Rep. Jeff Van Drew Lends His Voice to Support Puerto Ricans Struggling With Storm Damage

MAYS LANDING, New Jersey, Aug. 28 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release:

Rep. Van Drew is lending his voice in support of Puerto Rico survivors struggling to recover damages from their insurance companies.

"Puerto Rico is currently facing Hurricane Dorian while still recovering from the devastation of past hurricanes.

"New Jersey is home to the third largest Puerto Rican population in the nation, and as we approach the two-year anniversaries of both Hurricane Maria and Irma that devastated Puerto Rico with damages totaling nearly $100 billion, many impacted survivors are still struggling because foreign insurance companies are paying pennies on the dollar.

"This is pure and simple injustice to policy holders that did everything right.

"They paid their premiums, filed their claims, provided access to their properties, and are being financially undercut. This is wrong, these insurance companies must honor these claims and we have a moral obligation to demand accountability."