Latest Florida Headlines
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FAIA 100th Conference Serves Up Banner Century, Honors Past Leaders
Jul 19 2004 // Orlando – From Capt. Scott O’Grady who survived six days in hostile territory after his F-16 was shot down enforcing the no-fly zone over Bosnia. To Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America’s...
Fla. Fire Marshal’s Office, Alliance Hand Out 300 Free Smoke Alarms to Lynn Haven
Jul 16 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer and State Fire Marshal Tom Gallagher joined the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes-FLASH Inc. on Friday in Lynn Haven to deliver 300 smoke alarms. The giveaway is part of an ongoing,...
Fla. Gov. Participates in Pensacola Meeting As Part of Discussion on HSA’s
Jul 16 2004 // Gov. Jeb Bush and Floridians for Health Care Choices hosted a town hall meeting on Thursday to provide an opportunity for federal and state healthcare experts to educate employers and employees on the benefits of Health...
WCRI: Fla. Workers’ Comp Medical Payments Per Claim Grow Due to Increasing Costs in Hospital Services
Jul 16 2004 // The average medical payment per workers’ compensation claim in Florida rose significantly in the most recent period studied, in large part due to the increasing costs of hospital services and treatments by physicians...
Fla. DFS Fines Workers’ Comp Carriers, Self-Insured Plans More than $875,000 for Violations
Jul 13 2004 // The Florida Department of Financial Services has fined 31 providers of workers’ compensation coverage a total of more than $875,000 for failing to fully comply with Florida law in administering workers’ comp...
Fla. Contractor Pleads Guilty to Grand Theft
Jul 12 2004 // Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist announced that White Construction Company, a major road builder headquartered in Chiefland, Fla., has pled guilty to six counts of Grand Theft. As a result of the plea agreement,...
QualSure Obtains Approval from Fla. OIR to Acquire Sunshine State Insurance Co.
Jul 8 2004 // John Lombardo, chairman of the Board of Directors of QualSure Holding Corp., the parent Company of QualSure Insurance Corp. and QualSure Underwriting Agencies Inc., announced that a firm agreement has been reached by...
Fla. Law Enforcement Vet to Lead Fraud Division
Jul 7 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that a veteran law enforcement officer with more than 22 years of municipal and state experience has been tapped to take over as director of Florida’s...
Fla. Returns Record Amount of Unclaimed Property
Jul 7 2004 // The Department of Financial Services continues to return record amounts of unclaimed property to the rightful owners, according to Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher. Gallagher announced that during the...
Fla. CFO Commends Governor, Lawmakers for Ending Abusive Practices in Annuities Sales
Jul 6 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher has applauded Governor Bush and state lawmakers for enacting legislation which puts an end to abusive sales practices used by unscrupulous insurance agents selling...
Fla. Gov. Bush Participates in HSA Meeting
Jul 6 2004 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Floridians for Health Care Choices recently hosted a town hall meeting in Jacksonville to provide an opportunity for federal and state healthcare experts to educate employers and employees on the...
Homeowners in Hurricane Paths Hit with High Insurance Costs
Jul 5 2004 // Retired police officers Ed and Nancy McCue are thinking about leaving their dream home near the shores of Biscayne Bay because it’s in a prime area for hurricanes. It’s not the storm threat itself that’s...
Fla. Unveils 2002 Workplace Injuries and Illnesses
Jun 29 2004 // More than 245,000 injuries and illnesses were reported by Florida employers in 2002, according to a joint federal and state survey released this month. In Florida, more than 10,000 employers participated in the joint...
Fla. CFO Applauds Gov. Bush, Lawmakers for Enacting Consumer Friendly Legislation Effective July 1
Jun 29 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher commended state policymakers this week for passing important legislation during the 2004 Session aimed at helping insurance consumers. After hearing from thousands of...
AIR Unveils CLASIC/2 System
Jun 28 2004 // AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the 2004 release of CLASIC/2, its interactive desktop system for catastrophe risk assessment and management. The latest release includes enhancements that reportedly improve...
Summit Global Partners Plans Fla. Acquisitions
Jun 25 2004 // Insurance brokerage and consulting firm Summit Global Partners of Florida Inc. announced the promotion of two key executives as part of its expansion plans in the State. Gary Morris has been named chief operating officer...
Fla. Responds to PIA Request to Protect Soldiers
Jun 23 2004 // Florida officials are responding to a call by the Professional Insurance Agents of Florida (PIA) making it clear that no insurance company should deny auto coverage to U.S. Armed Forces personnel, or raise their rates,...
FLORIDA CFO WARNS OF HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS:
Jun 21 2004 // With explosive state population growth and experts predicting the formation of more than 12 named Atlantic storms, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher issued a warning recently to Floridians to prepare....
Florida Wraps Up Workers’ Comp Compliance Sweep
Jun 20 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced the completion of a sweep of construction sites across Florida to verify that employers are complying with state workers’ compensation insurance...
Fla. Doctors Fed Up with Med-Mal Costs
Jun 18 2004 // Dr. Rene Loyola says he has given up just about everything to keep practicing medicine. The surgeon owns no home or land, and has no savings other than a retirement plan after 29 years in the profession. He says he...
