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Astonish Announces QQ Solutions as a Silver Sponsor for its Fourth Annual eAgent Summit Taking Place This Oct. 28-30
Oct 26 2012 // Warwick, Rhode Island, 10/26/12 – Astonish, the leader in insurance digital marketing solutions, is pleased to announce QQ Solutions, Inc., www.qqsolutions.com, as a Silver Sponsor for its fourth annual eAgent Summit...
Major Hurricane Sandy -Frankenstorm- Threatens East Coast
Oct 25 2012 // Hurricane Sandy swelled into a major threat to much of the U.S. East Coast on Thursday after lashing Cuba with heavy rains and tree-toppling winds and swirling through the Bahamas, U.S. forecasters said. Strengthening...
Florida’s Citizens President Gilway: Staff Firings Premature
Oct 24 2012 // In the face of criticism, the top executive of Florida’s state-backed property insurer acknowledge his decision to close the insurer’s office in charge of corporate oversight before having its replacement in...
Fla. Citizens Picks Odd Moment to Sack ‘Integrity’ Office
Oct 24 2012 // Despite headlines being dominated by the ever-tightening presidential election, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continues to make news in Florida. Last week, Citizens announced that it was eliminating its so-called...
Florida Approves More Policy Takeouts at Citizens; Also OKs Commercial Rate Hikes
Oct 23 2012 // Florida regulators announced that two property insurance companies have been approved to take out up to 100,000 policies from the state-backed insurer in December, adding to the 210,000 policies already slated for removal...
Florida Gov. Scott Troubled by Firings at Citizens Property Insurance
Oct 22 2012 // A move by Florida’s largest property insurer to dismiss employees responsible for investigating wrongdoing drew criticism last Thursday from Gov. Rick Scott. Scott, in a strongly-worded letter to the president of...
Florida-Based Bankers Insurance Unveils New Insurance Group Leadership
Oct 22 2012 // Florida-based Bankers Insurance Group recently announced the company’s new leadership lineup. Lisa Bage has joined the firm as vice president of product development. Bage, a 22-year industry veteran, was a senior...
Meningitis Toll Rises; Pharmacy Owners Sued
Oct 22 2012 // Executives at the Boston-area pharmacy whose steroid shots have been linked to a deadly U.S. meningitis outbreak have been sued in a bid to freeze their personal assets, while the death toll in the scandal rose to 21, with...
Florida’s Citizens Puts Brakes on Surplus Note Program
Oct 22 2012 // By Michael Adams Florida’s state-backed property insurer has put the brakes on its plan to loan private insurers up to $350 million in surplus while it addresses a growing wave of criticism from lawmakers, elected...
Florida Amendment 5 Would Affect Supreme Court Power
Oct 22 2012 // The Florida Legislature would gain greater authority over the state Supreme Court and the rules governing state courts if voters approve constitutional Amendment 5 in the Nov. 6 election. The proposal, pushed through the...
Florida Workers Comp 29th Most Expensive
Oct 22 2012 // Florida’s workers compensation insurance rates have climbed from 40th to 29th most expensive in the nation over the last two years. That 11-point increase was reported in a study released by the Oregon Department of...
People – Southeast
Oct 22 2012 // Aon Risk Solutions, the brokerage and risk management business of Aon plc, recently announced the addition of Rachel Perry as managing director and Southeast region casualty leader in the Atlanta office. In her new role,...
Court Urges Change in Florida Workers’ Comp Law
Oct 22 2012 // An appellate court is urging the Florida Legislature to reconsider a state law that makes injured employees pay employers’ legal costs if they lose good faith workers’ compensation appeals. A three-judge panel...
As Florida Weighs 6.1% Workers’ Comp Hike, Legislators Urged to Act
Oct 18 2012 // A proposed statewide average 6.1 percent increase in Florida’s workers’ compensation rates could spur the first major legislative changes in the state’s system since 2003. The likely targets of reforms...
Florida Amendment 5 Would Shift Supreme Court Power
Oct 16 2012 // The Florida Legislature would gain greater authority over the state Supreme Court and the rules governing state courts if voters approve constitutional Amendment 5 in the Nov. 6 election. The proposal, pushed through the...
3 Reasons Florida’s Citizens Loan Plan Is Bad Idea
Oct 15 2012 // It’s been years since a major hurricane has hit Florida, and the good news for Floridians is that property insurers are filing applications to write policies in the state again. But there’s a plan being hatched...
Florida’s Citizens Puts Brakes on Surplus Note Program
Oct 12 2012 // Florida’s state-backed property insurer has opted to put the brakes on its plan to loan private insurers up to $350 million in surplus in order to address a growing wave of criticism from lawmakers, elected...
Court Urges Change in Florida Workers’ Compensation Law
Oct 12 2012 // An appellate court is urging the Florida Legislature to reconsider a state law that makes injured employees pay employers’ legal costs if they lose good faith workers’ compensation appeals. A three-judge panel...
Florida Hurricane Fund in Better Shape But Could Still Be Short on Cash
Oct 11 2012 // Florida’s state-run reinsurance facility still faces a potential $1.5 billion gap to fulfill its maximum mandatory obligation, although it appears poised to be in better financial condition for the 2013 hurricane...
Court Upholds Florida Medical Malpractice Notification Rules
Oct 11 2012 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that refiled medical malpractice lawsuits must follow new state laws. The high court in a unanimous opinion dismissed a lawsuit by Curtis Myers, who alleged medical malpractice after he...
