Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Reviewing Allstate’s Document Release
Apr 9 2008 // Allstate has put about 150,000 pages of documents related to its pricing policy on its Web site, but it didn’t appear Monday to satisfy the state, which has suspended the insurance giant’s right to do new...
High Net Worth Property Underwriter Moves into Florida Panhandle
Apr 8 2008 // Florida-based Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) plans to expand into the Florida Panhandle, according to Ross Buchmueller, president and chief executive officer, PURE Risk Management LLC . PURE will offer...
Florida Fire Marshal Turns up Heat on Thieves Stealing Fire Equipment
Apr 8 2008 // Florida officials arrested two men in connection with the theft of meters on fire department sprinkler backflows throughout Broward and Dade counties, according to Fire Marshal and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. A...
Maine-Florida Grocer Security Breach Could be Costly for Banks
Apr 7 2008 // The multi-million dollar tab for replacing credit and debit cards compromised by the security breach at the Hannaford Bros. Co. will likely be borne by banks and credit unions that issued the cards. “The banks and...
Florida Court Rules Allstate Suspension Back in Effect
Apr 4 2008 // The First District Court of Appeals of Florida ruled today that a suspension of Allstate Insurance Company’s certificates of authority to transact new insurance business in Florida is back in effect. Today’s...
Traveler Trying to Carry Potential Explosives on Plane Arrested in Florida
Apr 3 2008 // A man was arrested Tuesday in Florida at Orlando International Airport carrying materials in his luggage that could have been used for an explosive device, FBI officials said. Federal behavioral specialists spotted Kevin...
Hurricane Law Group Alleges Florida Withheld Consumers’ Mediation Options
Apr 3 2008 // The Florida-based Hurricane Law Group announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County against CFO Alex Sink, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, the...
Officials File Civil Lawsuit against 3 Former Florida Insurance Companies
Apr 1 2008 // The Florida Department of Financial Services filed a civil lawsuit against the officers, directors and affiliates of three former Florida insurance companies, according to Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink. Lawyers for...
Mix of Fireworks and Wrestlemania in Florida Cause Injuries, Mayhem
Apr 1 2008 // Fire department officials say a fireworks malfunction at a Wrestlemania event in Orlando, Fla., has left about 40 people with minor injuries. Fans packed the Florida Citrus Bowl Stadium for the event Sunday night. Fire...
New Crane Rules Go into Effect Days After Fatal Florida Accident
Mar 31 2008 // A new ordinance that beefs up safety measures for cranes is in effect in Miami, Fla., days after a fatal accident. The new measure was actually prompted by a fatal crane accident in 2006. It requires crane operators to...
Florida-based FCCI Insurance Group Deploys Guidewire ClaimCenter
Mar 28 2008 // Commercial property and casualty insurer, FCCI Insurance Group of Sarasota, Fla., and Guidewire Software® announced that FCCI has successfully deployed Guidewire ClaimCenter® as its all-in-one claims system. Initially,...
Florida Senate Passes Bill to Reduce Insurers’ Catastrophe Coverage Limits
Mar 27 2008 // Legislation passed by the Florida Senate this week would reduce the amount of state-funded reinsurance that insurers can purchase under the temporary increase in coverage limit (TICL) program. The Senate bill would reduce...
Florida Insurance Commissioner Names Director of Market Investigations
Mar 27 2008 // Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty promoted Jim Bennett to director of market investigations for the Office of Insurance Regulation. Bennett will report to General Counsel Steve Parton. Bennett joined the OIR in...
Florida’s Allstate Workplace Division Names Watkins
Mar 24 2008 // Florida-based Allstate Workplace Division, a subsidiary of The Allstate Corp., appointed W. Wayne Watkins, RHU as executive vice president, Sales and Distribution. In his new role, Watkins will oversee all the sales...
It Figures
Mar 24 2008 // $381 Million Kansas state officials say the winter storm that knocked power out to thousands of customers across Kansas continues to get costlier. The newest damage estimate puts the figure at $381 million. The Kansas...
Head-in-the-Sand Response Won’t Work for Florida Property Insurance
Mar 24 2008 // As the 2008 legislative session begins and hurricane season approaches, Florida’s businesses and homeowners continue to struggle with the increasing cost of property insurance. The quest for answers to the...
Florida House Passes Fire Prevention Bill
Mar 21 2008 // By unanimously passing the Fire Prevention and Control Bill, Florida Representatives would expand the state fire marshal’s investigative and enforcement functions. The Florida House Committee on Financial...
Florida Arson Officials: Polk County Fire Caused $22M in Damages
Mar 18 2008 // Florida officials arrested a Polk County man who allegedly set fire to a manufacturing plant, destroying the building and causing more than $22 million in damages, according to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex...
Florida Lawmakers Propose Bundle of Bills to Make Roads Safer
Mar 18 2008 // Lawmakers are looking to make Florida roads safer with bills that deal with issues ranging from road rage to driver education programs. It’s not unusual to see a number of bills that tweak fines and modify existing...
Florida’s Main Street America Group Reports Results for 2007
Mar 17 2008 // Jacksonville, Fla.-based Main Street America Group reported its fiscal year 2007 ended on an high note with “some of the best financial results in its 84-year history.” The super regional property/casualty...
