BP Settlement

Does your business’ loss in revenue qualify for a valid BP Business Claim? As a company that has filed hundreds of claims on behalf of businesses to the Deepwater Horizon Economic Settlement, we have started noticing some trends.  To be an ideal candidate for economic compensation, your business should follow the V-shaped revenue pattern, unless you are a Zone A Claim. There are other solutions for businesses, but meeting the V trend is the most common, and by far the easiest to prove.

All business claim outcomes will vary depending on what zone the business falls in and the business’ NAICS code, which is found on the business tax return and allows the IRS to classify the nature of your business. These zones and codes determine the risk transfer premium or RTP, which is a multiplier used to determine the amount of compensation the business will be eligible for.

The ideal business claims revenue pattern would be considered to be the “V-shaped Revenue Pattern.”  This is a revenue decline in the 2010 compensation period, compared to the same months in the benchmark period, followed by increased revenues in the same months of 2011. With a V-shaped Revenue Pattern, the business needs only some basic documentation and does not need to pass any causation tests. The other two patterns are the Modified V-Shape Revenue Pattern and the Decline Only Revenue Pattern. With these two trends more documentation may be needed from Deepwater Horizon to prove causation.

Our team of skilled executives and advisors can analyze your business claim for validity and to ensure your maximum compensation. Working with CPA’s and attorneys when necessary, we assess your claim and choose the course of action that will work out best for your particular case. Although not all businesses that were affected will display these patterns, you may be able to forgo filing to the Deepwater Horizon Settlement and sue BP directly for your damages. The deadline to file all claims is vastly approaching. To get the process of calculating your claim started, submit some brief information on your losses and we will contact you shortly thereafter.

Fill out the form and we evaluate your claim at no charge.
 

On April 20^th, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon Drilling Platform exploded killing 11 workers and spilling untold millions of barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.  The resulting spill caused billions of dollars to be lost throughout the Gulf States Region.  BP has publicly stated that they will make your business whole and now they have reached an agreement to pay many of these claims.  Recently BP agreed to a settlement that compensates businesses, both large and small, throughout the states of MS, AL, and LA along with parts of FL.

Qualifying For Compensation

In the days of Ken Feinberg and the Gulf Coast Claims Facility (GCCF) it was not clear who qualified.  Your business might have been denied while your direct competitor located next door could have received an obscene amount of money.  There did not seem to be any rhyme or reason to who received payment and who did not.  There also did not seem to be any transparency as to the amount that was received.

The New BP Settlement

The BP settlement that has been reached between BP and the Plaintiff’s Steering Committee on behalf of many claimants has made giant strides in the right direction.  While there are businesses that will not qualify for payment under the settlement there are many that will.  The good news is that there are multiple ways to qualify for payments and many of the payments seem to go above and beyond what was expected previously.

Another benefit the settlement brings is that businesses that were thought to not have been affected based on the geographical location (not directly on or near the coast) now have an opportunity to receive a payment from this settlement.  The settlement region has been broadened in recognition of the impact of the oil spill throughout our regional economy.

BP Settlement Example and The V Test

A construction company located in northern most parts of AL, MS or LA now has the opportunity to recover damages if they meet the simple qualifications.  You basically qualify when any three consecutive months in the post-spill portion of calendar year 2010 have a decline in gross revenues against the same months in any one of three benchmark periods (2009, the average of 2008 & 2009, or the average of 2007, 2008 & 2009) and then rebounds in those same three months in 2011.

This decline and rebound is called the “V” – Shaped test.  The decline and rebound percentages are set by Zone, based on whether your business is located in Zone A, B, C or D.   We have seen hotels in north AL that are now able to establish a loss and qualify for payments.  An architectural firm in Birmingham qualified for payment because it met the “V”-Shaped test.

