Rep. Smith hosts meeting…
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"With over 16,000 Sandy victims in the reopened claims review process,
Smith was joined at the meeting by Reps.
According to Wright, the average payout on reopened claims has been roughly
"I encourage any
Wright told the delegation that his agency is cooperating with investigations launched against possible fraudulent vendors. He also indicated that data from the current Sandy Claims Review Process is shedding light on some other causes of the significant underpayments, including excluded sales tax and debris removal costs and failures with adjustment software programs. Moving forward, Wright pledged to implement new training mechanisms and quality control measures and--for the first time--survey customers on their insurance provider.
"While investigations into specific instances of fraud are ongoing,
More information on reopening a claim can be found here http://chrissmith.house.gov/hurricane/superstorm-sandy-claims-review-process.htm. NFIP Policyholders can go online to www.fema.gov/hurricane-sandy-nfip-claims to download a form requesting a review, which can be filled out and emailed to [email protected] or faxed to 202-646-7970. Policyholders who have already requested a review of their claim do not have to call again--an adjuster will continue to work with them after the new
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