Southeast News for September 2005 Ala. Insurance Board Executive Director’s Raise Makes Him the Highest Paid Administrator in 12 SE States Fla. Personal Lines Advisory Committee Slates First Meeting PIA Legislative Update: Agents Have Until March to Make Recommendations to Florida’s Hurricane Task Force IIAG Slates Educational Events to Meet Georgia CE Requirements 100 Georgia Stations to Air Trusted Choice Radio Advertising Promo Commissioner Oxendine Stresses Education’s Importance at PIA of Georgia’s Atlanta Expo AIIA Slates Conference, Educational Sessions in October, November DFS Spokesperson Outlines New Licensing Changes, Requirements to PIA of Florida S.C. Court Denies Faulty Workmanship Coverage in Bituminous Case Fla. Attorney General Warns of Medicare Con Artists Wake Forest Study Reveals High Rate of N.C. Poultry Farmer Injuries Williams Heads New Officer’s Slate for PIA of Florida SUNZ Insurance Implements Phase 1 of Delphi Technology OASIS System NOAA Meteorologists Predict ‘Strong Likelihood’ of October Hurricane W.V. Big ‘I’ Convention: Commissioner Cline, Experts to Discuss Workers’ Comp Issues Tentative Agreement Reached in Ky. on AIK Comp Case Ky. Councilman Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scheme Before Hurricane Rita Made Landfall, AppRiver Offered Digital Disaster Safety W.V. Woman Indicted for Cashing Husbands’ Checks After His Death FAIA Extends MATS Seminar Online Registration Date Miss. Commissioner Dale Reports Katrina Claims Approach 500,000 Floridians Warned: Hire Reputable Contractors for Hurricane Cleanup N.C. Falls to Fifth Lowest Auto Insurance Rates in Nation Fla. Supreme Court Rules Liability Insurance Does Not Cover Gun Manufacturers’ Damages Crawford & Co. Adjusters Respond to Hurricane Rita Oregon Mutual Assisting Mississippi Farm Bureau WellCare to Offer PDP Plans in Miss., S.C., W.V. Threats From Irate Property Owners Worry Adjusters in Mississippi N.C. Felons Bonded Out, Apprehended on Additional Fraud Charges S.C. Woman Receives Eight Years for Burning Her Vehicle PIA of Ga. Donates Over $23,000 to Salvation Army, American Red Cross for Katrina Victims PIAA of Fla. Educational Event Answers Essential Hurricane, Catastrophe Planning Questions Ky. DOI Discovers Bogus ‘Auto Bonds’ Being Sold as Auto Insurance Substitute Allstate Challenges Mississippi Attorney General Hood’s Lawsuit IIA of Georgia Members Donate to Hurricane Katrina Relief Automated Program Evaluates, Upgrades Poe Financial Policies N.C. Agriculture Losses $19.6M From Hurricane Ophelia Two More Albany, Ga. Sanitation Workers Arrested in Insurance Scam N.C. Audit Reveals Insurance Commission’s Questionable Expenses W.V. Homeowner, Tenant, Indicted for Arson, Fraud Beecher Carlson Launches NOVUS Browser-Based Program The Main Street America Group Implements Guidewire Claims Center Fla. AG Warns: Beware of Unscrupulous Operators Capitalizing on Hurricane Rita Hurricane Rita, Packs 100 mph Winds, Passes Key West; Forecasters Predict Texas Track UPDATE: Hurricane Rita Reaches Category 2 Status Former Agent Misappropriated $92,000 in Premiums, Apprehended in Fla. Miss. Rep. Taylor Suggests Carriers Reclassify Katrina’s Damage, Make Flood Program Participation ‘Retroactive’ Miss. Gov. Barbour Would Rather Negotiate N.C. Coastal Residents Begin Filing Claims From Ophelia Sun City, N.C. Instructors Face Mandatory Workers’ Compensation, Liability Insurance Rita Wobbles West Toward Key West; Expected to Gain Hurricane Strength Monday Evening, Hit Keys Tuesday Morning AFLAC Insurance Scammers Unable to Duck Albany, Ga. Sherrif’s Investigators Nationwide Mutual Refutes Miss. AG Hood’s Allegations As ‘Unfounded’ NAMIC Calls Miss. AG’s