Latest Florida Headlines
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Florida Attorney General Agrees to $1.6M Settlement with Construction Firm
Apr 22 2008 // Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that his office has reached a $1.6 million agreement with a Collier County construction company and its president, resolving complaints that more than 100 construction jobs...
Declarations
Apr 21 2008 // Poe Suit “Florida’s insurance consumers were forced to foot the bill when the Poe Companies became insolvent so that policyholders could have their claims paid. We will aggressively pursue any opportunity to...
Florida Sues Insolvent Poe Directors Over Recovery
Apr 21 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...
Florida Agent Bucks Trends With Growth, Recruitment Strategies
Apr 21 2008 // Riemer’s on a collecting spree that includes new employees, green offices, Rolex watches and cookie jars When Fireman’s Fund introduced its Green-Gard program covering environmentally sound commercial building...
It Figures
Apr 21 2008 // $420 Million The amount a South Carolina textile company sued Norfolk Southern railroad for after a train wreck and toxic chemical spill in 2005 forced the company to close. Avondale Mills and Norfolk Southern reached a...
Court Throws Out Nevada’s Insurance Agent Countersignature Law
Apr 21 2008 // The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated Nevada’s insurance producer countersignature law, in what could be the final nail in the coffin for these requirements on nonresident producers. U.S. District...
Sen. Martinez Denies He’s Obstacle to Catastrophe Fund Bill
Apr 18 2008 // Republican Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida is in a position to help move along a bill that could lower property insurance rates in disaster-prone states, but hasn’t been aggressive enough in doing so, said the two...
Florida Provides Free Training for Volunteer Firefighters
Apr 17 2008 // Over 150 volunteer firefighters from across the state gathered this week at Florida State Fire College in Ocala for an intensive five-day training session, according to State Fire Marshal, Alex Sink. The training will...
Florida Senate Property Insurance Bill Pleases Regulators, Angers Insurers
Apr 16 2008 // As insurers and other interested parties criticized a Florida property insurance bill that passed through the state Senate this week on a 32-7 vote, Florida’s insurance commissioner lauded the action. Sponsored by...
Florida City Settles with Tourist’s Widow
Apr 15 2008 // Fort Lauderdale, Fla. city commissioners agreed to pay $97,000 to a Canadian tourist whose husband died after tripping on an uncovered water meter in the sidewalk. Gilles Massey and his wife were walking back to their...
Court Throws Out Nevada’s Insurance Agent Countersignature Law
Apr 11 2008 // The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated Nevada’s insurance producer countersignature law in what could be the final nail in the coffin for these requirements on nonresident producers. U.S. District...
Court Moves up Allstate Deadline for Meeting Florida’s Terms
Apr 10 2008 // Allstate’s companies doing business in Florida will have to stop writing new policies after April 14 if the insurance giant fails to apply for a rehearing by then, state officials said Tuesday. Allstate spokesman...
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...