Companies significantly inland in the Gulf coastal counties of Central and Southwest Florida are now eligible to calculate a claim if they pass the causation test.  After passing causation, if your calculation of change in variable profit shows a loss, the settlement calls for BP to pay you.   If you are not certain if your business qualifies for the settlement, I urge you to call today.  We will review your records with you and help you determine if your business qualifies for payment within the guidelines of the settlement.

We can help You for just 15% of what you Recover

Please keep in mind that not every business will meet the “Causation” requirements.  It is also important to note that the “Causation” test goes beyond the numbers and where you might have failed the initial “V”-test, the settlement calls for the claimant (you) to examine other factors that might contribute to establishing your claim.  We thank you for taking the time to visit BP Business Claims and we look forward to assisting you in your recovery of losses.

We have over 300 CPA`s and the Best Team of Claims Adjusters in the country, We understand the process and have had great success even under the GCCF.

OUR CHIEF CLAIMS ADJUSTER WAS A LARGE LOSS ADJUSTER UNDER BP, WHEN BP FIRST STARTED PAYING OUT EMERGENCY CLAIMS, THEN HE LEFT TO CREATE HIS OWN FIRM, THAT IS NOW PART OF ONE OF THE LARGEST ACCOUNTING FIRMS IN THE COUNTRY.

We know how to get claims through the process.

Identifying the Zones

Previously the Zones of the BP Settlement were fairly simple, based on distances from the shoreline.

For example, Zone A was within 0.5 miles of the shoreline, Zone B was over 0.5 miles, but up to miles. Zone C was over 1.0 miles, but under 2.0 miles. Zone D was over 2.0 miles.

After BP’s acceptance of the BP Settlement, much has changed. The same 4 Zone structure exists with A, B, C and D; however, the zones have different distance requirements and are affected by Class type of the BP Settlement.

BP Settlement Class Type Affects the Zone in Which You are Located

1.      Property Damage & Lost Sales Claims: The Zones are broken up here so specifically that YOU may be in Zone A, but your neighbor across the street may be in Zone B.
The difference here is that Zone A only needs to show the financial loss, Zone B needs to show the financial loss AND that the loss was CAUSED by the Spill.

2.      Seafood Harvester Claims: Are similarly broken up as Property Claims in the BP Settlement, but not with such finite detail. Zone A is broader, but is etched closer to the shoreline. Use the business address, or employment address, should be the address of your home port for the BP Settlement. Essentially, the home port address should be the address of where you dock your boat.

3.      Economic Loss Claims: For the BP Settlement, Zone A is sporadic, applies to the Florida Keys, around the New Orleans area, Orange Beach, AL and Gulfport, MS, with some areas in Mobile, AL. The other Zones that apply are Zone C. Zone B is not as broad as Zones A, C and D, with some occurrences around Tampa Bay, North of Pensacola for a few miles, small spots in MS, AL, and LA.

4.      Medical Claims: Don’t really have a Zone in the BP Settlement. You just need to prove you worked on Clean-Up, you were exposed and had suffered an injury at the time you worked on Clean-Up, OR have chronic symptoms.

For Medical Claims of the BP Settlement, you could be a resident in Ohio who worked on the Spill Clean-Up. You will need to prove exposure, employment and injury, but so long as you have the symptoms, or were injured you still have a claim.

Zones Complexity, Confusion or Much Ado About Nothing?

For the BP Settlement, you need to conceptualize this, or make a concept out of this note here:

Oil has the golden touch, wherever the oil physically touched the beaches that specific area will be Zone A.

Areas next to that area will be Zone B or Zone C. Areas over 2.0 miles from the Zone A areas will most likely be Zone D, under the BP Settlement.

Zones C and D will have the largest problems with showing causation under the BP Settlement. Everybody suffered a loss after the Spill, but you must show that you suffered a loss BECAUSE of the Spill.

Is the Zone System of the BP Settlement it Really That Complicated?

Yes and no. The Zone system of the BP Settlement was intended to set up more categories in order to end the uniform treatment of different business types that was experienced under the GCCF.

