Current Articles | Archives | Search On December 29, 2013 this rental home in Tampa, Fl. caught fire due to a cooking accident caused by the owner’s tenant. Sadly, the tenant had no renters insurance and they lost everything. In this particular case, the owner was savvy enough not to make any quick decisions and hired a contractor to specifically…
Current Articles | Archives | Search This difficult claim took over six years and nine months to resolve the insurance denials and contractual disputes. Still pending are “Bad Faith” issues with regard to the handling (or mishandling) of this claim by the insurance company. For this reason, the story will be kept short. On May 8, 2007 a toilet…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Background: On January 14, 2011 just after celebrating the Christmas holidays, a perilous fire erupted in St. Petersburg, FL causing massive damage throughout the Sheldon family home. Lucky to have survived the fire, the husband and wife team and devoted parents quickly caught their breath and proceeded to make the best out of…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Background: On February 2, 2014 the owner of this upscale estate discovered massive amounts of water damage to the inside of the home. The insured property owner promptly called his agent who in turn notified the insurance company. The owner then called, New York Public Adjuster, Mr. Rick Tutwiler of Tutwiler & Associates…
Current Articles | Archives | Search In 2005, hurricanes Katrina and Wilma struck South Florida with a vengeance. Five years after the initial storm, Public Adjuster Ed Collier of Tutwiler and Associates was asked to examine a claim on behalf of a Hollywood actress who owned a high-end custom built home in the Miami-Dade area that was heavily damaged by the…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Two years ago, on October 29, 2012 Super Storm Sandy came ashore just south of New York City causing significant flood damage to many buildings in the Financial District and in Battery Park City, New York. Our firm was on the ground within 3 days post-storm, helping people prepare to file their Sandy…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On September 8, 2013 a substantial fire broke-out at this upscale home located in the Greater Northdale area of Tampa causing significant fire, water, and smoke damage to the building structure, furniture, and personal belongings. As the fire was going on and in the hours subsequent, the homeowner was bombarded by many contractors…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On February 28, 2013 a massive fire broke-out in this upscale waterfront home located in Tierra Verde, Florida burning off the roof and causing significant fire, water, and smoke damage to the rest of the building structure, custom furniture, and personal belongings. As is typical with all fires, which become public record when…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On February 28, 2013 a massive fire broke-out in this upscale waterfront home located in Tierra Verde, Florida burning off the roof and causing significant fire, water, and smoke damage to the rest of the building structure, custom furniture, and personal belongings. As is typical with all fires, which become public record when…
Current Articles | Archives | Search A strip center in Tampa’s historic Ybor City caught fire destroying half of the building, a retail/manufacturing business and damaged the other section of the building rented to another tenant. The cause and origin of the fire was not suspicious, thus all the property owners needed to do was seemingly settle the claim…