Latest Florida Headlines
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PIA of Fla.: Lawmakers ‘Mulling Over’ Filings; Bill to Require ‘Loyalty Clause’
Feb 13 2006 // A “loyalty clause” prohibiting insurers from canceling a policy for homeowners who have been with a carrier for three or more years is part of a bill filed in the Florida Legislature by Sen. Ron Klein, D-Boca...
Past, Present and Future Hurricane Issues Top Feb. 8-11 Windstorm Conference Agenda
Feb 8 2006 // Past, present and future hurricane issues, how to prepare for the 2006 hurricane season and what to expect will be discussed during the Feb. 8 to 11 Seventh Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference and Exhibit kicking off...
Florida Insurers Discuss Top Issues with Legislators
Feb 8 2006 // In preparation of next month’s Florida legislative session, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America hosted its first annual Legislative Conference, which brought insurance industry executives to...
Fla. CFO Wants to Expedite Payments for Living Expenses, Personal Contents
Feb 7 2006 // New legislation that would expedite the rebuilding process for hurricane victims will be suggested to the Florida Legislature by Tom Gallagher, the state’s CFO. The measure would ensure homeowners immediately receive...
Crist, Butterworth Join University Presidents to Unveil Anti-Fraud Website
Feb 6 2006 // A new online national clearinghouse and research center to help fight fraud and other economic crimes has been announced jointly by Florida’s Attorney General Charlie Crist, former Attorney General Bob Butterworth,...
The big one
Feb 6 2006 // Is this the year Texas will be hit by the “big one?” Last year, Louisiana and Mississippi got hammered, Alabama and Florida, too, along with the year before. The big one, of course, is a hurricane–a...
News Currents
Feb 5 2006 // Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist (R), “Citizen’s Property Insurance Corp. needs an overhaul.” U.S. Rep. Jim Davis (D-Tampa), “Florida taxpayers are being ‘fleeced.'” Florida CFO...
Editor’s Note: Who will be Florida’s governor?
Feb 5 2006 // Two Democrat and two Republican candidates are in an all-out battle to gain support as the candidate for governor. Visibility, action and the public’s conception of how the candidate’s actions affected them...
News Currents
Feb 5 2006 // Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center Windstorm Conference speaker doesn’t think Mississippi wind vs. flood suits will succeed After 2004, 2005 hurricane season, record attendance...
Editor’s Note:
Feb 5 2006 // The insurance industry is expected to pay out a record $56.8 billion for 2005 insured residential and business property losses. Is this the year Texas will be hit by the “big one?” Last year, Louisiana and...
Fla. Auto Fraud Taskforce Adds Second Prosecutor; Suggests Reforms
Feb 3 2006 // More manpower and legislative remedies are the answer to combating auto insurance fraud according to Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO. He announced the appointment of a second prosecutor, dedicated to putting criminals...
Fla. CPCU Speaker Outlines Certificates of Insurance Terms, Provisions
Feb 2 2006 // “Certificates of Insurance: The Second Most Dangerous Piece of Paper,” including specifics about various insurance contract terms and provisions, and what to do and not to do with certificates of insurance were...
Fla. Committee Recommends More Study; Releases ‘Quick-Check’ Guides
Feb 2 2006 // Florida’s Standard Personal Lines Committee has recommended to the Florida Legislature that a task force with extensive insurance knowledge regarding the legalities of insurance contracts and actuarial support should...
I.I.I. Says Nearly 70% of Katrina Homeowner Claims Settled in Louisiana, Mississippi
Feb 2 2006 // Homeowners insurers have settled nearly 70 percent of claims from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). The I.I.I. estimated that more than 732,000...
Allstate Earnings Drop 9% on Hurricane Damages from 3 Storms
Feb 2 2006 // Insurer Allstate Corp. says it has settled about 75 percent of the property claims and nearly all auto claims stemming from Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma. But the company cited Wilma, which battered south Florida in...
National Hurricane Director to Speak at Windstorm Conference
Feb 1 2006 // National Hurricane Center Director Max Mayfield and former NFL Player Danny Wuerffel will be among the keynote speakers sharing their experiences of last year’s hurricane season at the Seventh Annual Windstorm...
AIA: Unprecedented Fla. Credit Rule Could Hurt Insurance Consumers
Feb 1 2006 // The use of credit information in underwriting and rating Florida homeowners and auto insurance policies is now threatened by yesterday’s approval of a rule governing insurers’ use of credit-based insurance...
Florida Condo, Carrier Reach Hurricane Repair Agreement
Feb 1 2006 // Southern Family Insurance representatives have met with 200 Century Village condominium owners in Boca Raton, Fla. and agreed to pay for extensive hurricane repairs including the replacement of five roofs. Bob Goolman,...
Hearings, Town Hall Meetings Slated to Discuss Citizens Rate Hikes
Feb 1 2006 // During two public hearings today South Florida homeowners will have a chance to voice their concerns about Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s rising insurance rates. One hearing began at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning...
Task Force Considers Grants for Home Fortification in Florida
Jan 31 2006 // Capping coastal home insurance coverage at $1 million and providing grants for home fortification against hurricanes are among suggestions proposed for Citizens Insurance, Florida’s property insurer of last resort. A...