The BP Settlement also specifically identifies BP’s liability to many more people and businesses than what had been experienced under the GCCF.

Our licensed claims adjusters have the ability to decipher the Zoning sections, project potential losses and offer the argument of your claim value for your BP Settlement claim.

This will be a brief overview of the different types of Zones that are currently in the BP Settlement.

Identifying the Zones

Previously the Zones of the BP Settlement were fairly simple, based on distances from th shoreline.

For example, Zone A was within 0.5 miles of the shoreline, Zone B was over 0.5 miles, but up to miles. Zone C was over 1.0 miles, but under 2.0 miles. Zone D was over 2.0 miles.

After BP’s acceptance of the BP Settlement, much has changed. The same 4 Zone structure exists with A, B, C and D; however, the zones have different distance requirements and are affected by Class type of the BP Settlement.

BP Settlement Zones and types of Claims

1.      Property Damage & Lost Sales Claims: The Zones are broken up here so specifically that YOU may be in Zone A, but your neighbor across the street may be in Zone B.
The difference here is that Zone A only needs to show the financial loss, Zone B needs to show the financial loss AND that the loss was CAUSED by the Spill.

2.      Seafood Harvester Claims: Are similarly broken up as Property Claims in the BP Settlement, but not with such finite detail. Zone A is broader, but is etched closer to the shoreline. Use the business address, or employment address, should be the address of your home port for the BP Settlement. Essentially, the home port address should be the address of where you dock your boat.

3.      Economic Loss Claims: For the BP Settlement, Zone A is sporadic, applies to the Florida Keys, around the New Orleans area, Orange Beach, AL and Gulfport, MS, with some areas in Mobile, AL. The other Zones that apply are Zone C. Zone B is not as broad as Zones A, C and D, with some occurrences around Tampa Bay, North of Pensacola for a few miles, small spots in MS, AL, and LA.

4.      Medical Claims: Don’t really have a Zone in the BP Settlement. You just need to prove you worked on Clean-Up, you were exposed and had suffered an injury at the time you worked on Clean-Up, OR have chronic symptoms.

For Medical Claims of the BP Settlement, you could be a resident in Ohio who worked on the Spill Clean-Up. You will need to prove exposure, employment and injury, but so long as you have the symptoms, or were injured you still have a claim.

Zones Complexity, Confusion or Much Ado About Nothing?

For the BP Settlement, you need to conceptualize this, or make a concept out of this note here:

Oil has the golden touch, wherever the oil physically touched the beaches that specific area will be Zone A.

Areas next to that area will be Zone B or Zone C. Areas over 2.0 miles from the Zone A areas will most likely be Zone D, under the BP Settlement.

Zones C and D will have the largest problems with showing causation under the BP Settlement. Everybody suffered a loss after the Spill, but you must show that you suffered a loss BECAUSE of the Spill.

Is the Zone System of the BP Settlement is it Really That Complicated?

Yes and no. The Zone system of the BP Settlement was intended to set up more categories in order to end the uniform treatment of different business types that was experienced under the GCCF.

The BP Settlement also specifically identifies BP’s liability to many more people and businesses than what had been experienced under the GCCF.

Our licensed claims adjusters have the ability to decipher the Zoning sections, project potential losses and offer the argument of your claim value for your BP Settlement claim.

  This report will inform you of the new BP Settlement system and how it will most likely be applied to your business. There are many changes from the GCCF system, we expect the Court Supervised BP Claims Process will be an improvement, but we do not preach its perfection. This report will discuss Final Payment Offers, the new calculations, the new Zone system and how to go about readying your business’s BP claim for the new process. The examples below are our best guesses with what we know of the new process.

