Latest Florida Headlines
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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...
IIAG Conferees Visited Exhibits, Watched Arlene During 108th Annual Convention
Jun 14 2005 // More than 700 Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia members attending the group’s 108th Annual Convention and Exhibition in Destin, Fla., watched closely as Tropical Storm Arlene sped toward the Florida Panhandle...
National Flood Insurance Program Recognizes Southern Family Insurance’s Contributions
Jun 14 2005 // Tampa, Fla.-based Southern Family Insurance Company, a member of Poe Financial Group, was recognized by the National Flood Insurance Program during its recent annual conference in Marco Island, Fla. Southern Family...
TRG Officials Receive Jail Time; Ordered to Pay Victims $2.5 M
Jun 13 2005 // Carmelo Zanfei and William Paul Crouse, accused by Florida’s Department of Financial Services of allegedly bilking more than 7,000 Floridians for more than $2.5 million in unpaid insurance bills, have pleaded guilty...
NHC Update on Tropical Storm Arlene
Jun 10 2005 // The National Hurricane Center’s latest bulletin on Tropical Storm Arlene indicates that it is following the storm track predicted in previous bulletins (See IJ Web site June 9). They indicate that Arlene will come...
Arlene Moves Inland Northwest of Pensacola, Fla.; Losing Strength
Jun 10 2005 // Tropical Storm Arlene moved inland at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon and proceeded northwest of Pensacola, Fla. Tropical storm and hurricane watches were cancelled all areas but those in the immediate vicinity of the storm....
28 Suspects Arrested in Fla. Sweep of Workers’ Compensation Cheats
Jun 10 2005 // A three-day statewide sweep has resulted in 28 arrests of suspects arrested for violations of Florida workers’ compensation laws according to Tom Gallagher, Florida CFO. The sweep is the latest move in a campaign to...
Tropical Storm Arlene Opens Season; Will Bring S.E. Rain, Coastal Flooding
Jun 9 2005 // Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named tropical storm of the 2005 hurricane season, is developing in the northwest Caribbean. Tropical storms have top sustained winds of 39 mph to 74 mph. NOAA forecasters predict the storm...
Cincinnati Indemnity Asks to Boost Fla. Rates As Much As 37%
Jun 8 2005 // Cincinnati Indemnity Co. and Cincinnati Insurance Co. have joined the list of Florida home insurers asking the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for permission to raise premiums by as much as 37 percent,...
FAIA ‘Roundups’ Analyze Florida Legislation, Its Impacts
Jun 8 2005 // A summary and analysis of 2005 Florida legislation and its impact on the insurance industry, including detailed analyses of SB 1912, SB 530, SB1486, HB 501, HCB 6001 and HB 19, were presented by Florida Association of...
200,000 Citizens Policies Returned to Private Market
Jun 8 2005 // At a meeting of the board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., company officials announced that more than 200,000 homeowners insurance policies have been returned to the private market since January 1,...
RMS Hurricane Model Gains Recertification from Fla. Commission
Jun 7 2005 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced that the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM) re-certified the RMS Hurricane model for use in establishing residential insurance rates in the state...
By Dave Kaiser
Jun 6 2005 // Associations Warn Agencies: The insurance industry’s response to the 2005 hurricane season has been noteworthy, with many professional associations emphasizing hurricane preparedness, urging members to have...
People
Jun 6 2005 // Kirk A. Sexton has been promoted to chief information officer of Unisource Administra-tors Inc., a workers’ compensation third-party administrator providing integrated claim management and loss prevention solutions....
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has joined the ever-increasing tide of regulatory bodies seeking answers from
Jun 6 2005 // Fla. Orders AIG: ‘Turn Over Detailed Financial Information’ AIG’s admitted misrepresentations on financial statements. A statement from the OIR said the financial community has been rocked with the...
Allstate Floridian Applies to Scale Back, Drop 95,000 Homeowners
Jun 6 2005 // Allstate Floridian, the state’s third-largest provider of homeowners insurance has applied to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation in Tallahassee to scale back its insurance risk in Florida by dropping 95,000...
News Briefs
Jun 6 2005 // FLORIDA Fla. CFO: “Prepare Now for Hurricanes” After an un-precedented hurricane season last year and experts predicting the formation of more than 13 named Atlantic storms this season, Florida’s Chief...
Specialty Agents Florida Conference A Resounding Success
Jun 6 2005 // More than 650 members attended the May 20-21 annual conference and trade fair held in Orlando, Fla. by the Specialty Agents of Florida. The event was described as a resounding success, featuring the best turnout to such an...
For Boat Owners and the Agents Who Write Them, Location and Experience Matter
Jun 6 2005 // There were more than 17.6 million recreational boats in use in the United States in 2004, and an estimated 69 million people involved in boating activities, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association. Since...
