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Hurricane Wilma, with a barometric pressure of 882 mb, is now the most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin.
After rapid intensification Tuesday night, Wilma is now a potentially catastrophic Category 5 hurricane that is expected to reach the extreme southern Gulf of Mexico by Friday. After that, Wilma is expected to turn toward the southern Florida Peninsula where landfall is probable by the weekend.
“Seven hurricanes have already hit Florida over the past twelve months,” said Sam Miller, executive vice president of the Florida Insurance Council, “if Wilma follows her predicted path, it will make eight and there is still six weeks left in this current hurricane season.”
“The insurance industry continues to bend, but we are prepared to meet the challenges of what Mother Nature is sending our way,” he said.
As part of the preparations, FIC is releasing an updated list of 800 numbers for its member insurance companies. Homeowners are advised to keep a record of the number of their respective insurer as they make preparations for the storm.
Insurers who set up toll‑free numbers to assist policyholders with Hurricane claims:
ACE USA ‑ 800-433-0385
Acuity ‑ 800‑242‑7666
Allmerica ‑ 800‑628‑0250
Allstate ‑ 800‑54‑STORM (800‑547‑8676)
Allstate Floridian Insurance Company – 800‑54‑STORM (800‑547‑8676)
American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida – 800-358-0600
American Federation Insurance Company ‑ 800‑527‑3907 or www.foremost.com
American General Property Insurance Company of FL – 800-321-2452
American International Group ‑ 800‑433‑8880 (auto & home)
American Reliable Ins. Company ‑ 800‑245‑1505
American Security Insurance Company – 800-326-2845
American Skyline Insurance Co. ‑ 888‑298‑5224
American States – 888-557-5010
American Strategic Insurance ‑ 866-ASI‑LOSS (274‑5677) / 866‑274‑8765 / fax 866‑274‑3299
American Superior Ins. Co. (Liquidated) – FIGA – 866-928-4312 or Northpoint 800-690-8114 or Citizens 866-411-2742
Arch ‑ 800‑817‑3252
Argus Fire & Casualty – 954-331-4722
Armed Forces Insurance Exchange ‑ 800‑828‑7736
Atlantic Mutual ‑ 800‑945‑7461
Atlantic Preferred Insurance Company – 800-673‑4952 / fax 800-231‑0395 / pfgclaims@poefg.com
Auto Owners (Palm City) – 800-783-1269
Auto Owners (Ft. Meyers) – 800-437-2256
AXA Re Property and Casualty – 800-216‑3711 / 800-509‑1592 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
AXA Re Corporate Solutions – 800-216‑3711 / 800-509‑1592 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
Bankers Insurance Company ‑ 800‑765‑9700 / fax 877‑541‑4084
Bankers Security Insurance Company ‑ 800‑765‑9700 / fax 877‑541‑4084
Bituminous ‑ 800‑678‑3104 and 800‑822‑2905
Bristol West Insurance Group ‑ 800‑Bristol
Capitol Preferred – 800-734-4749 or 888-388-2742
Catawba – 800-711-9386
Century Surety Ins. Co. ‑ 800‑850‑0422 / fax 614‑895‑7040 / www.centurysurety.com
CHUBB ‑ 800‑CLAIMS‑0 (800‑252‑4670)
Church Mutual ‑ 800‑554‑2642
Citizens ‑ 866‑411‑CPIC (866-411-2742)
Clarendon National Insurance Company – 800-216‑3711 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