If your business has filed BP claims and accepted the Final Payment Offer on its BP claims, your business is not entirely finished, yet. The Final Payment Offers were used to write off BP claims such as your business’s BP claim. The attorneys negotiating the settlement agreement have recognized this issue and are attempting to make BP re-process BP claims that have been concluded with a Final Payment Offer. On the other hand, BP claims that have accepted the Quick Payments, may not be as lucky. BP is attempting to hold out on Quick Payment BP claims, however, this organization will advocate for BP claims that have accepted the Quick Payments. If your business’s BP claim had accepted the Final Payment Offer, all amounts paid by BP will be deducted from the loss calculated under the new Court Supervised BP Claims Process, at least that is what we have been hearing.

BP Claims Settlement Calculations

This will bring us to how the calculations will be executed for your business’s BP claims under the new System. The Court Supervised BP Claims Process will apply a Risk Transfer Premium (RTP) similarly used in disastrous weather scenarios. Essentially, the calculation will most likely be on a one-tenth scale from 1.0 to 5.0 where your 2010 loss will be calculated, then multiplied by your assigned RTP. So, the calculation will look like:

2010 Loss X Your assigned RTP = Your Award Amount, or BP’s liability on your BP claim.

The multiplier value for your BP claim will depend on your locale to the Oil Spill, the relation your business has to the Gulf Resources of tourism and fishing. The further away your business is located from the Spill, and the less likely your business depends on tourism, the lower your multiplier.

When filing your BP claims, you should keep in mind that your business’s location matters. As previously mentioned, your multiplier will be affected by your distance from the soiled beaches and wetlands. So, a car dealership, for example, across the street from a previously soiled beach, will get a higher multiplier than a car dealership that is 2.0 miles from the soiled beach. Furthermore, a car dealership across the street from the beach will receive a lower multiplier than the hotel next to it because of the lack of traditional reliance upon tourism.

Keep in mind when you are preparing your BP claims, gross and net sales will not be the figure used to calculate losses. The Oil Pollution Act prevents this. The figure you should use is the gross profits figure for your BP claim. Gross profits equal net sales, less cost of goods/services. The new system will take your worst three Post-April 2010 months, average those months and apply that loss figure to May to December 2010 as your monthly loss. The monthly loss will be totaled, then the RTP will be applied. This information will aid you on your BP claim.

Now, onto locale for your BP claim, using the two aforementioned car dealerships as an example. The Court Supervised BP Claim Process has split the Gulf Region in three zones:

Zone A: Will be all those businesses with BP claims 1/2 mile, or less, away from the beaches from Galveston, TX to Key West, FL.
Zone B: Will be all those businesses GREATER than 1/2 mile from the beaches from Galveston, TX to Key West, FL.
Zone C: Will be all those businesses greater than 1.0 miles from the beaches from Galveston, TX to Key West, FL.

These are educated guesses of how the zones will work.

So, a car dealership with a BP claim in Zone A will be assigned a greater RTP than a car dealership in Zone B and a hotel with a BP claim in Zone A will receive a higher multiplier than the car dealership in Zone A, or B. You can see how the calculations will be correlated with business type and distance.

BP Claims Solutions for Business

You can see that the BP claims process is still complicated, however, you can see that it is more transparent than the GCCF system. If you have any questions, or need assistance in filing a BP claim, please do not hesitate to contact us at 1-800-BP-CLAIM or fill out the form to the right. Adjusters and consultants charge 15% and Attorneys charge from 20% to 33.3% to handle your BP Claims.

The BP Settlement is coming up in just less than a month’s time now and will completely transform the whole GCCF methodology system to a better, fairer and more transparent system currently known as the, “Court Supervised Claims Program.” The new system will not be as autonomous as it was under Feinberg because there will be much more judicial supervision under the new BP Settlement. If you happen to be a business owner, the BP Settlement will be able to pay you, even if you have been paid under the GCCF. We will discuss qualified Claimants, the part of business income that is awarded and how the new Risk Transfer Premium (RTP) may pay out to you, even if you were previously denied.

We must discuss who can get paid, in the first place. So far, the BP Settlement has listed potentially non-payable classes, which we will list. If you belong to one of these groups, you will NOT get paid under the BP Settlement:

BP Settlement Exclusions

1. Financial Institutions: These will most likely include mortgage firms, accounting firms, banks, financial advisories, stock brokerages, etc.

