Latest Florida Headlines
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Tort Reform Supporters Rally at Florida Statehouse
Mar 15 2005 // A statehouse rally on March 15 in Tallahassee, Fla. demonstrated the coordinated effort to end lawsuit abuse in Florida during the 2005 legislative session, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of...
Computer Models Reassess Fla. Hurricane Risk Following Busy 2004 Season
Mar 14 2005 // New computer models show higher chances of hurricane strikes to Florida, and a 3.9 percent increase in predicted losses. In parts of the state, particularly Escambia County, the program boosts predicted losses as much as...
Fla. Homeowner Files Lawsuit, Asks Allstate to Pay $10,000 for Mold Damage
Mar 14 2005 // A Florida homeowner has filed a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance to collect $10,000, accusing the company of failing to pay for mold damage after Hurricane Charley. The lawsuit brought by homeowner Luann Guy of Cape...
500 Consumers Attend Punta Gorda, Fla. Town Hall Meetings; Gallagher, Insurance Reps Hear Complaints
Mar 14 2005 // More than 100 consumers spent five-and-a-half hours March 12 voicing their concerns about unpaid insurance claims in the aftermath of Hurricane Charley at a town hall meeting in Punta Gorda, Fla. attended by Chief...
Fla. CFO Issues Statement on ‘Face-to-face’ Meetings With Insurers
Mar 10 2005 // After receiving consumer complaints during town hall meetings in Pensacola, Fla. about unpaid claims, Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO, told insurance company representatives he would like to have...
Fla. Legislature Considering International Insurance Bill
Mar 9 2005 // The Florida Legislature is considering a bill that could make the state a center for international insurance, much as it already is for international banking. The House Insurance Committee unanimously passed the measure...
AIA Reports Florida’s Worsening Legal Environment Calls for Legislative Action on Tort Reform
Mar 8 2005 // In survey results released this week, corporate America ranked Florida as having the 42nd worst legal environment in the country. The survey, conducted annually by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, underscores the urgent need...
90 Days Until Hurricane Season: Fla. Legislators Hope to Solve Problems
Mar 7 2005 // With less than 90 days to go until the 2005 hurricane season begins, Florida legislators are scrambling to solve a wide-variety of hurricane-related problems: Getting insurance claims settled; solving problems with...
Fla. Legislative Sessions Begin Today: Insurance-Related Subjects Top To-Do List
Mar 7 2005 // The Florida Legislature begins its spring sessions today with insurance-related topics expected to take the limelight with several dozen proposals being discussed by the governing body. Topics range from giving consumers...
Talk to and Support Your Legislators
Mar 7 2005 // I recently attended the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida’s “Legislative Day 2005” in Tallahassee, and March 17 I’ll attend the Alabama Independent Insurance Agent’s 18th Annual...
22 S. Floridians Arrested in Fraud Ring
Mar 7 2005 // The arrests of 22 of 29 ring-members believed to be involved in a widespread racket, which bilked insurance companies for more than $1 million by staging at least a dozen auto crashes and making false claims to area...
PIA Legislative Day Topics: Medicaid Reform, Term Limits, Ethics, Citizens
Mar 7 2005 // Medicaid reform, changing term limits and ethics will be three major issues of concern to the Florida Legislature during upcoming meetings and through 2006, Ron Villella, Professional Insurance Agents of Florida lobbyist...
Hurricane Experts Unsure About 2005
Mar 7 2005 // Support Windstorm Impact Reduction Program Hurricane expert Max May-field and Rep. Jim Davis attempted to make long-range predictions about future events that will affect the Florida insurance industry during the annual...
Success Keys: Educate Yourself, Focus to the Max
Mar 7 2005 // While teaching basic insurance, ethics, and errors and omissions for the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida I have noted several trends I would like to share with you. The good is very good, in fact, it is excellent....
LIG Marine Announces Three Commercial Marine Insurance Seminars
Mar 2 2005 // A series of three one-day seminars on commercial marine insurance have been scheduled in April, May and September by LIG Educational & Consulting Services, a sister-company of LIG Marine Managers in St. Petersburg,...
FSLSO Creates Digital Online Classroom, Stresses Online Education
Mar 2 2005 // The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office in Tallahassee has made a concerted effort to create a digital online classroom to improve educational resources to provide quick and quality service at its customers’...
Solving Citizens Problems ‘Tops’ on Fla. Legislators To-Do List
Feb 28 2005 // Solving numerous problems with Citizens Property Insurance Co., Florida’s insurer of last-resort, tops the to-do lists of many legislators, lobbyists and industry groups going into the March sessions of the Florida...
Online Fla. Insurance Agent Licensing Course Offered
Feb 25 2005 // The Florida Insurance Licensing Association has announced Florida’s first 100% online insurance agent licensing course. This 40-Hour course (2-15 Life, Health & Variable Annuity) is required to become an...
Fla. PIA Honors Tom Sanzenbacher as ‘2004 Company Rep of the Year’
Feb 21 2005 // Tom Sanzenbacher has received the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida’s award as the “2004 Company Representative of the Year.” Donnie McMahon, PIA of Florida’s immediate past president,...
Citizens Lost First Round; Stalling Payments Until After Another Court Decision
Feb 21 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Co. is in the limelight again, this time because it is refusing to pay property losses, even after losing a South Florida appeals court decision. Hurricane Irene brought both wind and water when...
