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Department of Financial Services Offering Insurance Assistance at Locations in Brooklyn, Staten Island, Nassau County and Suffolk County
Martin J. Golden
January 4, 2013
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ISSUE:
- Insurance
Department Representatives Available to Answer Insurance Questions
Storm Hotline Also Being Staffed to Help Storm Sandy Victims
Benjamin M. Lawsky, Superintendent of Financial Services, announced representatives of the Department of Financial Services will be at locations in Brooklyn, Staten Island, Nassau County and Suffolk County to help homeowners, renters and business owners with insurance-related issues stemming from damage caused by Storm Sandy.
The Department's representatives will be available to meet with residents inside the agency's Mobile Command Center, which will be stationed at these locations:
Brooklyn
Saturday, Jan. 5 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Jamaica Bay Home Depot, 5700 Avenue U.
Staten Island
Sunday, Jan. 6 – 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Prince’s Bay Waldbaum’s, 6400 Amboy Rd.
Nassau County
Monday, Jan. 7 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Waldbaum’s Plaza Parking Lot, 85 East Park Ave., Long Beach.
Brooklyn
Tuesday, Jan. 8 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Bergen Beach/Mill Basin Shopping Center, 6620 Avenue U.
Wednesday, Jan. 9 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Coney Island, MCU- Parking Lot, 1904 Surf Ave.
Suffolk County
Thursday, Jan. 10 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Amityville/Lindenhurst Home Depot, 1101 Sunrise Highway, Copiague.
Staten Island
Friday, Jan. 11 – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Stop & Shop, Great Kills/Eltingville, 4343 Amboy Rd.
Department representatives will help citizens contact their insurers if they have been unable to do so and answer questions about homeowners', renters' and business owners' insurance coverage.
Citizens unable to go to the Mobile Command Center are encouraged to call the Department's storm hotline (800) 339-1759 which is staffed from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., daily including weekends. Insurance information is also available on the Department's website, www.dfs.ny.gov.
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