2. Casinos and Racetracks: this is self-explanatory. These were paid at one time, but will not be paid under the BP Settlement. There is somewhat of a give-and-take negotiation going on with the BP Settlement. On one side, businesses that did not qualify under the GCCF Methodology, will comply under the BP Settlement, and vice versa. Arguably, more businesses will get paid under the BP Settlement, even though some classes may be excluded, that were not excluded before. Keep in mind that the negotiations are not complete and that some of these policies are subject to change.

3. Oil & Gas Industry: these will include the rig contractors, drillers and processors of this industry.

4. Insurance Companies: This is self-explanatory.

5. Defense Contractors: This is self-explanatory. So, companies like Lockhead Martin, Northrop Grumman and smaller contractors will not get paid. The justification is that a defense contractor’s income is generated,  or lost,  by government actions and not by the BP Spill of 4/20/10.

6. Moratorium Claims: Basically, this reverts back to the Oil & Gas Industry businesses that will be denied. There is a possibility that, with our influence, some Moratorium Claims may be paid. Such businesses may include catering businesses that suffered from the interference of business caused by BP’s Spill. So,  companies that directly profit from oil and gas will NOT get paid under the BP Settlement, but auxiliary companies that serve the oil and gas companies have a possibility of getting paid. Not all is lost for Moratorium Claims.

After listing the businesses that WILL NOT get paid, you must be wondering WHO WILL get paid under the BP Settlement. So, let’s start with this,

The BP Settlement will Compensate any Business affected by the Gulf Oil Spill Based on Proximity to the Gulf and Industry.

“Any [business] that asserts it had an economic loss.” Common sense would dictate that certain limits will most likely apply, but the RTP will open many doors for businesses who could not get paid before. The RTP will be a multiplier, between 0.1- up to 5.0 and will be applied to your business type and locale to the Affected Areas. The ‘Affected Areas’ will be the areas within 0.5 miles from the beaches actually soiled by BP’s oil. If you are a business that directly depends on the Gulf Resources of seafood and tourism, and you are located on the beach, your multiplier should be at its highest. If you show an indirect dependency on tourism and/or, but are located on the beach, then your multiplier will tick downwards. If you show an indirect dependency on a Gulf Resource, and you are located off the beach, then your multiplier will be even lower. At the very least, if you are not in the excluded categories, you have a chance of getting paid.

What business figure gets paid? The BP Settlement will be OPA (Oil Pollution Act) driven. The OPA only allows for the Gross Profits figure to be reimbursed. So, when calculating your loss,  do not use your potentially lost, total sales figure, that amount will not get reimbursed. “I lost $100,000 in business,” will not get awarded. “I lost $50,000 in gross profits from $100,000 in lost, total sales.” The $50,000, times your BP Settlement multiplier, will get reimbursed.

Gross profits, remember, are you Net Sales minus Cost of Goods. So, say you sell fried grouper sandwiches on the beach, in Perdido Beach, Alabama at your seafood restaurant. Obviously, you rely upon the Gulf grouper to make your product and you rely on the New Englanders to come down to the area to buy them. Let’s say you sell the sandwich for $9.00. The hoagie bun costs $0.50, the toppings are $1.00, the corn oil about $0.10 and the grouper cost you $3.00. You have a total cost of goods of $4.60. Notice, utilities and rent/mortgage are not included in the calculation. You have a profit, 9.00-4.60, of $4.40, a margin of 48.88%. This is pretty direct and the BP Settlement should apply a similar standard. Considering the GCCF Methodology worked out a magical LOI% that nobody knew how to calculate, this is an improvement. Back to the task at hand, under the OPA and BP Settlement, only the $4.40 will be reimbursed, NOT the $9.00. But wait, what about the multiplier? Your Gross Profit is $4.40, you are right on the beach, there was oil on your beach and the whole area was a ghost town during season. Let’s make this argument here: you did not catch the grouper, so your multiplier ticks downward. You are on the beach and you have local customers in addition to tourist-customers. You do not ENTIRELY rely upon tourists ONLY, so your multiplier will tick down again. Let’s say your multiplier is dropped from 5.0, tick down to 4.5, then again to 4.0. Your $4.40 will be multiplied by 4 to equal $17.60. Does that make a bit more sense?

