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Florida Home Inspector Used Stock Photos 200 Times, Defrauding Citizens, DFS Says

A Florida home inspector allegedly used the same stock photographs in more than 200 home and wind-mitigation inspections, costing Citizens Property Insurance Corp. more than $88,000, the state Department of Financial Services said after the man was arrested. Jasiel Mena, …

Insurers Must Physically Inspect to Confirm Damage Cited by Aerial Imagery

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) is reminding insurers of their obligation to conduct a physical inspection to confirm the type and extent of damage to a roof supposedly evidenced by aerial imagery. The regulatory agency said it has received consumer …

Citizens Insurance Property Inspections to Soar in Next 4 Years

As part of its effort to reduce its ballooning exposure level and trim the number of policyholders, Florida’s insurer of last resort will increase its property inspections by almost 70-fold over the next four years — with plans to spend …