A man paddles a kayak near a flooded home along the Alafia River in Lithia, Fla. A storm surge pushed water into the low lying area. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
When Hurricane Sandy pummeled New Jersey in 2012 it drowned financial adviser Doug Quinn's house in 3 feet of water, and introduced him to a world of fraud and abuse led by flood insurance adjusters and engineers, some of whom even created false reports to underpay storm victims.
Seven years on, Quinn's still fighting to eradicate what he says is an "epidemic" of fraud by insurance industry staff.
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Raychel Lean
Raychel Lean is ALM's Florida bureau chief, overseeing the Daily Business Review. Email her at [email protected] or follow her on Twitter via @raychellean.
