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8 Poe/Southern Family changes its Florida underwriting
Apr 3 2006 // Won’t renew or insure new homeowners of commercial policies 8 Sirius International withdraws Florida application Won’t do business as an eligible surplus lines insurer 8 Florida AG files complaint against...
Closer Look: Auto Fraud
Apr 3 2006 // PIP case referrals to state fraud fighters have soared 327 percent from 2002-2003 to 2004-2005. Actual street arrests have grown nearly 75 percent, and cases sent for possible prosecution have soared nearly 50 percent,...
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Apr 3 2006 // City have the same protections as the people in Miami who have stronger building codes in place?” Legislative Update Stronger building codes called for in Florida Panhandle Residents in Florida’s Panhandle will...
Sirius Intl. withdraws its Fla. license application
Apr 3 2006 // This action came on the heels of a Notice of Denial, issued by the Florida Department of Financial Services on March 7, of an application for licensure as a managing general agent filed by International Medical...
Poe/Southern Family changes Fla. underwriting
Apr 3 2006 // News Currents Poe Financial Group has notified Florida agents for thousands of policyholders that its South-ern Family Insurance Company will no longer renew or insure new homeowner or commercial lines business. The...
Risk Management Solutions predicts hurricane activity to increase losses by 40 percent
Apr 3 2006 // Risk Management Solutions, Newark, Calif., expects increases in hurricane landfall frequencies will increase modeled annualized insurance losses by 40 percent on average across the Gulf Coast, Florida and the Southeast,...
PIP Bill Moves on to Florida Senate Healthcare Committee
Mar 31 2006 // After revising a bill to extend the Florida no-fault auto insurance system to remove a proposed medical fee schedule, the Senate has passed it on to the Healthcare Committee for further consideration. Members of the...
Fla. Delegation to Discuss Key Issues, Attend Washington, D.C. Summit
Mar 31 2006 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida has announced that a seven-member delegation including Mark O’Connell, president, will participate in PIA’s 2006 Federal Legislative Summit and voice their opinions...
P/C Insurers Comment on Repeal of Tort Doctrine
Mar 31 2006 // The Florida Legislature took another important step toward making its civil justice system more equitable by repealing the doctrine of joint and several liability, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Agents Briefed About Florida Legislation, Met With Legislators
Mar 30 2006 // More than 120 of Florida’s independent agents attending the March 29 and 30 Florida Independent Insurance Agents Legislative “Fly-In” heard Skip Long, Scott Johnson, Laura Pearce and Kyle Ulrich outline...
Industry Cheers as Florida Repeals Joint and Several Liability
Mar 30 2006 // The Florida Senate has passed a repeal of joint and several liability, which means the measure now goes to Gov. Jeb Bush who is expected to sign the bill into law. The bill (HB 145) eliminates joint and several liability,...
Florida Approves Two New Underwriting Association Plans
Mar 29 2006 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and the Office of Insurance Regulation have reviewed and approved substantive amendments to the plans of operation for Florida Comprehensive Health Association and Florida...
Fla. ‘Fly-In’ Features ‘Issues Briefings,’ House Insurance Committee Chair
Mar 29 2006 // Legislative topics of major concern to Florida’s insurance industry from property insurance to joint and several repeal tort reform will be discussed by Skip Long, chairman of the Florida Independent Insurance Agents...
Florida Lists How to Obtain Wind Insurance Incentives
Mar 28 2006 // Tips about how to obtain wind insurance incentives have been issued by the Florida Department of Financial Services on the department’s website. According to DFS, Floridians may be entitled to discounts on insurance...
Florida Imposter Arrested ‘Playing Dentist,’ Medicaid Fraud
Mar 27 2006 // A Miami-Dade County man has been arrested for practicing dentistry without a license and submitting fraudulent Medicaid claims according to Florida’s Attorney General Charlie Crist. Orlando Sotolongo Guarton...
Florida Website to Help Homeowners Prepare for Hurricane Season
Mar 27 2006 // Tips about how to prepare for hurricanes and tropical storms and lessen the impact of a major storm have been posted on the Florida Department of Financial Services website. According to DFS, Floridians may be entitled to...
Fla. Senate Committee Approves Long-Term Care Legislation
Mar 23 2006 // The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee has approved legislation that, if signed into law, will help ensure the viability of long-term care insurance in Florida. Senate Bill 2290 provides protections to seniors...
Tort Reform Measures Advance in Florida, Pennsylvania
Mar 23 2006 // Hard fought victories have been achieved as tort reform legislation in Florida and Pennsylvania took significant steps forward, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America. The Florida House sent to...
Risk Management Solutions Predicts Hurricane Activity to Increase Losses by 40 Percent in Florida and Gulf Coast
Mar 23 2006 // Risk Management Solutions, Newark, Calif., expects increases in hurricane landfall frequencies will increase modeled annualized insurance losses by 40 percent on average across the Gulf Coast, Florida and the Southeast,...
Coalition Supports SB98/HB 279 to Protect Fla. CAT Fund
Mar 23 2006 // A coalition of insurance organizations, bankers, realtors and home builders are petitioning state lawmakers to support SB 98/HB 279 an effort by Sen. J. D. Alexander and Rep. Kim Berfield to protect Florida’s...
