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Find a Location

Avatar Property & Casualty Insurance Company has 2 locations, listed below.

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    Business ProfileforAvatar Property & Casualty Insurance Company

    Insurance Companies
    Multi Location Business

    Current Alerts For This Business

    Out of Business:

    Effective March 14, 2022, Avatar Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“Company” or “Avatar”) was ordered into liquidation by the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County, Florida. The Florida Department of Financial Services (“Department” or “Receiver”) is the court appointed receiver for the Company. Copies of the Liquidation Order and other relevant information are available on the Department’s website, https://www.myfloridacfo.com/division/receiver/.

    As a result, Bank of America is unwilling to continue to do business with Avatar Property & Casualty Insurance Company (“Avatar”) in receivership.  As a result, any checks issued by Avatar on their Bank of America account will not be honored and the account will be closed.  The Department has identified all uncashed claim checks and will provide all payment and associated claims information to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”).  Once the information is transferred, FIGA will review the original claim and pay according to their claim handling guidelines.  We will update this message once all information has been transferred to FIGA.

    Update: Claims data has now been transferred to the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association (“FIGA”) and FIGA has begun processing outstanding claims. Inquiries regarding the status of a claim should be directed to FIGA. For more information about FIGA, please visit https://figafacts.com/ 

    Out of Business:
    According to information in BBB files, this business is no longer in business.

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 3 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    6 complaints closed in last 3 years

    0 complaints closed in last 12 months

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Overview

    This company is an insurance underwriter of residential and commercial properties.

    Products & Services

    insurance company, property insurance, homeowners insurance, commercial insurance, residential insurance

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    Avatar Property & Casualty Insurance Company has 2 locations, listed below.

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      Location of This Business
      1101 E Cumberland Ave STE 300, Tampa, FL 33602-4231
      BBB File Opened:
      6/12/2009
      Business Started:
      1/30/2008
      Business Incorporated:
      1/30/2008
      Licensing Information:
      This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
      BBB records show a license number of A139781 for this business, issued by Department of Financial Services

      These agencies may include:

      Department of Financial Services

      200 E Gaines St

      Tallahassee FL 32399

      (877) 693-5236

      https://www.myfloridacfo.com

      BBB records show a license number of P119351 for this business, issued by Department of Insurance

      These agencies may include:

      Department of Insurance

      2295 Victoria Ave Ste 163

      Fort Myers FL 33901

      (239) 461-4000

      BBB records show a license number of 03739 for this business, issued by Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

      These agencies may include:

      Florida Office of Insurance Regulation

      200 E Gaines St

      Tallahassee FL 32399

      (850) 413-3140

      http://www.floir.com

      BBB records show a license number of A273526 for this business, issued by Department of Insurance

      These agencies may include:

      Department of Insurance

      2295 Victoria Ave Ste 163

      Fort Myers FL 33901

      (239) 461-4000

      Type of Entity:
      Corporation
      Hours of Operation

      Primary

      M:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      T:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      W:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      Th:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      F:
      8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
      Business Management
      • Mr. Hitesh P. Adhia, CEO
      • Mr. Manubhai Karia, Director
      • Ms. Kiran C. Patel, Director
      • Ms. Christine Mellon, Officer
      • Mr. Michael Rudd, Director
      • Mr. Thomas Garner, Vice President of Operations
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Mr. Hitesh P. Adhia, CEO

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Hitesh P. Adhia, CEO
      • Mr. Manubhai Karia, Director
      • Ms. Kiran C. Patel, Director
      • Ms. Christine Mellon, Officer
      • Mr. Michael Rudd, Director
      • Mr. Thomas Garner, Vice President of Operations
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (813) 514-0255
        Primary Fax

      Phone Numbers

      Customer Complaints

      6 Customer Complaints

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      Most Recent Customer Complaint

      03/01/2022

      Complaint Type:
      Service or Repair Issues
      Status:
      Answered
      This company had been dealing since August of 3020 on paying sn insurance claim from a hail storm on 8.9.20. Both my neighbor and I are the only ones in 2 sq miles ro not have our insurance fix our roofs. (Both Avatar) Every house in the area had been repaired. They are the worst insurance company I have ever seen. Lie after lie, deny truth and facts. I had to retain an attorney who now tells me they filed for bankruptcy after stalling 17 months. I have had to repair it myself as my house was leaking water from the damaged areas.
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      Customer Reviews

      3 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Tina L

      1 star

      08/25/2021

      Run! we had similar issue with Avatar, their Claims Adjuster Analuz. They don't return calls, their contractor ( ******** ) Norm will hire guys cheap and job will be done incorrectly. Then guess what after everyone is paid, no one will return calls, make the job right or ever come to sign off on the job. Read reviews, don't use this Company and don't use this Contractor! If you already have them and they send Norm and his crew( refuse ) don't let them do the job. We are going to have to come out of pocket to make floor right.

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