Clarendon Select Insurance Company – 800-216‑3711 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
CNA ‑ 1-877-CNA-ASAP (1-877-262-2727) or FAX at 1-800-953-7389
Colony Insurance Company ‑ 800‑577‑6614, Ext. 1715 / fax 804‑327‑1792 / claimsreporting@colonyins.com
Companion Property & Casualty – 800-649-2948
Cotton States Insurance – 800-457-1658
CUNA Mutual ‑ 800‑637‑2676
Cypress P&C Insurance Company ‑ 888‑352‑9773
Cypress P&C Insurance Company (All other CAT claims) ‑ 888‑352‑9773
Cypress P&C Insurance Company – Frances Claims – 866-560-6192
Erie Insurance Group ‑ 800‑367‑3743
Farmers ‑ 800‑435‑7764
FCCI (first report of injury) – 800-226-3224
Federated Mutual – 800 237-8292
Federated National Insurance Company ‑ 800‑420‑7075
FEMA – 800-621-FEMA (3362)
Fidelity & Casualty Insurance Company ‑ 800‑725‑9472
Fidelity National Insurance Company ‑ 800‑220‑1351
Fidelity National P&C Insurance Company ‑ 800‑725‑9472
FIGA – 904-398-1450 or 866-928-4312
Fireman’s Fund ‑ 888‑FIREHAT (888‑347‑3428)
First Floridian – 800-CLAIM33 (800‑252‑4633)
First Floridian Auto & Home Insurance Company – 800-252-4633
First Premium Ins. Group (Lloyd’s Mobile home) ‑ 800‑432‑3072 / fax 954‑331‑4848 / karent@firstpremium.com
First Protective Insurance Company – 877-744-5224
First Trenton ‑ 800‑468‑7341
Florida Family Insurance Company ‑ 888‑486‑4663 / 888‑850‑4663 / fax 904‑356‑1915
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies ‑ 866‑275‑7322
Florida Select ‑ 888‑700‑0101 / fax 800‑827‑2846 or 941‑906‑2306
Florida Preferred Property Insurance Company – 800- 673‑4952 / fax 800-231‑0395 / pfgclaims@poefg.com
FM Global ‑ 877‑NEWLOSS (639‑5677)
Foremost Insurance Company ‑ 800‑527‑3907 / www.foremost.com
Foremost Property and Casualty Insurance Company ‑ 800‑527‑3907 / www.foremost.com
Foremost Signature Insurance Company ‑ 800‑527‑3907 / www.foremost.com
GE Employers Re ‑ 866‑413‑8978
GEICO ‑ 800‑841‑3000 or contacted at GEICO.com
Georgia Casualty & Surety (claim reporting) – 800-279-8279
Georgia Casualty & Surety (claim department) – 866-458-7506
GMAC Insurance (Auto claims) – 800-468-3466
Granada Insurance Company ‑ 800‑392‑9966
Great American – 800-221-7274
Guide One ‑ 888‑748‑4326
The Hartford ‑ 800‑243‑5860 or 800-637-5410
Harbor National Insurance Company – 800-216‑3711 / 800-509‑1592 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
Harbor Specialty Insurance Company – 800-216-3711 / 800-509-1592 / FAX 352-332-7999 / claims@thig.com
Hartford Ins. Co. of the Midwest‑ 800‑637‑5410 / 800‑243‑5860 / fax 877‑536‑6505
Hartford Steam ‑ 800‑HSB‑LOSS
Holyoke Mutual ‑ 800‑225‑2533
ICAT Claims – 866-789-4228
Irving B. Green & Associates – 877-424-7336
Industrial Risk Insurers ‑ 860‑520‑7347 (commercial claims)
Interstate Fire & Casualty ‑ 800‑456‑8458, Ext. 7770 / fax 303‑222‑7759
Liberty Mutual ‑ 800‑2CLAIMS (800‑225‑2467) PC Claims follow‑up fax 407‑660‑2821, 407‑660‑2895 Attn: CAT Unit
Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company – 800-637-0757 (in state) or 800-633-1833 (24-hour) 800-633-1833 (24-hour)
Main Street America Group – 877-282-3844
Mercury Insurance Group – 800-987-6000
MetLife Auto & Home ‑ 800‑854‑6011
