May 23, 2005 2005 Program Directory, Vol. I

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Features
USAA Asks for 10.3 Percent Increase; Other Requests Expected
Florida's fifth-largest insurer USAA, filed a request in mid-May to...
Features
Fla. Matrix Database Would Tap Into Insurance Records
Florida insurance companies could be required to provide customer...
News Briefs
News Briefs
GEORGIA Licensing System Changes The Georgia Insurance Comm-ission...
News Briefs
News Briefs
GEORGIA Licensing System Changes The Georgia Insurance Comm-ission...
Features
FEMA Director Promises to Keep Recovery Funds Flowing
The hurricanes of 2004 taxed the Federal Emergency Management Agency...
Features
Fla. Insurance Commission Subpoenas 17 Reinsurers
Investigative subpoenas have been issued by Florida Insurance...
Features
Gov. Bush Pledges to Sign SB1486; Insurers Uneasy About Its Provisions
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pledged during the May 11 opening of the annual...
People & Places
People
James Robinson Huber has been appointed senior vice president and...
Features
Tougher Laws Key in Fight Against Insurance Fraud
Lack of money is another big roadblock to fraud fighting today. Many...
Features
AIIA June 16-18 Conference Highlights
The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents Inc. has scheduled its June...
Fraud Roundup
Fla. OKs Funds to Fight PIP Fraud
Florida's Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher thanked legislators...
Features
Educator Sees Communication as Key to Successful Family-Owned Business
Over time, as the family grows in size, member interests, goals and...
Features

Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., were two of five cities the...
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: Schiavo Case Lives On
Friends and family of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, 41, routinely said in...
Features
Ga. Climatologist Cautions Residents to Prepare Now for Hurricanes
The seasonal hurricane out-look should have no impact on hurricane...
Newsbriefs
ALLIANCE CHANGES INSURANCE EDUCATION
An innovative collaboration between The National Alliance for...
Newsbriefs
TITLE: WORKERS’ COMP FUND RECEIVES A ‘Clean Bill of Health’
The Kentucky Office of Insurance has given the Kentucky Workers'...
Newsbriefs
HOMEOWNERS’ PREMIUMS STABLE
Premiums for homeowners insurance in Kentucky aren't rising as...
Newsbriefs
GOV. DECLARES HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS WEEK
Gov. Mike Easley proclaimed last week (May 15-21) Hurricane...
Newsbriefs
HURRICANE GUSTS HIT N.C. OUTER BANKS
A storm system which included hurricane-strength wind gusts up to 115...
Newsbriefs
ALLSTATE TESTING ‘YOUR CHOICE’
A new auto insurance plan introduced by Allstate Corp. in Tennessee...
Newsbriefs
STATE FARM TO WRITE HOMEOWNERS, BUSINESS POLICIES
As of May 1, State Farm Insur-ance began accepting applications from...
Newsbriefs
“TAX HOLIDAY” FOR HURRICANE SUPPLIES
Gov. Jeb Bush indicates he intends to sign House Bill 6001, creating...
Newsbriefs
KISSIMMEE LAKE DRAWDOWN UNDERWAY
In anticipation of the upcoming hurricane season, Florida water...
Newsbriefs
FLA. DFS LICENSES INTENDANT BROKERAGES
Bruce K. Howson, Intendant Hold-ing Corporation president and CEO,...
Fraud Roundup
Fla. OKs Funds to Fight PIP Fraud
Florida's Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher thanked legislators...
Fraud Roundup
Fla. Initiates Fradulent Claim Fast-Tracking
Florida drivers who participate in a staged crash, regardless of...
Fraud Roundup
Ala. Motel Settles Complaint
A Budget Inn motel owner in Crestview, Ala. has agreed to pay...
Fraud Roundup
N.C. Chiropractor Receives 28 Months
A chiropractor who operated clinics in Greenville and Raleigh, N.C.,...
Fraud Roundup
Guilty Pleas Entered for Fake Claims
Three of 14 Miami-Dade County, Fla., residents have pled guilty to...
Fraud Roundup
N.C. Agents Halt Fraud Ring
Six Chatham and Randolph County, N.C., residents suspected of...
Fraud Roundup
Investigators Find Psychotherapist Bilks Patients, Providers
Florida insurance fraud investigators have arrested an unlicensed...
Features
PCI’s Csiszar Has Tough Words for N.Y. AG Eliot Spitzer
AAMGA University Day Program New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer...
Features
The Nitty Gritty of Blue Collar Programs
Program Managers Working for the Working Class For some program...
Features
National Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Best Since 1997
The nationwide workers' compensation calendar year combined ratio for...
Editor's Note
Schiavo Case Lives On
Friends and family of Terri Schindler-Schiavo, 41, routinely said in...
Features
Educator Sees Communication as Key to Successful Family-Owned Business
Over time, as the family grows in size, member interests, goals and...
Features
Fla. Insurance Commissioner Subpoenas 17 Reinsurers
Investigative subpoenas have been issued by Florida Insurance...
Features
Gov. Bush Pledges to Sign SB1486; Insurers Uneasy About Its Provisions
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush pledged during the May 11 opening of the annual...
Features
Fla. Matrix Database Would Tap Into Insurance Records
Florida insurance companies could be required to provide customer...
Features
Ga. Climatologist Cautions Residents to Prepare Now for Hurricanes
The seasonal hurricane outlook should have no impact on hurricane...
People & Places
People & Places
James Huber James Robinson Huber has been appointed senior vice...
Features
AIIA June 16-18 Conference Highlights Young Agents Participation, Education
The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents Inc. has scheduled its June...
Features
USAA Asks for 10.3 Percent Increase; Other Requests Expected
Florida's fifth-largest insurer USAA, filed a request in mid-May to...
Features
‘Miss Piggy,’ Hurricane Center Forecasters Visit South Carolina, Florida
Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., were two of five cities the...
Parting Shots
Tougher Laws Key in Fight Against Insurance Fraud
How do you convince overworked state prosecutors to chase down often...
Newsbriefs
LICENSING SYSTEM CHANGES
The Georgia Insurance Comm-ission held "Ind-ustry Day Meet-ings"...