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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New York Press Office: Michael Barry, 917-923-8245, michaelb@iii.org
Florida Press Office: Lynne McChristian, 813-480-6446, lynnem@iii.org
Georgia Press Office: Bill Davis, 770-331-9279, williamd@iii.org
TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, October 9, 2018 –Reporters covering Hurricane Michael are encouraged to contact the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.) for insights into how insurers and consumers are preparing for the storm, which appears headed for the Florida Panhandle.
Hurricane Michael is expected to make landfall on Wednesday, Oct. 10, and as a result, insurers are already deploying insurance claims adjusters and mobile catastrophe units to the region. About 60 percent of the hurricanes which have made landfall in the continental U.S. in October have struck Florida, according to Dr. Philip Klotzbach, a Colorado State University meteorologist and an I.I.I. non-resident scholar.
Consumers who are in Hurricane Michael’s path should take the following steps to prepare themselves financially for storm-caused property damage.
RELATED LINKS:
Hurricane Fact Files: Alabama, Florida, Georgia
Articles: Understanding the Insurance Claims Payment Process; Recovering from a Flood
Infographics: How to File a Flood Claim; Hurricane Deductibles
The I.I.I. has a full library of educational videos on its You Tube Channel. Information about I.I.I. mobile apps can be found here.
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