Insurance Companies and Insurance Adjusters as Scammers.

Here are several mold frauds perpetrated by insurance companies and insurance adjusters.      a. Hiring testing personnel who are loyal to the insurance companies (not the insured) to do the least possible mold testing in the least likely mold locations in an insured's property so that any actual mold is NOT likely to be discovered.      b. Forcing testers to restrict the air flow to purposely lower the spore count in air sampling cassettes. The two most widely used spore traps (air sampling cassettes) are the Air-O-Cell and the Micro-5. The manufacturer of the Air-O-Cell trap recommends the following pump settings: 10 liters per minute for 10 minutes. The manufacturer of the Micro-5 recommends the following pump settings: 5 liters of air for 5 minutes. AMI recommends you always ask your tester to show you the pump settings.      c. Forcing the tester to only report findings and lab results to the insurer, then refusing to disclose the findings with the insured.All these scams can be avoided by hiring Pacific IAQ, the North Bay’s most trusted certified mold inspector.