Monthly Archives: <span>September 2005</span>

DISCOUNT HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN WARNING

Seven North Carolina Better Business Bureaus and 148 Chambers of Commerce are receiving letters of caution from Insurance Commissioner Jim...

N.C. FARMERS RECEIVE ASSISTANCE

North Carolina farmers who suffered flooding losses from last year’s hurricanes will soon receive disaster-assistance grants from the North Carolina...

FINITE REINSURANCE REQUIREMENTS ENDED

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has withdrawn proposed state-specific requirements regarding the accounting treatment of finite reinsurance, making it...

NCCI REQUEST REDUCED WC RATES

An overall 4.5 percent decrease for workers’ compensation in Florida in five major industrial classifications has been requested by the...

NATIONWIDE CUTS BACK

The Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has announced it is taking steps to reduce its property exposure in Florida. After these...

AFLAC ANNOUNCES 90-DAY GRACE PERIOD

Columbus, Ga.-based Aflac Insurance has announced it will allow a 90-day grace period for premiums due from its policyholders in...

S. FLA. ASSISTANCE OFFICES

Four South Florida locations where consumer service professionals will be assisting victims of Hurricane Katrina have been announced by Tom...

FEMA DENIES KATRINA VICTIMS AID

South Floridians whose homes were destroyed or heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina have to look elsewhere for someone to pay...