BP Settlement may Shift

Please keep in mind that the BP Settlement is not complete and is still in its negotiations process. We cannot be certain how the multiplier will work as those details have not been worked out. We do know that the RTP will most likely exist and will work in a similar fashion described above. However, it is not possible to be specific. At the very least, we can see that the BP Settlement will be more transparent than the GCCF system and the calculations will make sense to us all. The BP Settlement will be an improvement, not a perfection, of the reimbursement system.

Stay tuned, keep checking this site, we will keep releasing news as it unfolds. We are here to help guide you through the BP Settlement and its process soon to be released. Thank you for reading.

We will help you with Your BP Settlement

BP Settlement

BP and the Department of Justice are currently considering a BP Settlement.  The GCCF is under an Audit, BP personnel are facing criminal charges, and the BP Trial to establish who was to blame for the Gulf Oil Spill begins on February 27th. The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has been a bust for many affected, using classic Delay, Deny, and Defend tactics, and Feinberg has failed.

Many Attorneys became bogged down in the BP Claims process, getting only a small fraction of their clients paid. The BP Claims process has only been understood by a few, as calculations and trending were elusive for most to grasp. All in all “Making Right” the BP Slogan just made it more wrong. The wolves were guarding the hen house.

BP Settlement and What it means to You.

It is time to get your paperwork in order, if your claim is at the GCCF, it is time to cure any deficiencies and get denials back into play. A BP Settlement  is not far off and your documentation, the organization and the calculation of it is going to be key.

At BPBusinessClaims.com we believe in utilizing well seasoned BP Claims consultants. We have individuals that once worked for the Law Firm that the GCCF had processing ALL of the BP Claims at. They know how to process your BP Business Claims, they worked for the other side and now they work for us. Our consultants all have their Jurist Doctorates and now what it takes to get claims paid.

How will they Disburse the BP Settlement

Nobody quite knows how the BP Settlement will be disbursed, will the GCCF be in charge, many think it will be some sort of hybrid. Others think it will be broken down by geographic locale in some sort of tribunal, and still others think it  will be disbursed by the courts. There is one constant, and that is your BP Claims will have to be well prepared. Our BP Claims Consultants fee starts at just 15%, if we need to get an Attorney involved the total fee is 25%-30%. We will Help you with your BP Settlement.

BP Claims

BP Claims Consultants and Adjusters continue to get your BP Claims paid, currently over 65% going through within 45 days,

If needed Attorneys are ready to step in to continue the process.

Our target is to get 100% of all valid individual claims paid, well within 45 days.

Our main goal has always been to help as many as possible.

We are consistently improving our skill set.

How do you help people, you get them paid, and get them paid quickly.

Some claims especially those under 50k are best handled by Claims Consultants/Adjusters, and if needed Attorneys.

We have BP Claims Experts that are Large Claims Catastrophic Adjusters

We also have Experts that specialize in smaller Individual Claims.

How do we get your BP Claims Paid

You are assigned to a BP Claims Expert who is knowledgeable in the BP Claims process, they will even give you their personal cell number so that you can contact them directly day or night.

They will will help you put together your paperwork and organize your claims.

If your claim is deficient in any way they will help you cure the deficiencies, even if it is at the GCCF.

They can also help you with your BP Claims even if they were denied.

They are passionate about getting your BP Claims paid. They will submit your Claim to the GCCF for you.

Some claims need the help of an Attorney, that is a fact, but your claim needs to be organized first, and BP Claims Experts can do just that, then hand it off to a firm that specializes in your type of case.

