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AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....
AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hur-ricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....
Carrot and stick, or bail-out?
Jun 5 2006 // Insurance debate in the Florida Legislature wound down to the final hours of the 2006 spring sessions in Tallahassee, with the final decision ending in the passage of a bill viewed by bystanders as a band-aid approach in...
Agents have until Oct. 1 to register in Florida’s Agency Licensing System
Jun 5 2006 // Florida insurance agents have until Oct. 1 to complete their registration in the Department of Financial Services new Agency Licensing System. Hazel Muhammad, director of the Bureau of Licensing, was one of the featured...
Only 12 of 18 perils happen in Florida, ‘So what’s your problem?’ quips moderator
Jun 5 2006 // The country has experienced 18 different types of natural disasters, while Florida deals with “only” 12 of these perils. Yet insurers and consumers have big problems in Florida. “When you go through the...
AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by its chief forecaster, Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the...
‘Significant’ Fla. reform bill could be national model, says PIA chief
Jun 5 2006 // Elements of a property insurance reform bill signed into law May 16 by Florida Governor Jeb Bush could be included and effective in national legislation, according to Len Brevik, executive vice president and CEO of the...
News Currents
Jun 5 2006 // AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season The AccuWeather.com Hur-ricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane...
News Currents
Jun 5 2006 // AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season The AccuWeather.com Hur-ricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane...
AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....
Fla. Property Owners to Pay 1% Insurance Charge for Hurricanes
Jun 2 2006 // Floridians will pay a 1 percent assessment on property and casualty insurance policies for a decade to repay a bond sale of up to $1.5 billion that was approved Wednesday to replenish the state’s Hurricane Insurance...
June 5 Funeral Services in Miami, Fla. for Phil C. Gallagher, 79
Jun 2 2006 // Phil C. Gallagher, a long-time Florida insurance agent, litigation consultant and expert witness passed away peacefully in Miami June 1. Gallagher, 79, was surrounded by his family at the time of his death. Phil was a...
Fla. Spanish-Language Website Launched to Help Hispanics Prepare for Hurricanes
Jun 1 2006 // A Spanish-language version of the Department of Financial Services’ consumer website has been launched to better serve Florida’s growing Hispanic population. “Nearly three million Hispanics call Florida...
Geller, McCarty to Collaborate on Joint National Catastrophe Plan
Jun 1 2006 // The officers of two national insurance policymaking groups have announced a collaboration to create a joint national catastrophe plan. State Senator Steven Geller, D-Hallandale Beach, and Florida Insurance Commissioner...
Industry Groups Applaud Gov. Bush for Vetoing No-Fault Extension
Jun 1 2006 // Gov. Jeb Bush has vetoed SB 2114, a bill passed by the Florida Legislature, that would have extended the state’s no-fault auto insurance law for an additional two years. The PIP law will sunset Oct. 1, 2007, when...
Fla. Judge Approves Poe Insurance Companies Liquidation
Jun 1 2006 // A Leon County, Fla. circuit judge has approved putting three financially-troubled insurance companies under the state’s control, a move Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher said will protect more...
Colorado State University Team Predicts Fewer Hurricanes Will Make Landfall
May 31 2006 // The U.S. Atlantic basin is likely to experience another active hurricane season, but coastal regions may face fewer land-falling major hurricanes than last year, according to Prof. William Gray and the Colorado State...
Hearings Slated June 5 on State Farm’s Florida Rates
May 31 2006 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled rate hearings June 5 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. for input from the public concerning rate filings by State Farm Florida Insurance Co., which requested statewide...
Attorney General Encourages Floridians to Prepare for Hurricane Season’s Start
May 31 2006 // Crist: Prepare Yourself – Hurricane Season Starts Tomorrow Floridians have been encouraged to be prepared for hurricane season, that begins June 1, by Attorney General Charlie Crist. The attorney general cautioned...
Hurricane-Resistant House Dedicated in Fort Lauderdale
May 30 2006 // Florida’s newest hurricane house was dedicated during ceremonies in Fort Lauderdale last week attended by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and other government officials. The 3,000 square-foot house,...
