NAPLES, Fla. — Florida’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis is cracking down on insurance fraud in an effort to protect Floridians.
Patronis recently announced the arrest of Brian Webb and Brandon Jourdan of Webb Roofing & Construction LLC for allegedly operating a homeowner solicitation scheme for free roof replacements related to damage allegedly caused by Hurricane Irma.
“There is no room for roofers that take advantage of Florida homeowners. If someone commits insurance fraud in Florida, they will be caught and they will pay the price,” Patronis said.
An investigation by the CFO’s Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, Bureau of Insurance Fraud revealed that Webb and Jourdan instructed their employees to solicit insured homeowners with a promise that they can get them a new roof without paying the required homeowners deductible.
The scheme involved allegedly enticing homeowners with rebates to cover their insurance deductible if they submitted a full roof replacement claim to their property insurance company.
The scheme involved employees allegedly enticing homeowners into submitting claims for their “damaged” roofs for full roof replacements.
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According to a release from the CFO’s office, the salespeople would then have the homeowner sign over their insurance claim rights and have them sign an “advertising agreement” in exchange for waving their deductible.
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