In some instances your case will be directed immediately to an Attorney.

We are not exclusively tied to any one Law Firm, we want you to be with the firm that will best handle your type of case. We are very fond of Brent Coon and Associates and Weitz Luxenberg.

BP Claims Consultants and Adjusters have a fee of 15% of what they receive from the GCCF, BP Claims Attorneys historically charge 25%-33.3%,

If your claim requires the help of an Attorney the fee from the claims adjuster will roll into the fee charged by the Attorney, you will not be charged anything extra. The Attorneys are happy to receive claims from Adjusters`s that are already well organized.

Feinberg looks to create new factors for BP Claims and want`s to pay Moratorium Claims

News stories have been coming out that Feinberg is working  to develop more generous methodologies for people who make their living on other Gulf Seafood, such as shrimp, crab, and fish. Lets face it seafood from the Great Gulf of Mexico has a black eye right now, and the gulf is still environmentally challenged from the Oil Spill and then the Clean Up. The bayous and bays that are contaminated with oil and corexit, still have much of it there, right under the surface, and that is where most of the hatchlings mature. It is only fair for the GCCF under the direction of Ken Feinberg to adjust their Methodology. Currently Oystermen are given up to 7 times their 2010 losses.

Feinberg is also rethinking his stance on moratorium claims and with BP`s permission he wants to include them into the BP Claims process. This would be a blessing to many that lost most of their income due to BP`s negligence. There would never have been a moratorium if BP had not caused the biggest Oil Spill in U.S. history. The Baton Rouge Area Foundation was suppose to pay these claims, but instead denied many. If Feinberg takes charge of this, and indeed makes things right, it would be significant move of good will by Mr. Feinberg. Couple this with a possible change in methodology for people in the Gulf Seafood Industry, and we could be seeing a significant shift in Mr. Feinberg`s historical positions.

Article Source: BP Claims
Author: William Bohack

BP Claims

In an effort to get your BP Claims Paid, BPClaims.org will continue to innovate, and create relationships with Claims Professionals and Attorneys that are passionate about getting BP claims paid from the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. The main goal has always been, and will always be, to help as many people as possible. This has led us to share information about the BP Claims Process that we have gathered with numerous groups. About 2 months ago we began a relationship with one such Group. Last week Mark Schwartz and his group, got numerous claims paid by the GCCF , and we at BPClaims.org are very proud of him. Mark listened, he learned, and he got people paid. Mark`s dedication to people hurt by the spill, and his tenacity for getting people paid ALL they are owed,,, awesome.

” You have Multiple avenues to settle your BP Claims”

We at BPClaims.org believe that you should have multiple options for settling your BP Claims. Many people don`t want to litigate their BP Claims, they just want to get paid. We have selected different groups of BP Claims Adjusters and Consultants to help you achieve just that. We also have fantastic attorneys such as Brent Coon if you choose the services of an Attorney. Mark Schwartz the gentlemen I just wrote about, specializes in waiter/waitress claims and charges anywhere from 10-15% of what he recovers, it all depends upon the work involved, on several occasions Mark has done peoples claims for free. We are also helping several different Claims Groups across the Gulf Region get a better understanding of the BP Claims process, so they may better serve you.

BP Claims Pioneers

As I write this I am up in the panhandle meeting with some folks that have been getting people their BP Claims Paid since the beginning, they are the true pioneers of BP Claims Consultants. Kelly Johnson and Harrell Downey own NWF Consulting they are absolute BP Claims Experts. It has been my privilege to get to know these guys and to work with them. NWF has consistently had one of the best records of ANYONE getting BP Claims paid. These guys get Claims Paid.  They have helped many of the businesses in the Panhandle area get what they deserve from BP and the GCCF. In the last few days we have shared ideas, talked about trends we are seeing, and what should be considered as a future course of action.

