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John A. Voelpel, III, AIC, CPCU

Umpire
Voelpel Claim Service, Inc

John A. Voelpel, III, President of Voelpel Claim Service, Inc. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree in December 1973 from the University of Central Florida (formerly Florida Technological University), Orlando, Florida. He received his CPCU designation in 1984. Mr. Voelpel belongs to several associations, including Central Florida Chapter CPCU (past President – 1993-1994); Orlando Claims Association, Inc. (past President – 2002-2003); Orlando Claim Manager Council (past President – 1987); Florida Advisory Committee on Arson Prevention (past President – 2003); and Windstorm Insurance Network (past President - 2005).

He has been active in the insurance claims community for 50 years. Before founding Voelpel Claim Service, Inc. in 1998, he was employed for 24 years in the insurance industry. Over the last 26 years he has participated in over 1700 appraisals, acting as umpire in 96% of those appraisals. Mr. Voelpel has been appointed by the Federal or State Court Judges 93 times. These appraisals have been conducted in both formal and informal manners with awards ranging from a few hundred dollars to several million dollars. He has acted as an umpire predominantly in Florida, but also in Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee and Texas.

He has been a member of the Umpire Committee since formed by WIND in 2003. He has been a faculty member in all Umpire Certification and Appraiser Certification classes offered by WIND since its inception. Mr. Voelpel drafted the Umpire Code of Ethics previously used by WIND and chaired the committee that drafted the original Appraiser Code of Ethics utilized by WIND.

Mr. Voelpel is a recipient of the Ed Meshalko Award, Windstorm Insurance Network’s 2012 Annual Presidential Recognition Award, Windstorm Insurance Network’s 2021 Max Mayfield Award; and is a WIND Fellow.

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