Insurers Set Up Special Toll-Free Numbers to Assist Policyholders With Hurricane Ivan-Related Claims

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New York: 212-346-5500
Wash. D.C.: 202-833-1580
Florida: 941-623-2479

NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2004 - Policyholders with questions regarding their coverage for damage caused by Hurricane Ivan should contact their insurance agent or company representative. To assist consumers, special toll-free numbers have been set up by insurance companies. This and other hurricane-related information can be found at the Insurance Information Institute's website, www.insurance.info.

The following insurance companies have set up 800 hotlines:

Acuity 800-242-7666
Alfa Insurance Group 888-964-2532
Alabama Municipal Insurance Corporation 866-239-AMIC
Allmerica 800-628-0250
Allstate 800-54-STORM (800-547-8676)
American Bankers 800-245-1505
American Federation Insurance Company 800-527-3907
American International Group 800-433-8880 (auto & home)
American National Property & Casualty Co & Affiliates 800-333-2861
American Reliable Insurance Company 800-245-1505
American Skyline Insurance Co. 888-298-5224
American Strategic Insurance 866-ASI-LOSS (264-5677)
Atlantic Mutual 800-945-7461
Arch Insurance Group 800-817-3252
Armed Forces Insurance Exchange 800-828-7736
Auto Owners Insurance Group 888-252-4626
AXA Re Property and Casualty 800-216-3711
Bankers Insurance Company 800-765-9700
Bankers Security Insurance Company 800-765-9700
Bituminous 800-822-2905 (Florida); 800-678-3104 (National)
Bristol West Insurance Group 800-Bristol
Century Surety Insurance Company 800-850-0422
Church Mutual 800-554-2642
CHUBB - 800-CLAIMS-0 (800-252-4670)
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. 866-411-2742
Cincinnati Financial Corporation 513-870-2739
Clarendon Select Insurance Company 800-216-3711 or 800-509-1592
Clarendeon National Insurance Company 800-216-3711 or 800-509-1592
CNA - 877-733-4250
Colony Insurance Company 800-577-6614 ext. 1715
Cotton States Mutual Group 800-282-6536
CUNA Mutual - 800-637-2676
Cypress 888-352-9773
Erie Insurance Group - 800-367-3743
FM Global 877-NEWLOSS (639-5677)
Farmers - 800-435-7764
Federated National Insurance Company 800-420-7075
Fidelity National P&C Insurance Group 800-220-1351
Fireman's Fund - 888-FIREHAT (888-347-3428)
First Floridian 800-CLAIM 33 (800-252-4633
First Premium Insurance Group (Lloyd's Mobile Home) 800-432-3072
First Trenton 800-468-7341
Florida Family Insurance Company 888-486-4663 or 888-850-4663
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies 800-330-3327
Florida Select 888-700-0101
Florida Preferred Property Insurance Company 800-673-4952
Foremost Insurance Company 800-527-3907
Foremost Property Casualty 800-527-3907
GE Employers Re 866-413-8978
GEICO 800-841-3000
General Star Indemnity Company 800-624-5237
General Star National Insurance Company 800-624-5237
Georgia Farm Bureau 866-842-32276
Granada Insurance Company 800-392-9966
Guide One 888-748-4326
Hanover Insurance (Allmerica) 800-628-0250
Harbor National Insurance Company - 800 216-3711
The Hartford - 800-243-5860
Hartford Insurance Company of the Midwest 800-637-5410 or 800-243-5860
Hartford Steam 800-HSB-LOSS
Holyoke Mutual - 800-225-2533
Industrial Risk Insurers - 860-520-7347 (Business claims)
Interstate Fire & Casualty 800-456-8458, Ext. 770
Liberty Mutual - 800-2CLAIMS (800-225-2467)
Louisiana Farm Bureau 866-275-7322
Mercury Insurance Group 800-987-6000
MetLife Auto & Home 800-854-6011
Mississippi Farm Bureau 866-275-7322
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) - 1-800-427-4661
National Insurance Company 800-239-2121
Nationwide 800-421-3535
North Pointe Insurance Company 877-878-1991
Old Dominion Insurance Company 877-425-2467 or 800-606-7992
Omega Insurance Company 800 216-3711
OneBeacon 877-248-4968
Progressive Auto Insurance 800-PROGRESSIVE (766-4737)
QualSure Insurance Corp. 877-563-0150
Royal & Sun Alliance 800-847-6925
SAFECO 800-332-3226
Scottsdale Insurance Company 800-423-7675
Security National Insurance Company 800-Bristol
Selective 866-455-9969
Shelter Insurance Group 800-SHELTER (800-743-5837)
Sompo Japan 800-444-6870
Southern Family Insurance Company 800-673-4952
Southwest Business Corp. (Lloyd's Excess Flood) 800-527-0066 Ex. 7389
St. Johns Insurance Company 800-748-2030
St. Paul Travelers 800-CLAIM33 (800-252-4633) - Auto and Home Claims; 800-787-2851- Business Claims; 800-356-6663 - Flood
St. Paul 800-CLAIM 33 (800-252-4633) Auto and Home Claims; 800-STPAUL (800-787-2851) Business Claims
State Farm Insurance 800-SF-CLAIM (800-732-5246)
Sunshine State Insurance Company 877-329-8795
TAPCO 888-437-0373
Texas Farm Bureau 800-772-6535
Tower Hill Insurance Companies 800-216-3711 or 800-509-1592
Travelers 800-238-6225 (Business Claims); 800-356-6663 (Flood claims)
United Property and Casualty Company 800-861-4370
Universal Insurance Company 888-846-7647
USAA 800-531-8222
USLI 800-523-5545
Vanguard Fire & Casualty Company 888-343-5585
W.R. Berkley Corp. 203-629-2000
XL Insurance 214-559-1574
Zurich 800-987-3373