**MEDIA ADVISORY** Post-Irma Insurance Village and Disaster Recovery Center Open Tomorrow in Jacksonville
9/18/2017
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Tomorrow, Tuesday, September 19, CFO Jimmy Patronis and Senator Marco Rubio will co-host an on-site insurance village and comprehensive disaster recovery center in Jacksonville. Local, state, and federal partners, including FEMA, will be in attendance to offer Floridians a wide array of relief assistance in one centralized location.
Insurance experts from CFO Patronis’ Department of Financial Services will be on hand to answer Floridians’ insurance-related questions and concerns. CFO Patronis has also arranged for several insurance companies with policies in the impacted areas to be on-site to help Floridians file post-storm claims. Consumers are encouraged to bring copies of all insurance policies with them to these events. A list of participating insurance companies is available here.
WHAT: Insurance Village and Disaster Recover Center
WHERE: Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center
1000 Water Street
Jacksonville, Fla. 32204
1000 Water Street
Jacksonville, Fla. 32204
WHEN: Tuesday, September 19
8:00am to 6:00pm EST*
8:00am to 6:00pm EST*
*CFO Patronis will be on-site and available to media at 11:00am EST
In addition to Senator Marco Rubio’s staff and those participating from the Department of Financial Services, the following companies, non-profit organizations, and federal and state agencies have confirmed:
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• American Red Cross
• Florida SBDC Network
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Florida Departments of Children and Families and Economic Opportunity
• First Data Corporation
• Anheuser-Busch Companies
• CareerSource Florida
• ElderSource
• United Way of Florida
• The Salvation Army
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• American Red Cross
• Florida SBDC Network
• U.S. Small Business Administration
• Florida Departments of Children and Families and Economic Opportunity
• First Data Corporation
• Anheuser-Busch Companies
• CareerSource Florida
• ElderSource
• United Way of Florida
• The Salvation Army