Member Spotlight THE CHAMBER
Fort Wayne Business Offers Hope To
Hoosiers During Economic Downturn
Getting a call from Brent Minnick of Indiana
Benefits Recovery is a little like Ed McMahon
pulling up to your house in the Publisher's
“There are various Clearing House van. Indiana Benefits Recovery,
sources of unclaimed based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, is helping
recover some of the state's $326 million dollars
funds in Indiana, of unclaimed surplus funds for many lucky
Hoosiers.
including foreclosures,
inheritances and “There are various sources of unclaimed funds
in Indiana, including foreclosures, inheritances
insurance settlements, and insurance settlements, as well as personal
as well as personal and and real property tax surplus, currently totaling
hundreds of million dollars. The claim process
real property tax can be confusing and overwhelming, but with
our company's databases, statewide contacts
surplus, currently and experience, successful claims can be made
totaling hundreds of efficiently and with limited hurdles,” says Senior
Consultant Brent Minnick of Indiana Benefits
million dollars.” Recovery.
The company identifies and then contacts
— Brent Minnick Hoosiers, or in some cases, former Hoosiers,
Indiana Benefits Recovery who have funds in the unclaimed surplus pool.
Through personal one-on-one contact, the client
is taken through the process of claiming the
funds. Some claims recovered by Indiana
Benefits Recovery have been settled as quickly
as one week from notification to check in hand.
One elderly man on dialysis received a claim of
$5300, and a shut-in grandmother, who is legal
Brent Minnick, Senior Consultant of Indiana Benefits Recovery.
guardian of her granddaughter, recovered of dollars of surplus funds for Hoosiers of databases for 6.3 million Indiana residents,
$4000 two weeks prior to Christmas. previously unknown to them, over the past three identifying unclaimed funds and claimants and
years, with more added daily. Prior to founding is registered with the Indiana Secretary of State.
Says Larry Robbins, a client of Indiana Benefits Indiana Benefits Recovery, Brent has ten years
Recovery, “There is a level of trust that needs to experience as a sales representative and Indiana Benefits Recovery was created in
be developed on both sides of the equation, account manager in the banking, mortgage, and October 2007, and the company was incorpo-
particularly in the current environment of real estate industries. He graduated from rated in 2008. The staff brings over a century of
somebody always trying to pull a 'fast one' on Purdue University in 1997 with a Bachelor of combined business experience. Each is a native
someone else. The bottom line is that I am very Science degree in Business Management and Hoosier, with a desire to help Indiana residents
glad to have received the check from the state, Finance. He is an active member of the prosper and thrive. Through personal, one-on-
and it is certainly worth the fee you charged for Northeast Indiana Better Business Bureau and one service, the company is helping Hoosiers
your efforts.” Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce. recover hundreds of thousands of unclaimed
surplus funds.
Senior Consultant and entrepreneur, CEO Brent Company Info
Minnick, is Indiana Benefits Recovery team Indiana Benefits Recovery offers sourcing of For more information visit
leader, helping Indiana residents recover funds, surplus claim processing and financial www.itsyourmoneyindiana.com or call (260)
surplus funds from a variety of sources. Under referral services for claims in excess of 241-3991.
his leadership, his team has uncovered millions $10,000. IBR specializes in searching hundreds
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