Released on = April 17, 2006, 9:14 am

Press Release Author = Law Offices of Samuel Bearman

Industry = Small Business

Press Release Summary = With an intense hurricane season predicted for 2006, the
insurance claims, as well as lawsuits against insurance companies, will spike.

Press Release Body = Pensacola, FL - April 17, 2006 - According to USA TODAY (April
5, 2006), the upcoming hurricane season will pack a punch. Prediction: "Busy,
again."

The Tropical Meteorology Project at Colorado State University determines a 64%
chance that a major hurricane - Category 3 or higher - will hit the East coast this
year. "That\'s more than double the 31% average probability over the past century,"
according to the article. The central Gulf Coast - Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama - devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita last year, rates a 30%
probability for a major hurricane. That, too, is double the last century\'s 15% for
the region.

Despite the devastation and destruction that typically follow these storms, folks
can always depend on their insurance companies to help them rebuild their lives and
their homes.

Or can they?

According to Samuel Bearman, Penscaola attorney who has personally handled more than
50 Hurricane Opal and 100 Hurricane Ivan claims against insurance companies, "There
are many reasons why folks may need to involve an attorney to handle their insurance
claims. Typically it\'s usually that the insurance company is either refusing to pay
for the damage entirely or is making a ridiculous low-ball offer."

"People forget insurance companies are in the business of making money - not paying
it out. They don\'t like writing checks unless they absolutely have to - and that
usually happens when a lawyer gets involved," he adds.

Bearman, who is a national speaker on hurricane law and litigation, has a prediction
of his own: "As the number and intensity of hurricanes increases, so will the
lawsuits. People are gaining a stronger awareness of their rights - and that
they\'re entitled to challenge their insurance company on hurricane claims. Often,
the insured is entitled to much more than what they\'re being offered, but don\'t
realize it. That\'s where a hurricane law attorney comes in."

Now is a good time to prepare for the upcoming hurricane season and review your home
insurance policy. For questions, call your agent or a hurricane law attorney. To
contact Mr. Bearman call (800) 760-6065, go to http://www.bearmanlaw.com, or email:
sbearman@bellsouth.net.

Web Site = http://www.bearmanlaw.com

Contact Details = Samuel Bearman, Attorney at Law
820 N. 12th Avenue
Pensacola , 32501
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850-438-1000
sbearman@bellsouth.net
http://www.bearmanlaw.com