{"id":851,"date":"2015-07-20T10:04:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T10:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pablobeach.shapiroinsurancegroup.com\/?p=851"},"modified":"2018-02-14T12:14:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T12:14:06","slug":"protecting-yourself-from-a-roofing-insurance-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pablobeach.shapiroinsurancegroup.com\/protecting-yourself-from-a-roofing-insurance-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Yourself from a Roofing Insurance Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"02J91336\" src=\"https:\/\/pablobeach.shapiroinsurancegroup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/02J91336.jpg\" width=\"300\" align=\"right\" \/>A growing number of individuals are trying to profit from the insurance claims process by convincing unsuspecting homeowners that they need a new roof.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>With hurricane season upon us, it is just as important to prepare for storms as it is to protect yourself afterwards from scams.\u00a0Last season, the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud successfully investigated two significant fraud schemes that preyed on the trust of Floridians. They arrested five\u00a0NBRC Roofing Company\u00a0employees for organizing a $525,000 insurance scam. The Tampa-based company was accused of leaving 97 Florida homeowners with unfinished roof repairs and liens on their homes after stealing insurance money intended to pay subcontractors.<\/p>\n<p>The investigation discovered the roofing scam involved visiting homeowners following a storm, convincing them roof repairs were necessary, helping the homeowners file insurance claims for repairs and finally convincing them to give NBRC the sole right to make the repairs and the assignment of benefits for the insurance claims. But once NBRC was paid for the insurance claim, the repairs would not be completed and the insurance money would be pocketed by NBRC employees.<\/p>\n<h2>How To Prevent This From Happening To You<\/h2>\n<p>Make sure you take these three steps first in protecting yourself from a roofing insurance scam.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">1.\u00a0<\/span>Beware of anyone who solicits your business or tries\u00a0to convince you they can get you something for free.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">2.\u00a0<\/span>Don\u2019t sign contracts you don\u2019t fully understand.\u00a0Many companies only require you to sign a work\u00a0authorization form. Any contract that states\u00a0\u201cassignment of benefits\u201d is something that needs\u00a0to be read carefully to fully understand the impact\u00a0on you.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">3.\u00a0<\/span>Understand your coverage. Insurance is for sudden\u00a0unexpected events not for normal wear-and-tear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A growing number of individuals are trying to profit from the insurance claims process by convincing unsuspecting homeowners that they need a new roof. With hurricane season upon us, it is just as important to prepare for storms as it is to protect yourself afterwards from scams.\u00a0Last season, the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud successfully [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":852,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[7,21],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Protecting Yourself from a Roofing Insurance Scam - Pablo Beach Insurance Group<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/pablobeach.shapiroinsurancegroup.com\/protecting-yourself-from-a-roofing-insurance-scam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Protecting Yourself from a Roofing Insurance Scam - Pablo Beach Insurance Group\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A growing number of individuals are trying to profit from the insurance claims process by convincing unsuspecting homeowners that they need a new roof. 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