On November 12, 2010, Century Service Systems, Inc. (“Century”)
was ordered into liquidation by the Second Judicial Circuit Court in
Leon County, Florida. The Florida Department of Financial Services
is the court appointed Receiver of Century.
Company Demographic Information:
Century was
licensed on September 16, 1994 to transact business in the state of
Florida as a service warranty association. The company is located in
Deerfield Beach, Florida. The company ceased writing new or renewal
business on November 3, 2010. As of the liquidation date, the
company had approximately 5,000 service warranty contracts in force
in Broward, Martin, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie counties.
POLICY ISSUES: Under the liquidation order, all service contracts written by Century are cancelled on November 12, 2010, unless otherwise terminated prior to that date. There is no guaranty association coverage for service warranties.
Under the liquidation order, the deadline for filing claims in the Century receivership is 11:59:59 p.m. on November 12, 2011. Information regarding the method for filing claims in the liquidation proceeding will be mailed to Century’s contract holders and also available on the Receiver’s web site in the near future. Until further notice, consumers with questions regarding claims they filed with Century should contact the company directly at (866) 930-1177.
For non-claims related questions, consumers are asked to contact the Receiver by using the “Contact Us” form at the Receiver’s web site, www.MyFloridaCFO.com/Receiver or call the Florida Department of Financial Services, as Receiver, at 1-800-882-3054 or (850) 413-3081. Copies of the Liquidation Order and other relevant information is available on the Receiver’s web site, www.MyFloridaCFO.com/Receiver.