurance Network Conference held in Orlando, FL. The award was established to recognize annually a member who has contributed significant knowledge, service and leadership to better the Windstorm Insurance Network (WIND).

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Florida public adjuster Tutwiler and Associates says property owners can avoid claim mistakes, huge uncovered clean-up bills and claim denials given the current insurance claim environment. 

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Public Adjuster Mr. Michael Stabile has joined Tutwiler & Associates Public Adjusters in their Tampa executive office. Mr. Stabile will handle residential and commercial claim assignments throughout the State of Florida.  Unlike claim adjusters who work for the insurance company, public adjusters are hired by and work exclusively for the policyholder to represent their best interests. Mike will be helping policyholders file, manage and settle their property insurance claims resulting from covered losses such as fire, water, wind, roof damage, mold, theft & vandalism, tornado, hail, business interruption and lightning. 

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The recent storms causing widespread flood and wind damage in the Florida Panhandle (including Destin, Pensacola, Panama City) and other parts of the Southeast will require many residential and commercial policyholders to submit an insurance claim. Policyholders need to take proper precautions and be on-guard or they may unknowingly compromise their insurance claim recovery.

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Charles R. "Dick" Tutwiler, President of Tampa based Tutwiler & Associates was among the first of 18 property insurance industry professionals named as a Windstorm Insurance Network Fellow (WIND-F) while his son, public adjuster Rick Tutwiler was one of only 2 individuals named as a Windstorm Insurance Network Associate (WIND-A).

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It’s been an eventful year for public adjusters and the insurance claims industry in Florida. While many insurance industry and weather prognosticators try to predict what will happen in 2014, insurance claims public adjuster Tutwiler & Associates is offering its Florida and National Flood Program property insurance claims wish list for 2014. “It’s our way of helping to frame and focus on the property claims issues that will have the biggest impact on homeowners and business policyholders,” says Charles R. "Dick" Tutwiler, President of Tampa based Tutwiler & Associates.

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On the heels of a damaging storm season and the promise of a more active 2013 hurricane season, public adjuster Rick Tutwiler urges property insurance policyholders to be more diligent in storm preparation and policy review. He offers property owners additional disaster planning tips to help avoid claim problems should storm damage occur. 

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