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Nobody likes to be told not to do something. So, I am writing this blog post understanding that my contractor friends, who I have written about in many posts such as\u00a0Restoration Contractors Providing Great Quality Workmanship Are Policyholder Friends But Many Insurance Companies Refuse To Pay For Quality<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0and\u00a0The Hero Contractor: Being a Contender and Not a Pretender<\/a><\/em>,\u00a0may need to be reminded not to shoot the messenger and that all of us must follow the law.<\/p>\n

I listened intensely to Tim Varga at the Georgia Association of Public Insurance Adjusters<\/a> Fall Conference in Atlanta on Tuesday. Tim gave a presentation on Catastrophic Consulting and Demystifying the Unlicensed Practice of Public Adjusting (UPPA)<\/em><\/strong>. While he was making the presentation, which showed how roofing companies could be in violation of Georgia criminal law regarding the practice of public adjusting, I made a simple Google search of \u201cGeorgia roof claims and insurance help.\u201d Numerous roofing companies appear to be advertising to help policyholders make roof insurance claims, based on the results of my search.<\/p>\n

Dr. Roof is one such advertiser.\u00a0Dr. Roof offers services that closely resemble those typically provided by licensed public adjusters. They state that they will:<\/p>\n