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Hispanics in Naples Cite Lack of Spanish Information About Wilma
Nov 2 2005 // Hispanics in areas of Florida hit by Hurricane Wilma report a lack of directions and information in Spanish to assist them in preparing for a hurricane, telling them what to do and where to go when a hurricane is...
Florida Preferred Administrators Adds Insurance & Benefits Consultants
Nov 2 2005 // Florida Preferred Administrators Inc. has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire certain assets of Insurance & Benefit Consultants of Sarasota, Fla. Florida Preferred is a subsidiary of Meadowbrook Insurance...
Florida Deploys Second Mobile Assistance Unit in Hialeah to Assist Wilma’s Victims
Nov 2 2005 // A second mobile assistance unit has been deployed to Hialeah, Fla. to assist hurricane victims in the recovery process, according to Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO. Gallagher, who was on-hand at the opening of the new...
FAIA Stands Up for Agent, Files Amicus Court Brief on DFS Due-Diligence Decision
Nov 2 2005 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has filed an amicus (friend of the court) brief with the First District Court of Appeal in a case involving an insurance agent who appealed a Final Order of the Department of...
Two OIR Orders Protect Florida Victims of Hurricane Wilma
Nov 1 2005 // Two protective orders, one protecting consumers from being dropped by their insurers while repair work is being done, and a second prohibiting insurance companies from canceling of non-renewing any insurance policy until...
Florida Power and Light Restores Electricity to 2.5M Customers
Nov 1 2005 // The largest hurricane restoration force ever assembled by Florida Power & Light Company has restored power to 2.5 million customers, 77 percent of the 3.2 million customers left without power by Hurricane Wilma seven...
FastSnap to Provide Discount to PIA of Florida Members
Nov 1 2005 // Reseda, CA – FastSnap announces that members of the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida will receive a 10% discount on its digital photography service. PIA of Florida members will automatically receive the...
Carriers Flooded With Auto Damage Claims from Hurricane Wilma
Nov 1 2005 // The “Insurance Village” established in Plantation, Fla. near Fort Lauderdale by the Department of Financial Services, had a lot of damaged vehicles in the lot, and many auto policyholders were seen in the...
Florida Medicaid Program Receives $4.2 Million from National Settlement
Nov 1 2005 // The taxpayer supported Florida Medicaid Program will receive more than $4.2 million as part of a $124-million nationwide settlement with a Tennessee-based drug manufacturer according to Attorney General Charlie Crist. The...
Wilma’s Aftermath: Dade, Broward Counties Await Electricity; Agents Expect An Onslaught of Claims
Oct 31 2005 // Four days after Hurricane Wilma crossed southwest Florida and tore into South Florida, insurance agents told Insurance Journal they had not encountered the onslaught of claims they expected, but since a large percentage of...
FAIA Issues Public Service Radio Message in Areas Affected by Wilma
Oct 31 2005 // A public service announcement has been released by the Florida Association of Insurance Agents to radio stations in areas affected by Hurricane Wilma. The message will be broadcast in Collier, Palm Beach, Broward and...
Fla. DOI Orders Comp Rate Reduction
Oct 28 2005 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty disapproved a workers’ compensation rate filing from National Council on Compensation Insurance (NCCI) and called for a new filing with a larger rate decrease. In his...
Standard P/L Advisory Committee to Meet Friday in Tallahassee, Fla.
Oct 27 2005 // The Standard Personal Lines Advisory Committee will hold its next meeting Friday, Oct. 28, at the Capitol in Tallahassee, Fla. The committee will meet in Room 110 of the Senate Office Building from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. State...
PartnerRe Estimates Wilma Claims
Oct 26 2005 // Bermuda’s PartnerRe Ltd. has given the first estimations of its expected claims relating to Hurricane Wilma, following the hurricane’s passage through Mexico and south Florida over the last week. The estimates...
Adjusters Dispatched to Southeast Florida: Face Uncertain Conditions After Hurricane Wilma
Oct 26 2005 // Insurance adjusters are converging on Orlando this morning to regroup and then after short meetings, be assigned to Florida’s southwest and southeast coasts, where they begin to access the damage caused by Hurricane...
Fitch: Hurricane Wilma Further Strains a Delicate Florida Insurance Market
Oct 26 2005 // Fitch Ratings today said Hurricane Wilma represents a major blow to an already weak Florida property insurance market. If actual insured losses come in at the high end of the estimated range ($4 billion to $10 billion),...
DFS Emergency Rule Caps Public Adjuster’s Fees in Florida
Oct 26 2005 // An emergency rule has been issued in Florida capping public insurance adjuster’s fees at 10 percent of claim payment and giving consumers up to 14 days to rescind a contract with a public adjuster without penalty....
RMS Estimates Wilma Insured Losses Will Total $6 Billion-$10 Billion
Oct 25 2005 // Insured losses in the United States from Hurricane Wilma are likely to range from $6 billion to $10 billion, predicted Risk Management Solutions (RMS). The Newark, Calif.-based company said its estimate is based on current...
S&P Comments on Wilma’s Potential Impact on Florida Coverage
Oct 24 2005 // A statement, issued by Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, notes that Florida has already sustained about $1 billion in insured losses during the current hurricane season. Hurricane Wilma is expected to hit...
Cat 3 Hurricane Wilma Bashes Naples, Fla.; Eye Passes West Palm Beach
Oct 24 2005 // As if being precisely orchestrated by the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Wilma thundered ashore in Naples, Fla. at 6:30 a.m. EDT, as a Category 3 hurricane, bringing with it pounding waves, torrential rain and...
