{"id":32611,"date":"2023-01-22T23:42:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T04:42:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com\/?p=32611"},"modified":"2023-01-22T23:42:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T04:42:55","slug":"the-real-consumer-alert-is-the-georgia-insurance-commissioner-in-the-pocket-of-the-insurance-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertyinsurancecoveragelaw.com\/blog\/the-real-consumer-alert-is-the-georgia-insurance-commissioner-in-the-pocket-of-the-insurance-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Consumer Alert\u2014Is the Georgia Insurance Commissioner In the Pocket of the Insurance Companies?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/justinskipton.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Justin Skipton<\/a> sent me the following warning from the Georgia Insurance Commissioner:\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>What is a Public Adjuster?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Public Adjuster is an independent insurance professional that a policyholder may hire to help settle an insurance claim. When filing a claim, your insurance company provides an insurance adjuster for you free of charge, while a Public Adjuster has no relationship with your insurance company or your claim and may charge you up to 33 percent of your claim settlement amount to settle the claim on your behalf.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The vast majority of public insurance adjusters charge 10% or less for claims handling. The question I have is whether this insurance commissioner is working for the insurance companies or policyholders?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thought For The Day<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Having a relationship with people of questionable character is like playing with a razor blade on your skin, and pretending to observe that it is harmful to your body.<\/strong><br \/>\u2014Michael Bassey<\/em> Johnson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Skipton sent me the following warning from the Georgia Insurance Commissioner:\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":32615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[8,4],"class_list":["post-32611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-consumer-protection","tag-insurance"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Real Consumer Alert\u2014Is the Georgia Insurance Commissioner In the Pocket of the Insurance Companies?\u00a0 | Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"January 22, 2023 Justin Skipton sent me the following warning from the Georgia Insurance Commissioner:\u00a0 What is a Public Adjuster? 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