Suit ‘Outrageous’ Citizens Property Insurance Board Tables Rate-Increase Vote Until Nov. Ophelia Drenched N.C., Minor Damages Reported AIA Criticizes Mississippi Attorney General Hood’s Lawsuit As ‘Groundless’ BB&T Consolidates Greensboro, N.C. Insurance Agencies AIIA Launches Hurricane Katrina ‘Blog’ PCI: Mississippi AG’s Lawsuit More About Politics than Justice PIA of Ga. Members Donate to the American Red Cross, Salvation Army West Virginia Circuit Court Convicts Employer for Workers’ Comp Fraud Citizens Board Meets to Consider Raising Rates Citizens COO Allegedly Took Kickback; Florida CFO Gallagher Launches Investigation Miss. AG Accuses Five Carriers of Attempting to Cheat Katrina Survivors Crawford & Co. Adjusting Claims in Unusual Circumstances Following Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Ophelia Lashes Cape Lookout, N.C.; Serious Flooding, 11-foot Storm Surge Predicted Hurricane Ophelia Packs 85 mph Winds, Pounds the Coast 40 Miles East of Wilmington, N.C. Ricker Tells CPCU: Citizens Provides A ‘Safety Net’ for Uninsurable Property Owners Citizens Consolidates Offices, Moving into New Tallahassee Headquarters Fla. Teacher, Miss. Volunteer Receive InVEST Awards UPDATE: She’s Back….Ophelia Regains Punch off Carolina Coast Survey Says Panhandle Homeowners Want Wind-Borne Debris Protection 21st Century Holdings Sub Reports 2,100 Claims to Date from Katrina’s Visit to Florida Ky. Trucking Company Owner Charged With Fraud Dale Cautions Miss. Insurance Committee Not to Force Companies to Pay Flood Insurance Hurricane Ophelia Taunts 250-Mile Stretch of S.C., N.C. Ala. Big ‘I’ Chapter Honored: McCarley Receives National Education Award Tenn. Duo Scammed $6M in Workers’ Comp Funds; Sentenced to 26 Months Jail Time Ala. Commissioner Asks Carriers for 60 Day Grace Period Adjusters Prowl Through Miss. Coast Shambles; Television Reports Called an ‘Understatement’ Hurricane Ophelia Hits 85 mph, Stationary Off S.C., N.C. Miss. Commissioner Dale Urges Insurers to Pay ‘All’ Valid Katrina Claims LIG Marine Implements Program to Assist Katrina Recovery Efforts Workers’ Compensation Web Reporting Portal Opened by PMSI-Tmesys Beecher Carlson Acquires Lane & Assoc. in Atlanta FAIA Dispatching CAT Team on Monday to Mississippi N.C. Couple ‘Iced’ Tomatoes; Sentenced for $9M in Fake Claims Judge Upholds Joint, Several Liability in AIK Comp Case PIA of Georgia Collecting Donations for Hurricane Katrina Victims Alabama Agents in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham Make Red Cross Donations GE Insurance Solutions Suspends Cancellations, Non-Renewals; Donates $1 Million Sept. 20 Ala. Big ‘I’ Golf Tournament to Support PAC Ophelia Eyes Florida Coast; Pair of Directions Possible Fla. Insurance Commissioner Supports National CAT Fund Sirius Settles With Fla. Office of Insurance Regulation SouthGroup Insurance’s Miss. Offices Back Online Citizens Stops Writing New Policies; Tropical Storm Orphelia Moving N.W. Toward Fla. Alabama Insurers Offering Suspended Billing, Grace Periods Brown & Brown Acquires Sleeping Giant Agency in Colo. Miss. Insurers Directed to Grant Grace Periods in Hurricane-Impacted Areas Nashville Man Faked Identity, Illegally Obtained TennCare Benefits Fla. Lawmakers Voice Support for National CAT Fund Crawford & Company Adjusters, Communications Trucks Standing By Early Registration Deadline Sept. 23: FAIA Announces Management and Automation Training Seminar Topics Brown & Brown Acquires Nichols Agency in Philadelphia, Pa. Vesta Insurance Forecasts $500k to $1.2M Katrina Losses Gallagher Voices Concern About Nationwide’s Decision Southeast News Archives
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