About Stuart property insurance claims
Stuart is Martin County's seat, with a historic downtown along the St. Lucie River, oceanfront barrier-island exposure on Hutchinson Island, and substantial waterfront single-family stock. Ocean Point Claims is headquartered seven miles north of downtown Stuart in Hobe Sound. Hurricanes Frances and Jeanne (2004), Matthew (2016), Nicole (2022), and Milton (2024) have all driven significant claim volumes; Stuart's mix of historic, waterfront, and barrier-island property types means most claims involve some combination of matching-statute, master-versus-unit policy, and wind-versus-flood causation work.
Claim types we handle in Stuart
Ocean Point Claims represents Stuart homeowners and commercial property owners across every major Florida claim type:
- Hurricane and storm damage
- Roof damage from wind, hail, and debris
- Water damage (burst pipes, plumbing leaks, supply-line failures, slab leaks)
- Fire and smoke damage, including code-upgrade coverage
- Mold damage following water intrusion
- Denied, underpaid, or delayed claims
- Supplemental claims on previously settled losses
- HOA and condo association master-policy claims
- Business interruption and commercial property losses
Why Stuart insurance claims are often underpaid
The pattern in Stuart matches the broader Florida market:
- Scope reduction: carrier inspectors miss or minimize damage that a full Xactimate estimate captures.
- Cause-of-loss disputes: sudden water losses recharacterized as gradual to fit an exclusion.
- Deductible manipulation: hurricane deductibles applied to losses that are not, in fact, from a named storm.
- Delay beyond statutory response deadlines: violates Fla. Stat. 627.70131 but requires documented pressure to correct.
How a Stuart public adjuster changes the outcome
- Free claim review: at no cost, we assess whether public-adjuster representation is likely to materially improve your settlement.
- On-site inspection: a licensed Ocean Point adjuster documents the full scope of loss.
- Policy + scope review: every relevant coverage is identified and matched against the damage.
- Xactimate re-estimate: reflecting the actual cost to repair or replace.
- Negotiation: line by line, with statute-grounded demand letters where appropriate.
- Resolution: by negotiation, appraisal, mediation, or Civil Remedy Notice escalation.
Florida statutes that apply to Stuart claims
- Fla. Stat. 627.70131: carrier response deadlines (7-day acknowledgment, 30-day inspection, 60-day pay/deny)
- Fla. Stat. 627.70132: 1-year new-claim deadline, 18-month supplemental deadline
- Fla. Stat. 626.9744: matching statute (continuous-area replacement)
- Fla. Stat. 624.155: bad faith and Civil Remedy Notice
- Fla. Stat. 626.854: public adjuster licensing and fee caps
Get help with your Stuart claim
Call (888) 824-1306 now for a free claim review, or request a free inspection online. Licensed Florida public adjusters, contingency-fee representation, answered 24/7.
Nearby Florida cities we serve
- Okeechobee public adjuster
- Tequesta public adjuster
- Vero Beach public adjuster
- Jensen Beach public adjuster
- Fort Pierce public adjuster
- Hobe Sound public adjuster