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UF Study Shows Fla. Homes Built After 2002 Sustained Less Damage in Hurricane Winds
Jun 29 2005 // Homes built under the Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001 under the Standard Building Code according to a University of Florida study...
FAIA Targets PIA of Florida: Claims It Took Credit for ‘Big I’ Accomplishments While It ‘Gave Away the Playbook’
Jun 29 2005 // During two “Big I” conventions held in Florida in June, speakers accused the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida of taking credit for Florida Association of Insurance Agents accomplishments, while actually...
PIA of Fla. Issues ‘Legislative Report’; Plans Explanatory Sessions
Jun 28 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida has announced the completion of its 2005 Legislative Report summarizing the provisions of recent legislation passed in the spring sessions of the Florida Legislature and that it...
FAAI Conference Speaker: Rep. Bense Congratulates Fla. Agents
Jun 24 2005 // Rep. Allan G. Bense, (R-Panama City) Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and one of the most influential political figures in Florida, congratulated insurance companies, agents and claims personnel for their...
Dixieland Music Kicks FAIA Exhibit, Conference Into High-Gear
Jun 23 2005 // A Dixieland jazz band, the Swing Sisters and a strolling magician entertained more than 1,000 Florida agents on June 22 as the Florida Association of Insurance Agents opened afternoon exhibits at the Gaylord Conference...
Fla. CFO Blasts Allstate for Increasing Its Rates Before Public Hearing
Jun 23 2005 // After an announcement by Allstate Insurance Company early June 23 Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher issued a highly-critical press release blasting the company for its actions and has instructed Insurance Commissioner...
Florida AG Wins Lawsuit in Sale Involving Phony Insurance Bonds
Jun 22 2005 // Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist announced his office has won a lawsuit against a State of Washington-based company that sold fraudulent bonds purporting to eliminate the need for standard insurance coverage, a false...
Allstate Floridian to ‘Immediately’ Raise Homeowners Rates 28 Percent
Jun 22 2005 // Effective immediately, Allstate Floridian Insurance Co. has announced it will raise Florida homeowners rates 28 percent and the company plans to file a request to have the increase approved in July. State law allows...
FAIA Convention, ‘The Power of One,’ Begins June 23 in Orlando, Fla.
Jun 21 2005 // Excitement is building as the opening nears for the June 23 to 25 Florida Association of Insurance Agents 101st Anniversary Convention and Education Symposium titled “The Power of One,” begins at the Gaylord...
FIC UNVEILS HURRICANE CENTRAL WEB SITE
Jun 20 2005 // The Florida Insurance Council has unveiled a new Hurricane Central Web site (www.flains.org) as the site to find reliable hurricane-related information. The site is part of the industry’s response to legislation...
FLORIDA CHOICE AWARDS JUDGES SELECTED; ENTRY DEADLINE IS JUNE 24
Jun 20 2005 // Nine judges have been selected for the third annual Florida CHOICE Awards for Workers’ Compensation. The program, produced by CHOICE Medical Management Services LLC, recognizes outstanding physicians who treat...
News Briefs
Jun 20 2005 // ALABAMA DOI Lists Insurance Providers A list of insurance companies, agencies and agents writing property insurance in coastal areas of Alabama, including Mobile and Baldwin counties became available June 13, thanks to the...
FAIA President Says: In Our Future Some Things Will Never Change
Jun 20 2005 // Created more than a century ago in 1904 as the Florida Local Underwriters Association, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents adopted its present name in 1941. FAIA is dedicated to enhancing the independent agency...
Court Ruling: Citizens Wind Policies to Pay for Flooding
Jun 20 2005 // Circuit Court Judge Kevin Davey ruled in a class-action lawsuit in Tallahassee, Fla., that Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s insurer of last resort, must pay the full amount of damage homes were insured...
AIA Critical of Florida Circuit Court’s Ruling
Jun 20 2005 // The American Insurance Association strongly disagrees with the Florida Circuit Court ruling confirming the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ 2004 decision in Mierzwa v. Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association,...
PIA of Fla. Broadcasts Web-based Hurricane Panel Discussion
Jun 20 2005 // Florida’s insurance industry survived last year’s record-breaking hurricane season and is prepared to help homeowners weather what may come this year. That was the message during a recent Web broadcast carried...
FAIA Celebrates Its 101st Anniversary: General Session Features Four Experts
Jun 20 2005 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents will celebrate its 101st anniversary during its June 23 to 25 Convention and Educational Symposium at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. “I...
Allstate dropping most earthquake coverage nationwide
Jun 19 2005 // Allstate Insurance Co. says it is dropping earthquake insurance to most of its 407,000 quake customers nationwide as a part of a larger move to reduce exposure to catastrophic losses. Allstate Spokesman Mike Siemienas in...
Storms Led FEMA to Online Innovations
Jun 15 2005 // Working in cooperation with the State of Florida, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) used technological innovations to help meet some of the challenges brought by...
A.M. Best Downgrades FSR for State Farm Florida Insurance Co., Removes from Under Review
Jun 15 2005 // A.M. Best Co. has downgraded the financial strength rating to B+ (Very Good) from A- (Excellent) for State Farm Florida Insurance Company (State Farm Florida) (Winter Haven, Fla.). The rating has been removed from under...
