FAIA Studying Windstorm ‘Vehicle’ The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has announced it will study “another avenue” for covering hurricane wind damage in Florida and would like to establish its own “vehicle” to insure windstorm risk, according to a statement …
In Meridian, Miss. the power is only on in the downtown area and electricity to the rest of the community is expected to be out for one to two weeks, Scott Gray, owner of Insurance Solutions of Mississippi Inc. and …
Making the Case for Diversity on the ‘Top Deck’ There is still room and a need at the top for improvement. The top deck-the board of directors and the senior leadership team-that is the level that has not yet changed …
Affable Aquarius (21 January – 19 February) The gentle qualities of Aquarius are reflective in an average claims record on all counts. The Aquarian drivers consider themselves sensible, responsible and family-oriented with a relaxed, patient attitude toward driving. Star driver: …
The New Orleans tragedy may spawn a wave of litigation related to flood protection and levee failures. Public statements, which may serve as a foundation for massive public safety legal claims, began Sept. 1. Based on the history of flood …
Concerns have been voiced by Florida’s CFO Tom Galla-gher over Nationwide of Florida’s decision not to renew policyholders in Florida. “I’m deeply concerned that Nation-wide Insurance is non-renewing over 35,000 customers in Florida,” Gallagher said in a press announcement released …
Many people turn to the stars for direction in matters of money, love and happiness. Now, according to a survey conducted by Prudential Car Insurance in the United Kingdom, it appears that the zodiac may also play a role in …
Five Florida physicians recently received the 2005 Florida CHOICE Awards for Workers’ Compensation in Tampa, Fla. The awards honor physicians for demonstrating excellence in treating injured employees, and are presented by CHOICE Medical Management Services LLC, a Tampa, Fla.-based workers’ …
Insurance adjusters scrambled to South Florida to work on claims before they realized Hurricane Katrina was going to cross into the Gulf of Mexico and become a catastrophic hurricane devastating Mississippi and Louisiana. Katrina slapped Dade and Broward counties with …
A 12-member Task Force on Long-Term Solutions for Florida’s Hurricane Insurance Market is studying how to help Floridians obtain hurricane insurance, amid complaints that consumers don’t have a seat on the panel. The task force was ordered by the Legis-lature …
