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Carron Joins Willis North America Yacht Practice in Florida
Jul 25 2012 // Willis North America has appointed Rob Carron as an account executive with Willis North America Yacht Practice in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The North America Yacht team serves clients worldwide in partnership with the Willis...
Directors Cite Insurance Questions in Ouster of North Carolina’s Duke Energy CEO
Jul 23 2012 // A long-time Duke Energy Corp. director who led the surprise CEO ouster at the country’s largest electric company said Friday that reasons for the move included a long-delayed update on insurance payments for a...
Florida Court Nixes Adjuster 48-Hour Rule
Jul 23 2012 // A 2008 Florida law establishing a 48-hour moratorium on public adjusters has been ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on grounds that it restricts commercial speech. The overturned law had prevented public...
Florida Streamlines Licensing for Agents, Adjusters
Jul 23 2012 // A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education classes they must take to conduct business in the state. Among the changes:...
Hawk Joins Todd Insurance Agency in Florida
Jul 20 2012 // After two years pursuing undergrad studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Christina Hawk has rejoined the Ted Todd Insurance Agency in Bonita Springs, Florida as a licensed personal lines insurance agent. The Allstate...
Harsh Medicine in South Florida
Jul 19 2012 // The Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s governing board convened a workshop in Miami this week to address various issues facing the state-run insurer, including its inadequate rates, ballooning book of business and...
South Florida Not Receptive to Citizens’ Rate Hike Plans
Jul 18 2012 // Executives and the board of governors of Florida’s largest state-back property insurer received a rude reception at a public rate hearing in Miami where they indicated they will consider increasing rates on existing...
McKay Tapped As Executive Director of the SLA of California
Jul 17 2012 // Benjamin J. McKay was named as executive director of the Surplus Line Association of California. The appointment was effective July 16. McKay joins the SLA-CA after a career in both the private and public sector. He spent...
Florida Citizens’ Chief Sets 500K Policy Depopulation Target
Jul 17 2012 // Maintaining there is no disagreement on the objectives of Florida’s state-backed property insurer, Citizens Property and Insurance Corp. President Barry Gilway says he hopes the insurer will reduce its policyholder...
Florida’s Citizens to Weigh Rate Hikes Today
Jul 16 2012 // The new president of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. meets with the insurer’s governing board for the first time, looking for consensus on finalizing the insurer’s rate request for next...
New Law on BP Oil Spill Promises States More in Restoration Monies
Jul 16 2012 // U.S. Gulf Coast states have a higher stake in the amount of money the U.S. government can wring out of BP Plc for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill due to a new law that would divert billions of dollars in potential BP...
Gilway’s Approach to Citizens Reform Strikes a Good Balance
Jul 13 2012 // Barry Gilway was appointed president of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. just a few weeks ago and already he is making public statements about how he intends to restore the state-owned company’s...
Florida Property Owner to Pay $1 Million Wrongful Death Claim
Jul 11 2012 // The family of a woman killed in a drug-related shooting will receive $1 million from the property owner for a wrongful death claim. The Florida Times Union reported that 19-year-old Danielle Melton’s twin toddlers...
Policy Counts for States’ Property Insurers of Last Resort Grew 17% in 2011: III
Jul 10 2012 // A record-high 3.31 million residential and commercial policies were offered through state-run property insurers of last resort in the United States in 2011, a 17 percent increase over the previous record of 2.84 million in...
Florida Adjusters Win Free Speech Case Against 48-Hour Solicitation Rule
Jul 9 2012 // A 2008 Florida law establishing a 48-hour moratorium on public adjusters has been ruled unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on grounds that it restricts commercial speech. The decision was a blow to the insurance...
Florida Governor to Visit Lloyd’s of London
Jul 9 2012 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott is jetting off for foreign soil again — this time to the United Kingdom. Scott and his entourage left Saturday on a five-day trip that will include a visit to the world’s leading market for...
Florida Agents, Adjusters Face Continuing Education, Licensing Changes
Jul 5 2012 // A new Florida law seeks to reduce the regulatory burden on agents and adjusters by consolidating some licenses and revamping the education classes they must take to conduct business in the state. Among the changes:...
Florida Seeks Help to Quicken Approval of Insurer Forms
Jul 3 2012 // Florida regulators are looking to fast track the approval of changes in insurance company property policy forms and coverages after building up a significant backlog due to the numerous law changes enacted in the past two...
Florida Won’t Implement Medicaid Expansion, Health Exchange
Jul 2 2012 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott said his state will opt out of implementing optional portions of the Affordable Care Act that deal with expanding Medicaid and building a public insurance exchange to sell coverage. He said that...
Florida’s Anti-Fraud Auto Insurance Law Now in Effect
Jul 2 2012 // A trio of constitutionally questionable measures and legislation designed to crack down on no-fault auto insurance fraud are among about 150 new Florida laws going into effect Sunday. A law that bans state and local...
