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22 Insurance-Fraud Ring Members Apprehended; Fla. Warns Others About Tough Penalties
Feb 18 2005 // A campaign to point out the consequences of staging an auto accident or participating in auto insurance fraud has been launched by the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Insurance Fraud. The...
Gallagher Plans Town Hall Meetings in Fla.’s Hurricane-Impacted Areas
Feb 17 2005 // Homeowners with unresolved hurricane damage claims will have a chance next month to discuss their concerns in town hall meetings hosted by Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CEO. The first meeting is tentatively scheduled in...
Gallagher: Citizens Should Reduce Third-Party Adjusters; Begin Take-Out Incentives
Feb 10 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Co. should reduce third-party adjusters and institute a take-out incentive program, according to suggestions made by Florida CFO Tom Gallagher in a letter to Peter M. Dunbar, Citizens Task Force...
Fla. CEO Requests Rate ‘Freeze’; Insurance Council Shares His Concerns
Feb 3 2005 // Florida’s CFO Tom Gallagher has requested a freeze on all insurance rate increases for homeowners policies. According to a press release issued by the Department of Financial Services: “I learned today that...
Fla. Cabinet Hears Multiple Deductible Status Report
Feb 1 2005 // Just three weeks after the Department of Financial Services launched its Multiple Deductible Reimbursement Program, more than 400 checks totaling $600,000 are being mailed this week, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer...
Crawford Joins Arthur J. Gallagher
Jan 31 2005 // Itasca, Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced that Chris Crawford will join its Glendale, Calif. office as area executive vice president. Crawford will be responsible for new client development and client...
Arthur J. Gallagher Blames Softening Rates, Spitzer for Q4 Profit Decline
Jan 25 2005 // Itasca, Ill.-based brokerage Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. reported fourth-quarter net income of $49.1 million, down from $49.2 million a year ago, though revenue was up 6 percent to $386.9 million. The results fell short...
Arthur J. Gallagher Forms Gallagher RE
Jan 24 2005 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced the merger of its two U.S. reinsurance brokerage subsidiaries, Arthur J. Gallagher Intermediaries Inc. in New York and John P. Woods & Co. Inc. in New Jersey effective...
Gallagher Acquires Okla.’s Horton Insurance Agency
Jan 21 2005 // Illinois-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Horton Insurance Agency Inc. of Oklahoma City, Okla. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1983, Horton Insurance Agency Inc. is a...
Gallagher Buys La.’s Marine Insurance Service
Jan 16 2005 // Ill.-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired Marine Insurance Service LLC of Metairie, La. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Originally founded in 1975, Marine Insurance Service LLC is a...
Mutiple Deductible Reimbursement Program Lauched to Aid Fla. Hurricane Victims
Jan 6 2005 // The program to reimburse Floridians who were subject to multiple insurance deductibles because their homes were damaged by more than one hurricane in 2004 was launched today by Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom...
Fla. CEO Gives Citizens Task Force Performance-Improving Goals
Jan 5 2005 // With the next hurricane season due to begin in six months, Tom Gallagher, Florida Chief Financial Officer met with the Citizens Property Insurance task force today in Tallahassee and outlined performance-improving...
GREAT AMERICAN, GALLAGHER’S TPA HEAR FROM SPITZER:
Dec 20 2004 // Cincinnati-based American Financial Group Inc. announced that its property/ casualty insurance subsidiary, the Great American Insurance Co., has received a subpoena from the New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s...
13-member Fla. Citizens Task Force Discusses Funding, Customer Service
Dec 9 2004 // The first meeting of the Task Force on Policyholder Services and Relations to Citizens Property Insurance Corp. took place yesterday in Tallahassee. Participants have initially set up operating procedures and discussed how...
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...
Fla. Subpoenas Marsh & McLennan; Reviewing State Agencies’ Contracts
Dec 6 2004 // In an effort to obtain a better look at insurance contracts with state agencies and any impact on public dollars, Tom Gallagher, Florida Chief Financial Officer, has subpoenaed Marsh & McLennan to obtain documents...
Gallagher Acquires Australian Broker FPE
Dec 3 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of FPE Insurance Brokers Pty Ltd. of Sydney, Australia. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “First organized in 1993, FPE Insurance Brokers Pty...
Spitzer Subpoenas Gallagher TPA
Dec 3 2004 // Itasca, Ill.-based Gallagher Bassett Services Inc., a third party administrator and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., received a subpoena from the office of New York Attorney General Eliot...
Task Force Formed to Improve Citizens’ Services in Fla.
Dec 1 2004 // A 13-member joint task force has been created in Florida to recommend improvements in the operation of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation which would improve customer service and returning policies to the...
Fla. Cabinet Issues Emergency Rule: Extends Moratorium to Dec. 31 for Unrepaired Homes
Nov 23 2004 // Gov. Jeb Bush and members of the Florida Cabinet have approved an emergency rule extending the moratorium to Dec. 31 and banning insurance companies from canceling or non-renewing insurance policies for victims whose homes...
