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DFS to deploy Hurricane Ian insurance villages to SWFL

Destroyed homes on Matlacha Island, Fla. on Monday after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area.
Carlos Osorio for NPR
Destroyed homes on Matlacha Island, Fla. on Monday after Hurricane Ian ravaged the area.

The Florida Department of Financial Services' Division of Consumer Services will be hosting Insurance Villages from April 17-19 as a follow up to last year’s deployment of initial payment centers and the insurance village.

The villages will serve as an opportunity for policyholders to meet with their property insurer in-person and work together to resolve outstanding claims. Representatives from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and more than a dozen insurers are expected to be on hand to assist insurance consumers.

Policyholders should bring as much documentation as they can, including:

  • A driver’s license or other form of identification (Passport/State issued ID)
  • Insurance cards and insurance policy information/documentation
  • Pictures or documentation of the property being claimed as a loss resulting from Hurricane Ian
  • Repair estimates
  • Any additional insurance-related information that is readily accessible.

The insurance villages will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

NOTE: The insurance villages will exclusively focus on insurance related-issues and staff from other agencies will not be present to assist with other post-storm benefits.

PUNTA GORDA

  • Monday, April 17
  • Charlotte County Event Center
  • 75 Taylor St.
  • Punta Gorda, Florida 33950
  • Wednesday, April 19th
  • Charlotte County Event Center
  • 75 Taylor St.
  • Punta Gorda, Florida 33950

FT. MYERS

  • Tuesday, April 18th
  • Diamondhead Beach Resort (Ballroom)
  • 2000 Estero Blvd.
  • Ft. Myers, Florida 33931

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