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Deductibles Motivated Homeowners to Cheat on Claims
Jul 4 2005 // Investigators Cite Increase in Fla. Insurance Fraud Insurance fraud has increased dramatically in Florida as an after-effect of the 2004 hurricane season Robert Elliott, a lead investigator with Nationwide...
FAIA ‘Roundups’ Analyze Florida Legislation, Its Impact
Jul 4 2005 // A summary and analysis of 2005 Florida legislation and its impact on the insurance industry, including detailed analyses of SB 1912, SB 530, SB1486, HB 501, HCB 6001 and HB 19 were presented to Florida Association of...
NFI PROGRAM RECOGNIZES SOUTHERN FAMILY INSURANCE
Jul 4 2005 // Tampa, Fla.-based Southern Family Insurance Co., a member of Poe Financial Group, was recognized by the National Flood Insurance Program during its recent annual conference in Marco Island, Fla., Southern Family Insurance,...
Despite Arlene, Business-As-Usual for IIAG
Jul 4 2005 // More than 700 Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia members attending the 108th Annual Convention and Exhibition in Destin, Fla., watched closely on June 11 as Tropical Storm Arlene sped toward the Florida Panhandle. As...
CINCINNATI INDEMNITY ASKS OIR TO BOOST FLA. RATES
Jul 4 2005 // Cincinnati Ind-emnity Co. and Cincinnati Insurance Co. have joined the list of Florida home insurers asking the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for permission to raise its premiums by as much as 37 percent,...
Editor’s Note:
Jul 4 2005 // There’s a Lot of Fraud Out There! Insurance fraud investigators at the 13th Annual Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee Conference in Orlando pointed out that multiple insurance deductibles and higher...
A Roundup of Fraud Activities Reported Across the Southeast
Jul 4 2005 // Carmelo Sanfei and William Paul Crouse, accused by Florida’s Department of Financial Services of bilking more than 7,000 Floridians of more than $2.5 million in unpaid insurance bills, have pleaded guilty to charges...
Despite Arlene, Business-As-Usual for IIAG
Jul 4 2005 // More than 700 Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia members attending the 108th Annual Convention and Exhibition in Destin, Fla., watched closely on June 11 as Tropical Storm Arlene sped toward the Florida Panhandle. As...
News Briefs
Jul 4 2005 // ALABAMA Arlene’s Timing Perfect for Referral List When Tropical Storm Arlene blew through Alabama it made the timing ideal for the release of a homeowners insurance referral list providing area homeowners with the...
Deductibles Motivated Homeowners to Cheat on Claims
Jul 4 2005 // Insurance fraud has increased dramatically in Florida as an after-effect of the 2004 hurricane season Robert Elliott, a lead investigator with Nationwide Insurance’s Special Investigation Unit told law enforcement...
FAIA Speaker Warns: Make Hurricane Policy Changes Before That One-in-10,000 Hurricane Hits
Jul 1 2005 // It’s essential to prepare now in case that one-in-10,000 major hurricane hits the Southern United States, Roger Looyenga, CEO of Auto-Owners Insurance told conventioneers attending the Florida Association of...
Record-Breaking 2004 Hurricane Season to Change Cat Modeling
Jul 1 2005 // The 2004 hurricane season has led to a much greater focus on aggregate risk and this will prompt changes in catastrophe risk assessment, attendees at the Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) Spring meeting heard. Randall...
Father, Son Charged With Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Jun 30 2005 // A father and his son are facing workers’ compensation fraud charges in Jacksonville, Fla. for allegedly not having the required workers’ compensation coverage for employees, resulting in more than $1 million in...
UF Study Shows Fla. Homes Built After 2002 Sustained Less Damage in Hurricane Winds
Jun 29 2005 // Homes built under the Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001 under the Standard Building Code according to a University of Florida study...
FAIA Targets PIA of Florida: Claims It Took Credit for ‘Big I’ Accomplishments While It ‘Gave Away the Playbook’
Jun 29 2005 // During two “Big I” conventions held in Florida in June, speakers accused the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida of taking credit for Florida Association of Insurance Agents accomplishments, while actually...
PIA of Fla. Issues ‘Legislative Report’; Plans Explanatory Sessions
Jun 28 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida has announced the completion of its 2005 Legislative Report summarizing the provisions of recent legislation passed in the spring sessions of the Florida Legislature and that it...
FAAI Conference Speaker: Rep. Bense Congratulates Fla. Agents
Jun 24 2005 // Rep. Allan G. Bense, (R-Panama City) Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives, and one of the most influential political figures in Florida, congratulated insurance companies, agents and claims personnel for their...
Dixieland Music Kicks FAIA Exhibit, Conference Into High-Gear
Jun 23 2005 // A Dixieland jazz band, the Swing Sisters and a strolling magician entertained more than 1,000 Florida agents on June 22 as the Florida Association of Insurance Agents opened afternoon exhibits at the Gaylord Conference...
Fla. CFO Blasts Allstate for Increasing Its Rates Before Public Hearing
Jun 23 2005 // After an announcement by Allstate Insurance Company early June 23 Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher issued a highly-critical press release blasting the company for its actions and has instructed Insurance Commissioner...
Florida AG Wins Lawsuit in Sale Involving Phony Insurance Bonds
Jun 22 2005 // Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist announced his office has won a lawsuit against a State of Washington-based company that sold fraudulent bonds purporting to eliminate the need for standard insurance coverage, a false...
