Florida Bureau of Insurance coverage Fraud arrested two males in Hurricane Irma roofing rip-off – WFTV

NAPLES, Fla. — Florida’s Chief Monetary Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis is cracking down on insurance coverage fraud in an effort to guard Floridians.

Patronis not too long ago introduced the arrest of Brian Webb and Brandon Jourdan of Webb Roofing & Development LLC for allegedly working a house owner solicitation scheme free of charge roof replacements associated to wreck allegedly attributable to Hurricane Irma.

“There isn’t any room for roofers that benefit from Florida owners. If somebody commits insurance coverage fraud in Florida, they are going to be caught and they’ll pay the worth,” Patronis mentioned.

An investigation by the CFO’s Division of Investigative and Forensic Providers, Bureau of Insurance coverage Fraud revealed that Webb and Jourdan instructed their staff to solicit insured owners with a promise that they will get them a brand new roof with out paying the required owners deductible.

The scheme concerned allegedly engaging owners with rebates to cowl their insurance coverage deductible in the event that they submitted a full roof alternative declare to their property insurance coverage firm.

The scheme concerned staff allegedly engaging owners into submitting claims for his or her “broken” roofs for full roof replacements.

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In accordance with a launch from the CFO’s workplace, the salespeople would then have the home-owner signal over their insurance coverage declare rights and have them signal an “promoting settlement” in change for waving their deductible.

Webb Roofing would then “rebate” or “credit score” the quantity of the deductible towards the price of the declare, which is prohibited beneath Florida legislation.

“Rip-off roofing schemes are driving up insurance coverage charges for each Florida household and plaguing our state. There isn’t any such factor as a free roof and if somebody involves your door providing rebates or kickbacks to file a roof declare in your behalf, report them to my workplace for fraud instantly. My fraud detectives are working day by day to trace down these dangerous actors and maintain them accountable. All the time bear in mind, if it sounds too good to be true, it’s. By no means signal something concerning your insurance coverage with out speaking to your agent or calling my workplace first,” Patronis mentioned.

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Brian Webb and Brandon Jourdan have been booked into Collier and Lee County Jail on 9 counts of submitting false and fraudulent insurance coverage claims, a third-degree felony.

Each have been launched on bond.

In accordance with CFO’s workplace, if convicted on all costs, they every face a most sentence of as much as a $45,000 nice and as much as 45 years in jail.

To report suspected fraud, name the division’s toll-free Fraud Tip Hotline at 1-800-378-0445 or go to FraudFreeFlorida.com.

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