For condominium associations, HOAs, and multifamily operators in Fort Myers, Ian turned master-policy claims into multi-year fights: percentage deductibles that run six figures on large insured values, wind-versus-surge causation across entire buildings, and loss of rents while units sat empty. A commercial claim here is won on documentation that covers the whole property, not a sampling of it.
What decides a commercial claim in Fort Myers.
The master-policy deductible makes documentation critical
Named-storm deductibles on association and commercial policies are usually a percentage of insured value, a very large number on a Gulf-coast property. Everything above it only gets paid if it is documented: the roof system, the envelope, every unit the water reached, and the common elements between them.
Loss of rents and interruption are their own claims
While units and commercial space sit unusable, the income the property stops earning is generally a separate covered loss with its own documentation. After Ian, it was one of the largest and most under-claimed components on Lee County association and operator claims.
Building-wide matching and code upgrades
Florida’s matching requirement and ordinance-or-law coverage apply across the whole building. Carriers routinely scope a few slopes or a few units; a properly documented association claim covers matching and code compliance across the property.
We Build Your Claim The Way Ford Built The Assembly Line.
Henry Ford didn’t try to be the expert at everything. He surrounded himself with specialists, each mastering one part of the work, and assembled the result into something no individual could build alone. We document claims the same way. For a serious loss, one adjuster’s opinion is not enough, so we bring in the right specialists, pull a full report from each, and assemble them into a claim the carrier cannot dismiss.
Building Consultants
Read the structure and the code the way an insurer’s engineer does, so nothing covered gets left out of scope.
General Contractors
Real-world repair pricing and sequencing that holds up when the carrier questions the cost to rebuild.
Structural Engineers
Independent reports on causation and structural damage that carry weight the carrier can’t wave off.
Professional Estimators
Line-item Xactimate estimates built to the same software and standards the carrier’s own adjuster uses.
Contents Specialists
Full inventory and valuation of damaged personal property and business contents, item by item.
Water & Mold Testing
Moisture mapping, thermal imaging, and lab testing that prove the source, the spread, and the cause of loss.
We don’t send an adjuster. We send a team.
These specialists are independent third-party professionals brought in for documentation and evidence purposes. CCG does not perform repair work and holds no financial interest in any repair or remediation contract.
Fort Myers boards and operators: what they ask us.
Our association’s Ian claim is still unresolved. Is that normal?
Unfortunately common. Large association claims involving wind-versus-surge causation, six-figure deductibles, and building-wide scope routinely take years when they are contested. If the claim was timely reported and remains open or disputed, a documented re-scope and, where appropriate, appraisal or attorney referral can move it. We review association claims free.
Does the association or the unit owners file after a hurricane?
Generally both. The association claims the building, roof, and common elements under the master policy; owners claim their unit interiors under their own policies. The overlap between the two is exactly where scope disputes arise, and where coordinated documentation protects the association.
Can we recover the rent we lost while units were down?
Generally yes. Loss of rents and business interruption are typically covered while the property is restored, for the reasonable period of restoration. It is a separate, documented calculation, and it is frequently left on the table.
What does a presentation for our board or management company look like?
Thirty to forty-five minutes, in person or over lunch: what a public adjuster does, what Florida law requires of carriers, how associations protect themselves before and after a loss, and what proper documentation looks like. No cost and no obligation, and boards are welcome to bring their property manager and counsel.
General information only, not legal advice or a coverage determination. Coverage depends on your specific policy, the facts of your loss, and current Florida law.
Claim types we handle in Fort Myers.
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