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'Katrina Insurance Hotline' Reports Some Disturbing Trends and Highlights the Power of Complaining
September 15, 2005"After three days of staffing the Americans for Insurance Reform Katrina Insurance Hotline (888-450-5545), AIR can already report some important results:
AIR has received many calls from Louisiana and Mississippi residents who are insured by smaller insurance companies (not the major companies like State Farm, Allstate or Travelers). Their insurance carriers are saying they are unwilling to supply policyholders with immediate living expenses until a claims adjuster has inspected their property. At the same time, these insurance representatives are unwilling to provide policyholders with even a broad estimate of when such an inspection might happen." [Read more]