Seattle-based property and casualty insurer Safeco is considering direct marketing its automobile insurance business on the Internet to reach additional consumers that don’t like to deal with a middle-man and purchase insurance through agents. According to Paul Hollie, Safeco spokes-man, …
News Currewnts Independent agents score a victory on SB 2006 Florida Legislature repeals joint and several liability for proportionate liability Independent insurance agents scored a victory in the Florida Legislature March 30 during the Florida Association of Insurance Agents Legis-lative …
Federal regulatory preemption is an “underhanded means by which unelected federal bureaucrats impose their will on the states,” charges New York Senator Michael Balboni, of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ Executive Committee. (Photo: NCSL) News Currents The federal versus …
The company (Allstate) “is pleased that the judge ruled, ‘The exclusions found in the policy for water damage and for damages attributable to flooding are valid and enforceable policy provisions,’” Siemienas added, quoting from the 11-page ruling. News Currents A …
Fraud Roundup Imposter arrested ‘playing dentist’ A Miami-Dade County man was arrested for practicing dentistry without a license and submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims, according to Florida’s Attorney General Charlie Crist. Orlando Sotolongo Guarton allegedly posed under the name of an …
The Olympic Games began and ended without incident but what if they had been cancelled? While Italians sadly said farewell to the Torino 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games, held Feb. 10-26, insurers are happy the event came and went without …
Arrests, along with laws passed in 2003 that created tougher penalties for workers’ compensation fraud, have pushed workers’ compensation premiums down for three consecutive years. Florida Fraud Fla. pursues fraud, arrests 150 individuals; workers’ comp rates drop Aggressive pursuit of …
AG McMaster appeals to S.C. Big ‘I’ members to help fight fraud Law enforcement has its hands full, AG asks agents to help provide evidence An appeal for independent insurance agencies to help law enforcement agencies document and report insurance …
The Olympic Games began and ended without incident but what if they had been cancelled? While Italians sadly said farewell to the Torino 2006 XX Olympic Winter Games, held Feb. 10-26, insurers are happy the event came and went without …
More than 120 of Florida’s independent agents who attended the March 29 and 30 Florida Independent Insurance Agents Legislative “Fly-In” heard Skip Long, Scott Johnson, Laura Pearce and Kyle Ulrich outline the pros and cons of legislation being considered in …
