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Post-Irma insurance village, disaster recovery center set

By Staff | Sep 20, 2017

The Department of Financial Services will hold an on-site insurance village and comprehensive disaster recovery center on Sept. 21 in Lehigh Acres.

Co-hosted by CFO Jimmy Patronis and Sen. Marco Rubio, the event will feature local, state and federal partners in an effort to offer the public a wide array of relief assistance in one centralized location. It will take place from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Veterans Park Recreation Center, at 55 Homestead Road S.

Insurance experts from the Department of Financial Services will be on hand to answer insurance-related questions and concerns. Several insurance companies with policies in the impact area will also be on-site to help residents file post-storm claims.

As of Monday, the following entities had confirmed their participation:

– Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

– American Red Cross

– Florida SBDC Network

– U.S. Small Business Administration

– Florida Departments of Children and Families and Economic Opportunity

– First Data Corporation

– Anheuser-Busch Companies

– CareerSource Florida

– ElderSource

– United Way of Florida

– The Salvation Army

Consumers are encouraged to bring copies of all insurance policies with them.