Claims Catastrophe Teams Mobilize to Assist Customers in Northeast with Hurricane Floyd; It's Not Too Late to Prepare for the Hurricane.WARWICK, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1999-- Experts are urging homeowners to protect life and property in preparation for Hurricane Floyd This article is about the 1999 hurricane. For other storms of the same name, see Tropical Storm Floyd (disambiguation). Hurricane Floyd was the sixth named storm, fourth hurricane, and third major hurricane in the 1999 Atlantic hurricane season. as it approaches the Northeast. Rhode Island-based MetLife Auto & Home, one of the nation's largest property and casualty insurers, is mobilizing mobilizing, v 1. freeing or making loose and able to move. 2. observing any ongoing movements in a client's body, whether small or large, assisted or not, that identify strengths and weaknesses, as well as the client's physical and its Catastrophe Team to the affected areas to help customers with any potential claims. Customers who sustain damage from the storm can receive immediate assistance with their claims by calling the company's 24-hour claim hotline at 1-800-854-6011. "MetLife Auto & Home's specially trained staff will help secure shelter if necessary, guide customers through temporary repairs, issue checks for immediate expenses and promptly compensate customers for damage to property," said Joe Madden mad·den v. mad·dened, mad·den·ing, mad·dens v.tr. 1. To make angry; irritate. 2. To drive insane. v.intr. To become infuriated. , MetLife Auto & Home's director of public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most & community affairs. "While it's difficult to predict the impact of the hurricane at this point, we have mobilized our claims personnel to ensure that we're ready and able to assist customers to help get them back on their feet, if necessary." The company is also reminding the public about MetLife's free "Preparing for Hurricanes" information, which can help them put an emergency plan in place to protect lives, loved ones loved ones npl → seres mpl queridos loved ones npl → proches mpl et amis chers loved ones love npl , and property. The brochure, which is available for immediate access on the internet at http://www.lifeadvice.com, includes critical information to help people prepare for these potentially devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. forces of nature, from understanding the warning signs to creating a practical list of what to include in their disaster supply kit. It offers advice about evacuating, how to protect personal valuables, and what to do once the storm has passed and you return home. The brochure was developed by the MetLife Consumer Education Center in conjunction with the Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical and the American Red Cross American Red Cross: see Red Cross. . Once the storm has passed, customers should protect their property from further damage if they can do so without endangering themselves. For example, it's advised to cover exposed portions of property with heavy-duty tarps and board-up any broken windows. Customers should also save receipts for temporary repairs, begin to make an inventory list of damaged property and jot down Verb 1. jot down - write briefly or hurriedly; write a short note of jot write - communicate or express by writing; "Please write to me every week" any issues or concerns they have so that the adjuster can get their claims processed as soon as possible. To obtain a free brochure copy of Preparing for Hurricanes, contact the MetLife Consumer Education Center, toll-free, at 1-800-638-5433. Made available as a public service, this brochure is part of the LIFE ADVICE(R) program, designed to help people understand and manage the major events in their lives. The information in each LIFE ADVICE brochure can also be accessed on the Internet at http://www.lifeadvice.com. Upon entering the site, visitors should click on "Life Advice Library," followed by "Insurance," to find "Preparing for Hurricanes." MetLife Auto & Home is a subsidiary of MetLife. It provides insurance products in all 50 states for the home, auto, apartment, condominium condominium In modern property law, individual ownership of one dwelling unit within a multidwelling building. Unit owners have undivided ownership interest in the land and those portions of the building shared in common. , boat, vacation and rental property, recreational vehicle, and personal excess liability. For more information about MetLife Auto & Home's products and services, contact your local MetLife representative or independent agent, or visit MetLife's Web site at http://www.MetLife.com. |
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