The GCCF and BP has had numerous opportunities to “make this right”, the pledge BP used in the beginning, we don`t hear that ad on  TV anymore because they decided not to “Make this Right.” We can help you make this right, just fill out the form on the right and someone will contact you.

We will Help you with your BP Claims.

Article: BP Claims Get Paid
Article Source: BP Claims
Author: William Bohack

BP Claims

The BP Claims Process has been difficult for many business affected by the BP Oil Spill. The Gulf Coast Claims Facility has made it a nightmare for most of the businesses that have filed for BP Claims. The BP Claims offices that were suppose to help people with their BP Claims are closing at a rapid rate. while the BP Claims deadline rapidly approaches. If you want help, we can help you file BP Claims. We have a BP Claims hotline to assist people. Many have seen their BP Claim denied while others still wait for the Gulf Coast Claims Facility to respond.

BP Claims and the Gulf  Coast Claims Facility

While the BP Claims process continues to unfold it is being manipulated by the upper echelon at the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. Many of the people that work at local GCCF`s truly want to help people, but it is my opinion supported by facts that the GCCF is using every trick in the book not to pay BP Claims in a timely manner. The Gulf Coast Claims Facility is utilizing a delay, defend, deny strategy, and they are literally starving people out. This has been happening repeatedly.

BP Claims and the GCCF Strategy

Lets start with this, a business owner files their BP Claim. They are most often sent a deficiency letter stating that their claim is deficient for the following items. The Business owner cures the deficiency and waits to get paid, often they wait and they wait and they wait. They get another letter regarding their BP Claims.This time they receive another letter of deficiency and are asked for more documents, documents they have already produced, they are encouraged to send them again, they do and they are assured their BP Claims are going to be processed quickly.

Months have passed and still no check, only to walk out to the mailbox one day and find out they have been denied or need more documents. By this time the BP Claims claimant is reaching the height of frustration and after many months of dealing with the GCCF is about to give up. Then a short time later they receive a BP Quick Pay offer, which is usually only a fraction of what they are owed. They are again encouraged to take it by the GCCF, don`t take it.

We have seen this happen hundreds of times, perhaps a 1000 by now. We have BP Claims Experts who can Help You. Let them their fees start at just 15% of what is recovered.

Article: BP Claims and The Gulf Coast Claims Facility
Article Source: BP Business Claims
Author: William Bohack

BP Claims and The Gulf Coast Claims Facility

Tags: BP Claims; BP Oil Spill; Gulf Coast Claims Facility; GCCF

The BP Claims process when it comes to Businesses has been brutal from the start, and it`s not getting much better, unless you have some knowledgeable help. BP Claims are getting paid for businesses, but it is no easy task. Members of the BP Claims Team are literally doing battle with the GCCF to get BP Claims paid. Businesses are being offered BP Claims Quick Pays of 25k when their losses are so much more. This happening at an Alarming rate. Members of the Team are experiencing resistance from the GCCF as they are explaining their Business Claims calculations to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. Do not let the GCCF tell you how to do the calculations for your BP Business Claims.

BP Claims

BP Claims Quick Pays for Businesses are undervalued

If you get a quick pay offer for you Business Claim it is usually 25k. The majority of these offers are well undervalued for the actual loss incurred. Before you even think of accepting a BP Claims Quick Pay, get it checked out at no charge by members of the Team. We recently had a BP Claim that was increased by 1500%, and yes the GCCF PAID IT. We have yet to see a BP Claims Quick Pay that was not doubled, most are increased by a multiple of 3-7.

BP Claims are getting Paid

If you have a 25k BP Claims Quick Pay, contact us, members of our Team are experts at evaluating your claim and calculating your claim to see if it indeed is undervalued by the GCCF. BP Claims team members will evaluate your BP Claims Quick Pays at no charge. BP Claims Team members charge as little as 15% for increasing your BP Claim Quick pays, there is no charge if they don`t increase your claim. The process has been grueling for many, but we have the BEST groups that will FIGHT for your BP Claims.