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Sizing Up The Construction Market

Jan 2 2006 // The list of insurers is hsorter and restrictions longer When he is presented with a construction account at his office on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, Rubin Alspector can quickly determine which insurers might write it. He...

People & Places

Jan 2 2006 // Frank Sheppard Michael Robinson has been named vice president and zone manager of ACE USA Professional Risk’s, Southeast Region, a division of the ACE Group of Companies. Robinson will work with brokers and clients...

Florida ‘draws a line in the sand,’ tightens workers’ comp enforcement

Jan 2 2006 // In October, 2003, when the Florida Legislature approved an updated workers’ compensation program, legislators “drew a line in the sand,” and decided to go after employers not paying their fair share into...

Four claim types common at Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Jan 2 2006 // Premium fraud, working without workers’ compensation coverage, fraudulent certification and claimant fraud are common types of fraud encountered by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Vincent Mazzara,...

Citizens Board of Governors approves new Florida rates

Jan 2 2006 // 45 percent coastal, 21 percent inland The Citizens Property Insur-ance Corp. board of governors has approved premium increases that average 45 percent on Florida’s coastal areas and 21 percent inland. Florida’s...

Hurricane experts Max Mayfield, Bill Bailey to speak

Jan 2 2006 // Slated for Orlando windstorm conference Two leading hurricane experts, Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, and Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center will speak during the...

Citizens Board of Governors Approves New Florida Rates

Jan 1 2006 // The Citizens Property Insur-ance Corp. board of governors has approved premium increases that average 45 percent on Florida’s coastal areas and 21 percent inland. Florida’s insurer of last resort asked for a 17...

Hurricane experts Max Mayfield, Bill Bailey to speak

Jan 1 2006 // Two leading hurricane experts, Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, and Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center will speak during the Feb. 8 to 11, Seventh Annual Windstorm...

Jan 1 2006 // Gulf Coast: A ‘tough place to do business’ More than 100 insurance and risk management executives and industry analysts attending a Future Focus conference in Charleston, S.C., predicted that catastrophic...

Four claim types common at Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Jan 1 2006 // Premium fraud, working without workers’ compensation coverage, fraudulent certification and claimant fraud are common types of fraud encountered by the Bureau of Workers’ Compensation Fraud, Vincent Mazzara,...

Lots of stability

Jan 1 2006 // When he is presented with a construction account at his office on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, Rubin Alspector can quickly determine which insurers might write it. He knows his standard markets well enough to know that only...

Florida ‘draws a line in the sand,’ tightens workers’ comp enforcement

Jan 1 2006 // In October, 2003, when the Florida Legislature approved an updated workers’ compensation program, legislators “drew a line in the sand,” and decided to go after employers not paying their fair share into...

FLORIDA

Jan 1 2006 // The Florida Division of Insurance Fraud has released a list of arrests, convictions and ongoing investigations showing that 32 people have been arrested, eight convicted and 84 are being actively investigated. According to...

People

Jan 1 2006 // Michael Robinson has been named vice president and zone manager of ACE USA Professional Risk’s, Southeast Region, a division of the ACE Group of Companies. Robinson will work with brokers and clients in the southeast...

Jan 1 2006 // Carriers View Gulf States As ‘Tough Place to Do Business’ More than 100 insurance and risk management executives and industry analysts attending a Future Focus conference in Charleston, S.C., predicted that...

USDA: $200 Million for Fla. Agriculture Hurt by Hurricanes

Dec 30 2005 // The U.S. Department of Agriculture has designated at least $200 million (euro168 million) for Florida growers and farmers who suffered losses from the 2005 hurricanes, officials said. The funds were included in last...

2005, a Year to Remember: Busiest Hurricane Season of the Century for United States

Dec 29 2005 // The hurricane season made 2005 a year-to-remember, with the southeast encountering the busiest hurricane season of the century, with 26 named storms and 13 hurricanes, meteorologists used up the list of 21 proper names and...

13.5 Percent Workers’ Comp Rollback Concerns Insurance Council in Florida

Dec 29 2005 // Concerns about the 13.5 percent workers’ compensation insurance rollback ordered recently by Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation have been voiced by Sam Miller, executive vice president of the Florida...

Florida Insurance Council EVP Predicts Hurricane Insurance Will Be of ‘Utmost Concern’ in 2006

Dec 28 2005 // Hurricane insurance will be the most significant property and casualty issue on a state level in 2006, just as it was in 2005, Sam Miller, executive vice president of the Florida Insurance Council told Insurance...

Four Key 2006 Goals Outlined by Florida Big ‘I’ President

Dec 28 2005 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has four key goals to accomplish in 2006 according to Jeff Grady, FAIA president and CEO, first, to pass its property insurance market proposal; second, to pass FAIA’s...