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) ‑ 800‑427‑4661
National Insurance Co. ‑ 800‑329‑2121 / fax 305‑445‑0368 / claimsdept@nationalgroupfl.com
Nationwide ‑ 800‑421‑3535 / fax 877‑247‑0041
Northpoint Insurance Company- 800-690-8114
North Pointe Insurance Company ‑ 800‑910‑1104
North Pointe Casualty Insurance Company ‑ 800‑910‑1104
Ohio Casualty and West American Insurance Company – 888-701-8727
Old Dominion Insurance Company ‑ 877‑425‑2467 and 800‑606‑7992
Omega Insurance Company – 800-216‑3711 / 800-509‑1592 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
One Beacon ‑ 877‑248‑4968
Poe Financial Group – 800-673-4952
Progressive Auto Insurance ‑ 800‑PROGRESSIVE (800‑776‑4737)
Prudential P&C Ins. Co. (Bought by Liberty Mutual) – 800-225-2467
QualSure Insurance Corp. ‑‑ 877‑563‑0150
Regency (Tower Hill) – 800-216-3711
RLI Insurance Company – Phone Number 800-444-0406; fax number 309-692-6796
Royal & Sun Alliance ‑ 800‑847‑6925
SAFECO ‑ 800‑332‑3226
Scottsdale Insurance Company ‑ 800‑423‑7675 / fax 480‑483‑6752
Security National Insurance Company ‑ 800‑Bristol
Selective ‑ 866‑455‑9969
Service Insurance Company – 800-780-8423
Shelter Insurance Group ‑ 800‑SHELTER
Sompo Japan ‑ 800‑444‑6870
Southern Family Insurance Company ‑ 800-673‑4952 / fax 800-231‑0395 / pfgclaims@poefg.com
Southwest Business Corp. (Lloyd’s Excess Flood ‑ 800‑527‑0066 Ext. 7389 / fax 210‑525‑0021 / dharrington@swbc.com
St. Johns Insurance Company ‑ 800‑748‑2030
St. Paul ‑ 800‑STPAUL1 (800-787‑2851) (business claims)
St. Paul Travelers ‑ 800‑238‑6225 (business claims)/800-CLAIM33 (800-252-4633) (auto & home)
Standard Guaranty Insurance Company – 800-326-2845
State Farm Insurance ‑ 800‑SF‑CLAIM (800‑732‑5246)
Sunshine State Insurance Company ‑ 877‑329‑8795
TAPCO ‑ 888‑437‑0373 / fax 336‑538‑0094 / bjohnson@gotapco.com
Tower Hill Preferred Insurance Company – 800-216‑3711 / 800-509‑1592 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
Tower Hill Prime Insurance Company – 800-216‑3711 / 800 509‑1592 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
Tower Hill Select Insurance Company – 800-216‑3711 / 800 509‑1592 / fax 352‑332‑7999 / claims@thig.com
Travelers – 800-CLAIM33 (800‑252‑4633) (auto & home) / 800‑238‑6225 (business claims)
Travelers Flood ‑ 800‑356‑6663
Travelers Boat & Yacht ‑ 800‑772‑4482
United Fire Insurance Company – 800-343-9131
United Property and Casualty Insurance Company ‑ 800‑425-9113 or 800-218-3206
United Services Automobile Assn. – 800-531-8222 (all USAA Cos)
Universal Insurance Co. ‑ 888‑846‑7647/ fax 888‑846‑7649 / universal@isacclaims.com
Universal Property & Casualty Ins. Co. ‑ 800‑425‑9113 / fax 305‑933‑6181
USAA ‑ 800‑531‑8222 / fax 800‑356‑6315
USF&G – 800-787-2851
USF&G homeowners claim – 800-631-6478
USF&G homeowners claim – customer service – 407-660-9000
USLI ‑ 800‑523‑5545 / fax 610‑687‑9398 / spalma@usli.com
Vanguard Fire & Casualty Company ‑ 888‑343‑5585 / fax 941‑342‑2080
Voyager Indemnity Insurance Company – 800-245-1505
Voyager Property & Casualty Insurance Company – 800-358-0600
XL‑ 1‑214‑559‑1574
Zenith (first report of injury) – 800-440-5020
Zurich ‑ 800‑987‑3373.