Copperhead
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I despise this topic but must share the info I was made aware of by a business guest. First let me say that when he arrived and I took him to the room I was very aware of his intense inspection of the room and bathroom then straight to the bed to pull off the bedding to view the mattress - in this case the mattress cover.
At that point I asked if anything was wrong. ---- No, just checking for b edb ugs! (bb) was the answer. I know (well think) people have done this before, just not in front of me!! It was very uncomfortable to say the least. Just so you know, no bugs here! TG
Later the guy comes down and wants to chat. He is a commercial INS agent and also handles claims. The topic of bb's came back up and he shared an interesting story of a claim he just handled and how it is a scam being done around the country.
He received a claim on a nicely run hotel chain for bbs. The story is that a couple stayed at this hotel for 7 nights and on the morning of check out stated they had been bitten the night before while sleeping. The mgr saw a couple of the bites and went to the room and saw the bb. The couple received their stay for free but then filed a claim. Again, they stayed 7 days before stating any issues. It is believed they brought them in in a jar and released them the last night. A scam that can 'award' them an average of $10 - $15k a pop.
Another note to put under your hat is that some ins carriers are now adding exclusions for bb claims to their policies. He stated to keep your eyes open as some carriers try to sneak the exclusions in without disclosing.
At that point I asked if anything was wrong. ---- No, just checking for b edb ugs! (bb) was the answer. I know (well think) people have done this before, just not in front of me!! It was very uncomfortable to say the least. Just so you know, no bugs here! TG
Later the guy comes down and wants to chat. He is a commercial INS agent and also handles claims. The topic of bb's came back up and he shared an interesting story of a claim he just handled and how it is a scam being done around the country.
He received a claim on a nicely run hotel chain for bbs. The story is that a couple stayed at this hotel for 7 nights and on the morning of check out stated they had been bitten the night before while sleeping. The mgr saw a couple of the bites and went to the room and saw the bb. The couple received their stay for free but then filed a claim. Again, they stayed 7 days before stating any issues. It is believed they brought them in in a jar and released them the last night. A scam that can 'award' them an average of $10 - $15k a pop.
Another note to put under your hat is that some ins carriers are now adding exclusions for bb claims to their policies. He stated to keep your eyes open as some carriers try to sneak the exclusions in without disclosing.