General Proof of Claim Form Information - Southern Family Insurance Company ("Southern Family")
How do I file a proof of claim with the Receiver?
If you need to file a claim with the Receiver for
amounts not covered by the Florida Insurance Guaranty Association, you will need
to complete and file a proof of claim form. All known claimants are being
notified on how they can obtain the proper proof of claim forms to make a claim
against the Atlantic Preferred estate. To be considered timely filed,
submitted proof of claim forms must be postmarked on or before Friday, June 1, 2007.
All submitted proof of claims must be accompanied by a completed IRS W-9 form.
On February 23, 2007, the Receiver mailed postcard notices to all
parties that the Receiver identified as having a possible agent claim, loss claim, general
creditor claims or premium finance company claim.
The Receiver received court approval to deem all unearned premium claims of
Atlantic Preferred as timely filed without the need to file a claim. Therefore you do not have to
complete and submit a proof of claim form for any unearned premium due to you that was not previously
paid by FIGA.
I received a postcard directing me to a website. However, I have been unable to access the website to download the proof of claim
form. What can I do now?
Please double-check your spelling of the website
link. The majority of callers who are having problems accessing the website are
misspelling the website name or are adding spaces where none are needed. The
instructions for completing both the proof of claim form and W-9 form are
available for downloading, as is the latest version of Adobe Acrobat
Reader. Most public librFirst Commercial and First Commercial Transportation and Property have Internet access and their personnel can
assist you in downloading the forms.
If you still can not access the website and download a proof of claim form,
please contact the Receiver by using our "Contact Us" form. Alternatively, you may contact the Receiver
at 850-413-3081
.
I did not receive a postcard or have misplaced it. How do I now obtain a
proof of claim form?
If you have not received a postcard advising you
how to proceed in downloading a proof of claim form, please contact the Receiver
by using our "Contact Us" form. Alternatively, you may contact the Receiver
at 850-413-3081
.
What happens if I fail to file the proof of claim form by the
June 1,
2007 deadline? Can I still file a claim? Will it be considered late-filed?
Yes, you may still
file a proof of claim after the June 1, 2007 claims filing deadline.
However, any proof of claim form postmarked after June 1, 2007 will be
processed as “late-filed”. If you believe that your proof of claim form should
be considered timely-filed, you may submit a request to have the Receiver consider accepting your
proof of claim form as timely-filed. With appropriate supporting documentation,
Chapter 631, Florida Statutes gives you the right to petition the Receivership court
(Leon County Second Judicial Circuit Court, Tallahassee, Florida, case number
06-CA-1060) to accept your claim as filed timely.
Will the deadline be extended?
No.
Can you verify receipt of my proof of claim and W-9 forms?
The Receiver is receiving thousands of proof of
claim form submissions. If you sent your proof of claim form by certified mail,
return receipt requested, or if it was sent via FedEx, UPS, etc., you should
save the delivery certification cards as proof of mailing. No confirmations of
receipt of individual proof of claim forms will be mailed.
When will my claim be paid and how much will I receive?
The amount of any potential payment is unknown
until after the amount of all liabilities has been established and all
reasonable efforts to recover and liquidate assets have been exhausted. Please
be advised that it may take several years before a distribution of assets, if
any, is made in this receivership, due to collection efforts and litigation.
What if I don’t know the exact amount of my claim or don’t have all the
documentation available at the time I submit my proof of claim?
In the amount claimed field on the Proof of Claim
form, enter “$1.00” if you don’t know the exact amount of the claim. Be sure to put your claim identification number on the
documentation so that it can be identified and matched to your proof of claim.
The proof of claim form has a box for indicating whether the claim is a
secured claim. I don’t understand what this means?
"Secured claim" means any claim secured by
mortgage, trust deed, pledge, deposit as security, escrow, or otherwise but does
not include a special deposit claim, a claim against general assets, or a claim
based on mere possession. In other words, if a claim is secured by some form of
collateral, it is considered a secured claim.
If you have recently changed your name or mailing address, please click
here.
It is your responsibility to notify the Receiver, in writing, if you change your name or mailing address. Whenever you are corresponding with the Receiver, be sure to reference your Receiver's Identification Number which will allow the Receiver to associate your request with the correct Receivership.
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