Latest Policyholder Headlines
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Texas Mutual Policyholders Cited for Excellence
Jan 16 2005 // Texas Mutual Insurance Company announced that three of its policyholders received Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (SHARP) awards from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). The SHARP...
W. Va. Policyholders Have Until July 16 to Reassess UnumProvident Claims
Jan 14 2005 // West Virginia Insurance Commissioner, Jane L. Cline, has signed separate multi-state settlement agreements with three major disability insurance carriers owned by UnumProvident Corporation of Chattanooga, Tenn. More than...
Citizens Property Reduces Fla. Complaints, Improves Customer Service
Jan 5 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation has closed more than 81 percent of outstanding residential claims and taken strides to reduce consumer complaints, Citizens officials announced today. The improvements come in...
Love Alone Can’t Keep Pa.'s Perpetual Green Tree in Business Forever
Jan 3 2005 // I really do love this company,” said Charles Barber, who is facing the reality that the end is near even while holding out hope that an investor will appear to keep alive his beloved 220-year old insurance...
Fla. Legislature Approves Refunds, Slates Special January Sessions
Jan 3 2005 // Florida’s storm-ravaged hurricane victims made top-of-the page headlines in newspapers and were interviewed “Live at Five” on television news broadcasts during mid-December as the Florida Legislature met...
Citizens to Provide Temporary Coverage for American Superior Policyholders
Dec 29 2004 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation today announced it will dedicate resources to quickly provide temporary coverage for thousands of American Superior policyholders who stand to lose their homeowners...
New Calif. Legislation Becomes Law on Jan. 1
Dec 21 2004 // A number of new insurance-related bills will go into law in California on Jan. 1, 2005. They include: Auto Insurance AB 2677 (Ridley-Thomas – Auto Insurance: Cost Estimates) requires insurers to provide personal auto...
Green Tree Perpetual Leaves Insurance Business
Dec 20 2004 // The Green Tree Perpetual Assurance Co., one of the nation’s oldest insurers with roots in the 1700s and one of only a handful of companies still selling perpetual homeowners insurance policies, is going out of...
ELAN Files Calif. Public Records Act Request with Commissioner to Release $4B in Policyholder Losses
Dec 16 2004 // The Executive Life Action Network (ELAN), an activist group of former Executive Life Insurance Co. policyholders, has filed a California Public Records Act (CPRA) request with Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi urging...
North Pointe to Cover 60,000 American Superior Fla. Policyholders in Wake of Company’s Collapse
Dec 15 2004 // North Pointe Casualty Insurance Company has agreed to offer replacement homeowners’ coverage to 60,000 Florida policyholders of American Superior Insurance Company according to Tom Gallagher, Florida’s Chief...
Citizens Property Crunching Numbers to Pay Fla. Policyholders Following Storms
Dec 8 2004 // Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens), Florida’s state-run insurer of last resort, could face a shortfall in available funds to pay off insurance claims and might have to assess an $86 per policy to...
Montemayor Issues Statement on Farmers Settlement
Dec 7 2004 // Texas Insurance Commissioner José Montemayor released the following statement on the state’s settlement agreement with Farmers Insurance Company on homeowners rate reductions: “I have reached an agreement with...
Fla. Cabinet Extends Moratorium to Dec. 31, But Only for Unrepaired Homes
Dec 6 2004 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and members of the Florida Cabinet approved an emergency rule extending the moratorium to Dec. 31 and banning insurance companies from canceling or non-renewing insurance policies for victims whose...
N.J. Drivers Receive $300 Million in Dividends
Dec 2 2004 // Acting Governor Richard J. Codey and Banking and Insurance Commissioner Holly C. Bakke today announced that nearly $300 million has been returned to more than two million policyholders since the auto insurance reforms...
La. Communities Earn Flood Discounts
Nov 23 2004 // As the 2004 hurricane season concludes next week, residents of four Louisiana communities will reportedly pay less for flood insurance and enjoy greater flood protection, thanks to recent efforts by local officials....
Mass. Approves New Residual Auto Plan
Nov 23 2004 // After years of industry complaints and months of wrangling among regulators, carriers, voluntary agents, involuntary agents, consumers and lawmakers, Massachusetts has overhauled its system of insuring high risk...
Hagerty to Write Collector Car, Lowrider Policies
Nov 22 2004 // They scrape the pavement with ground-effects bodywork, shake side-to-side, and feature the fanciest air ride suspension systems on the market. These amazing cars, known as lowriders, are a fast-growing segment of the...
Texas Judge Strikes Down Rate Rollbacks for State Farm, Farmers
Nov 22 2004 // TDI, Lt. Governor vow to continue efforts on behalf of homeowners. A state district judge in Texas on Nov. 8, 2004, overturned mandated rate rollbacks in homeowners insurance for State Farm and Farmers insurance companies,...
Fireman’s Fund Offering Property Evaluation and Disaster Recovery Planning Tools
Nov 18 2004 // Novato, Calif.-based Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company announced that commercial customers may now have access to new Internet-based tools that aid in planning for and recovering from disasters. Called “Open for...
Multi-State, $120M Agreement with UnumProvident Requires Reassessing Claims Back to 1997
Nov 18 2004 // A multi-state settlement with UnumProvident Corp. over its disputed handling of disability claims would cost the firm more than $120 million to comply and require it to review more than seven years of claims. It also calls...
