Indiana Insurance Commissioner Stephen W. Robertson has ordered a public adjusting business to cease and desist from transacting insurance business for 90 days. The order came after department officials learned that the business, Disaster Adjusting, was soliciting business in devastated Clark County through false and misleading methods.
The department said it has been closely monitoring all licensees operating in the tornado-affected areas to ensure compliance with the insurance laws and appropriate and expeditious handling of insurance claims. Department of Insurance employees providing consultations to affected Hoosiers at a disaster center in Sellersburg were provided a copy of a flyer used by Disaster Adjusting.
The order involved: William J. Watterud, of Elkhart; James E. Kalka, Jr., of Osceola; Brian Burgess, of Charlestown; and Disaster Adjusting and Appraisal Services LLC, a corporation listed with the Secretary of State as having an Osceola address.
The Disaster Adjustment advertisement stated in bold print “LICENSED BY INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.” “Resident of Henryville” was hand-written on the bottom of the flyer. Neither Disaster Adjusting nor Brian Burgess, who delivered the flyer on behalf of Disaster Adjusting, holds any required license, the department said.
The March 15 order followed the commissioner’s 60-day moratorium against cancellation of an insurance policy in effect for any policyholder directly affected by the tornadoes.
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