Southeast News
News for October 2005
October 31, 2005
Wilma's Aftermath: Dade, Broward Counties Await Electricity; Agents Expect An Onslaught of Claims- FAIA Issues Public Service Radio Message in Areas Affected by Wilma
- Ebix Reports 54 Percent Increase, Record $1.08 Per Share
October 28, 2005
- After Hurricane Wilma: Claims Piling Up As Cleanup Begins in Naples; In Some Areas Power Could Be Out for Weeks
- S.C. Reports Fewer Uninsured Drivers
- Vesta Subsidiary Estimates Hurricane Wilma Losses at $4.5 to $8.5 Million
- U of Georgia Teams With Appraisers on Personal Property Certificate
- AGR-Lite Insurance Program Available for North Carolina Farmers
- Fla. DOI Orders Comp Rate Reduction
- Miss. Auto Insurance Law Doesn't Require Punitive Damage Coverage, Court Rules
October 27, 2005
October 26, 2005
- Adjusters Dispatched to Southeast Florida: Face Uncertain Conditions After Hurricane Wilma
- DFS Emergency Rule Caps Public Adjuster's Fees in Florida
- Rutecky Named Willis Senior Vice President in Atlanta
October 25, 2005
- Thousands of Wilma Claims Anticipated: Cleanup Begins in Southwest, South Florida
- Nationwide Claims Reps Provide Hurricane Relief to Victims in Naples
- Employer Guilty of Providing False Information to W.V. Workers Compensation Commission
October 24, 2005
- Cat 3 Hurricane Wilma Bashes Naples, Fla.; Eye Passes West Palm Beach
- Florida Dispatching Search-and-Rescue Officers to Areas Hit by Hurricane Wilma
- Hurricane Wilma Losses on Florida's West Coast Estimated at $6B to $9B
- Fla. Attorney General Cautions Hurricane Wilma Victims To Use Care In Hiring Workers
- Citizens Activates Claims Hotline, Deploying Mobile Response Teams
- Crawford & Co. Reports Third Quarter Results; Hurricanes Reduced Income
- N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Co. NCDOI Ink Multi-State Settlement
October 23, 2005
October 22, 2005
October 21, 2005
- Mobile Response Units Readied As Citizens Prepares for Hurricane Wilma
- FAIA Urges Members to Take Precautions Now for Hurricane Wilma
- Taylor, Baker Appeal to House Financial Services Committee to Backdate Flood Coverage
- Citizens Outside General Counsel Resigns Due to Conflict
- Vesta Insurance Statement Confirms Reinsurance to Cover Hurricane Wilma
- St. Paul Travelers Readies Catastrophe Response Team in Florida for Wilma
- Burns & Wilcox Expands Its Atlanta Office Due to Increased Business
- Alfa Corp. Reports Quarterly Net Realized Investment Gains
- S.W. Florida Anxiously Watching As Hurricane Wilma Approaches Cancun
October 20, 2005
- Fla. Democrats Support National Catastrophe Fund
- NAMIC President Applauds State Insurance Association's Role in Shaping Public Policy
- Attorney General Crist Suggests Florida Ethics Legislation to Control Public-Private Agencies
- AIIA Announces Schedule for 'Extreme Claims and Underwriting Road Show'
- Aon Names DeCoster Resident Managing Director for Ga. Operations
- Georgia Big 'I' to Offer Flood Insurance Continuing Education
- Orlando Agent Forged Signatures; Loses License, Fined $90,000
- W. Va. Woman Charged With Fraud, Sold Fake Insurance Cards for $400
- Floridians Prepare for Hurricane Wilma to Make Landfall Sunday; Could Veer Across the Peninsula to Other Coast
October 19, 2005
- Fla. Insurance Industry Preps for Wilma
- Hurricane-Related Insurance Claims Paid Top $1.2B in Miss.
