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Thousands of UPC customers with Hurricane Ian damaged homes are struggling to find another insurance company to protect their homes in the future.
Professional Experience
February 2020 to Present: Consumer reporter, WINK News.
Previously worked at KDRV NewsWatch 12 in Medford, Oregon for about three years; Interned at KTVU FOX 2 News in the San Francisco Bay Area.
News Philosophy
Everyone has a story and those stories deserve to be heard/told.
Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement
I love to read anything and everything. When I'm not working, you can catch me outside hiking and enjoying the Southwest Florida sunshine.
Education
Bachelor's in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University.
Likes best about Southwest Florida
The weather!
Hometown
Los Angeles, CA.
Thousands of UPC customers with Hurricane Ian damaged homes are struggling to find another insurance company to protect their homes in the future.
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Many of you are worried about your United Property and Casualty insurance or UPC claims. The insurance company went under, which means the state is now taking over those Hurricane Ian claims. WINK News talked to Mark Friedlander with the Insurance Information Institute about what that means for you. You can see his answers in […]
Two different homes. Two different insurance companies. But JJ Wheeler and Linda Johnson have almost identical stories. Both of them feel their insurance companies aren’t shelling out the appropriate amount of money to get their homes back to normal after Hurricane Ian. It’s the same reality many Southwest Floridians share. JJ Wheeler gave WINK News’ […]