PHOTO: Homeowners who were underpaid by flood insurance companies should attend Thursday night’s Forum-sponsored town hall meeting at Ave Maria Catholic Academy. File Photo
The September 15 deadline to claim your un- or underpaid Sandy insurance flood funds is right around the corner, and this week’s Forum-sponsored Town Hall meeting to show you how to do so is not to be missed. Bill Kelly, a Manhattan-based attorney who has been successful in helping homeowners reclaim thousands of dollars in flood insurance claims, will highlight “16 different ways” that home insurance carriers have underpaid their clients.
“Those people have millions that they are not collecting on flood claims. I guarantee it,” said Kelly, whose firm has been the most successful in recovering funds for Sandy victims.
On the program for Thursday night’s event: 1) the multiple ways flood insurance companies have underpaid you, 2) how to maximize your claims, 3) specific common pitfalls to look for (Was sales tax included in your payout check? Did FEMA adjusters recommend your sheetrock be replaced just past the water line, or all the way to the ceiling?) 4) how can grant repayment issues be resolved, and 5) what are your specific questions and concerns?
Kelly, whose firm offers free claim reviews and is paid only if you are, will even do quick checks of paperwork and make preliminary recommendations that night.
“Re-opening your claim is usually a no-brainer,” he said.
The Town Hall meeting will be held at the auditorium of Ave Maria Catholic Academy on the parish grounds of Our Lady of Grace, 158-20 101st Street, Howard Beach and will begin at 7:00 pm. All are welcome!
By Eugénie Bisulco
eugenie@theforumnewsgroup.com