- Hicks to Direct Harleysville's Nashville Claims Service Center
- Brown & Brown Announces a Two-For-One Stock Split, 25 Percent Increase in Quarterly Cash Dividend
October 18, 2005
- FIC Says Irresponsible Workers' Compensation Rate Reductions Could Reverse Reform Progress
- Nelson Joins Crawford & Co. as Sr. VP
October 17, 2005
- FAIA Speaker: Employment Crisis Threatens Agencies
- W. Va. Homeowners, Auto Rates Reduced Dramatically Due to Legislative Changes
- Gov. Jeb Bush Voices Support for Hurricane Insurance Fund
- Fla. Governor Supports Nationwide Insurance Program for Disasters
- Brown & Brown Reports New Records for Revenues, Income in Q3 Numbers
October 14, 2005
- Citizens Completes Analysis: Board to Consider Increases in Three South Florida Counties
- Fla. Rep. Gelber Suggests 'Retooling' CAT Fund
- North Carolina Big 'I' Names Gastineau 'Agent of the Year'
- Miss. Medical Assurance Co. Announces 5 Percent Decrease in Medical Malpractice Rates
- N.C. Former Panthers Players Score Touchdown In Workers' Comp Court
- Best Downgrades FSR of Mississippi Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
October 13, 2005
- After Katrina: Mississippi Reports 1,300 On-Going Fraud Investigations
- W.Va. School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty to Two Counts of Workers' Comp Fraud
- N.C. PEO Operator Pleads Guilty to Mail Fraud
- Lakeland, Fla. Resident Torched His Mobile Home, Filed False Claims
October 12, 2005
- Agreement Reached: Nationwide to Audit Last Year's Florida Hurricane Claims, Correct Underpayments
- Conflict-of-Interest Questions Arise Over Attorney Representing Citizens, Other Insurance Companies
- Miss. Commissioner Suggests Mediation, Town Hall Meetings; If Those Fail He Says, 'File Suit'
- NAMIC Joins in Amicus Brief on Florida Valued Policy Law
- W.Va. Indicts Employer, Employee for Workers' Compensation Fraud
- Ky. Agent Took $150,000 from Clients, Sentenced to 20 Years
- RiskMeter Online's 'Distance to Fire Station Report' Adds N.C., S.C., Ohio
- ACE USA Names Shevlin Southeast Assistant Vice President
October 11, 2005
- PIIAWV Conference: Agents Learn In's and Out's of Policy 'Glitches,' Coverage 'Fixes'
- Miss. Medical Liability Rates to Drop 5 Percent in 2006
- Three Mississippians Charged for Making False Hurricane Katrina Claims
- Consumer Advocate Criticizes NCCI Recommendation; Suggests 22 Percent Workers' Compensation Decrease
- S.C. Attorney General Adds Staff to Target Insurance Scams
- Gallagher Applauds McCarty's Decision Not to Approve Allstate 's Rate Request
- Nine S. Floridians Charged for Making False Claims to FEMA
- Marine Business State Act Workers' Comp Program Introduced
October 7, 2005
- Educational Seminar Kicks Off Big 'I' of W.Va.'s Annual Conference
- Legislative Committee Recommended to Oversee Citizens Property, Joint Underwriting Associations
- Sr. Deputy N.C. Commissioner Stepping Down Oct. 21
- PIA of Fla. Recognized for 50 Months of Positive Membership Growth
- Miss. Residents Apprehended for Making False FEMA Claims
- Boxing Manager Receives KO for Insurance Fraud
October 6, 2005
- Tammy Soaks Southeast; Flooding Reported in Georgia
- AIK Comp Rehabilitator, Interveners Reach Agreement with Signing
October 5, 2005
- Fla. Residents Keep an Eye on Tropical Storm Tammy
- XN Financial Unveils Products for High Value Homeowners' on Fla. Coast
- Fla. CFO Calls for Added $500M in Savings for State's Small Businesses
- Lewis Joins Beazley to Establish U.S. Transport Underwriting Practice
October 4, 2005
- Vesta Sets Rita's Preliminary Losses in the Range of $6-8 Million
- Professional Risk Solutions Expands into Southeast
- AssuranceAmerica Corp. Notes Record August Financial Numbers
- Horace Mann Corp. Decreases Auto Rates for W. Va. Educators
October 3, 2005