The City of Andover could keep up to 15% of the insurance claim settlements on a home that suffers at least 75% loss following the recent tornado. Some homeowners say that doesn’t seem right. “I am amazed. I, ah, I don’t even know what to say,” said Andover homeowner Janice Eden. “I don’t see how that’s possible.” Turns out state statute allows municipalities to write the issue into city code. Andover has just that on the books. “In the years I’ve been an insurance agent, I’ve never seen it happen, but I have talked to some contractors who said it does happen,” said Cy Wiggans with Wiggans Farha Insurance Group. “Wichita does it on a sporadic basis. Some people in Andover might be getting hit with that. The main purpose of it is to make sure that the contractors complete the job.”
Source: KSN-TV
