The Florida Department of Financial Services announced the Division of Consumer Services will host Insurance Villages from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 in Punta Gorda and Thursday and Friday, Sept. 28 and 29 in Fort Myers. The villages will allow policyholders to meet with their property insurer in person and to resolve outstanding claims. Representatives from the National Flood Insurance Program, the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation, the Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters and more than a dozen insurers are expected to be on hand to assist insurance consumers. Policyholders should bring as much documentation as they can, including a driver’s license or other form of identification (passport/state-issued ID), insurance cards and insurance policy information/documentation, pictures or documentation of the property being claimed as a loss resulting from Hurricane Ian, repair estimates and any additional insurance-related information that is readily accessible. The Punta Gorda Insurance Village will be held at Charlotte County Events Center, 75 Taylor St., and the Fort Myers Insurance Village will be held at Florida SouthWestern State College, 8099 College Parkway, Building AA-177.
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