Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida-based Unisouce Aquired
Aug 30 2010 // Texas. U.S. Risk, a privately owned specialty lines underwriting manager and wholesale broker headquartered in Dallas, Texas, today announces the acquisition of Sarasota Florida based Unisource Program Administrators. The...
Hurricane Katrina Changed the Market in Gulf States
Aug 27 2010 // Writing about the landfall of Hurricane Katrina five years ago, essayist Ellis Anderson of Mississippi likened the communities along the gulf to a string of pearls. “Then, in August 2005, in the course of a single...
Florida Agents Group Appoints New Board Members
Aug 25 2010 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has appointed three new members to its Board of Directors. The appointments were made during FAIA’s 106th Anniversary Convention and Education Symposium. “The FAIA...
Florida Solicits Sinkhole Data from Insurers
Aug 25 2010 // Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation issued a data call yesterday to the commercial and residential property insurance industry in Florida to collect claims data related to sinkholes. During the 2010 Legislative...
Ratings Roundup: AMEX, Castle Key, Torus, Hartford (debt)
Aug 25 2010 // A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of AMEX Assurance Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of American Express Company. The...
OSHA Cites Florida SeaWorld Regarding Trainer Death
Aug 24 2010 // The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited SeaWorld for safety violations following the death of killer-whale trainer Dawn Brancheau at its Orlando park in February. OSHA is citing SeaWorld of Florida...
Florida Insurance Department to Survey on Sinkholes
Aug 23 2010 // Starting this month, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is going to begin surveying Florida property insurers about their experience with sinkhole claims, in an effort to get to the bottom of the simmering...
Snapshot: Declarations
Aug 16 2010 // Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a...
Florida Citizens’ Rate Increases Way Below Actuaries’ Indications
Aug 16 2010 // If insurance actuaries had their way, rates for homeowners insured through Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance would be going up 55.9 percent on average. But there’s a cap on how much state-backed Citizens...
Declarations
Aug 16 2010 // Health Care Challenge “While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — a citizen’s...
Florida Poll Shows Widespread Concern Over Property Coverage
Aug 13 2010 // The Florida Chamber of Commerce says that a poll they had conducted shows Florida voters put grave importance on efforts at property insurance reform. The poll, which was supported jointly by the Chamber and the Property...
Florida Doctors Paid to Refer Medicare Patients
Aug 12 2010 // A former southwest Florida hospital executive is accusing a health operator of paying doctors to refer Medicare patients to the company’s hospitals. A lawsuit filed by Michael Mastej claims that Naples-based Health...
National Insurance Crime Bureau Starts New Florida Effort
Aug 11 2010 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) announced today that it has established its second major medical fraud task force in Florida to counter the increase and spread in acts of medical fraud. The Central Florida Major...
Florida Developer Sues Halliburton Over Oil Spill
Aug 10 2010 // Florida real estate developer St. Joe Co. is suing Halliburton Co. over its role in the rig explosion that led to the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. St. Joe said late Wednesday that Halliburton, which was...
Tornado Hits South Florida
Aug 10 2010 // Meteorologists say a small tornado caused minor damage in Boca Raton. Robert Molleda, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, said the tornado formed Saturday with winds likely reaching an estimated 70 miles per...
Florida’s United Insurance Reports Profits in Second Quarter
Aug 10 2010 // United Insurance Holdings Corp., a property and casualty insurance holding company, today reported its financial results for the second quarter and for the six months ended June 30, 2010. For the second quarter, United...
Cruise Ships Traveling In Changing Legal, Security Climate
Aug 9 2010 // Crime on cruise ships is rare, considering 10 million North Americans sailed last year. But some crime victims believe that justice also is rare — due to overlapping investigative powers, difficulty obtaining...
Florida Orders Halt to Sale of Warranty Products
Aug 6 2010 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today announced the Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has issued an order to Auto Repair Warranty Inc. (ARW), Auto Repair Group LLC (ARG) and Michael R. Petruziello to...
Florida Orders Group to Stop Selling Insurance
Aug 5 2010 // Florida has ordered the Association of Independent Managers to stop selling unauthorized health insurance. The order Tuesday by the Office of Insurance Regulation came too late, though, for up to 1,800 consumers who...
Florida Insurance Council Names New President
Aug 5 2010 // The Florida Insurance Council¹s (FIC) Executive Board announced today that it has selected Cecil Pearce as the trade association¹s new president. He will succeed Guy Marvin, who announced his retirement earlier...
