Current Articles | Archives | Search Ft. Myers Florida located in Lee County is the gateway to the Southwest Florida region. Places like Boca Grande, Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Pine Island and Ft. Myers Beach are major tourist destinations in Florida. Places like Cape Coral and Bonita Springs are now booming with new development and with new construction comes…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Leroy and Mattie Bull’s house incurred an electrical fire that caused significant damage to their home built in 1941. Their insurance company offered them $14,865 to settle their dwelling loss. After hiring Tutwiler and Associates, a comprehensive and detailed package of documented damages was presented to the insurance company. Policy limits on the…
Current Articles | Archives | Search The upscale homes on North Captiva (this island was literally cut in two) were severely damaged by Hurricane Charley’s winds. The client’s home, undergoing remodeling at the time, took the full force of Charley’s winds. The first adjuster sent out said the damages were under the hurricane deductible! Tutwiler & Associates was subsequently…
Current Articles | Archives | Search A large 5,000 square foot lakefront home with a separate boathouse/guest suite was damaged by Hurricane Charley in August 2004. After spending several years attempting to get his insurance carrier to pay more than the $46,000 to make the necessary repairs to the home, this defense attorney for insurance companies hired Tutwiler &…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Sadly, the family in this household lost everything after suffering a devastating fire the day before Christmas. The insurance company said they could not send out an adjuster until after the New Year because everyone was on vacation. Wanting to concentrate on their business and the emotional care and well being of the family…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On June 14, 2008 a fire broke out in an undetermined location in this beautiful third-generation southern-style residential home causing massive damage to the floors, walls, roof, exterior finishings, and the personal property located all throughout the home. The owner of the home and his insurance company had been in controversy with this…
Current Articles | Archives | Search Witenblauw, a 4000 square meter Caribbean utopia located on the Leeward Island of St. Maarten, N.V., is in a word spectacular in every respect. Owned by an international business mogul, this complex is truly one of the finest private residences in the Caribbean. In 2008, late season Hurricane Omar struck the island causing…
Current Articles | Archives | Search This family vacation property, located in Windermere, Florida, incurred two hurricane losses during the unprecedented storm seasons of 2004 and 2005. With each loss, they retained the professional representation of residential and commercial insurance loss specialists Tutwiler and Associates, Inc. A settlement amount was negotiated, totaling $138,719.00. Public Adjuster:Public Adjuster StaffPosted in:Residential, Homeowner…
Current Articles | Archives | Search On October 24, 2005 Hurricane Wilma severely damaged an upscale penthouse unit located in Aventura, Florida. Among the many damages from heavy winds and rain were multiple leaks on a second-story roof, ruined premium wood flooring, and extensive content items. After the owner of the tower suite was initially denied coverage and the…
Current Articles | Archives | Search A residential unit in Pensacola Beach suffered a tremendous loss due to Hurricane Ivan on September 16, 2004. Many of the owners failed to receive policy limits for their catastrophic damages. Tutwiler and Associates, Inc. was hired by the owner and was able to secure full policy limits under the Federal Flood Policy…