Articles by Dave Kaiser

Harrington Tells FAIA: Employment Crisis Major Threat to Agencies

An impending employment crisis threatens independent insurance agencies and will become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of Education, told students attending her presentation, “Finding the Perfect Employee (Or, Fishing …

W. Va. Legislation Effectively Reduced Homeowners, Auto Rates

Automobile and homeowners rates have been dramatically reduced as a result of legislative changes made by the West Virginia Legisla-ture, Insurance Commissioner Jane L. Cline, told Professional Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia during the group’s 106th annual convention in …

Wilma’s Aftermath: Dade, Broward Counties Await Electricity; Agents Expect An Onslaught of Claims

Four days after Hurricane Wilma crossed southwest Florida and tore into South Florida, insurance agents told Insurance Journal they had not encountered the onslaught of claims they expected, but since a large percentage of the hurricane-stricken area was without electricity, …

After Hurricane Wilma: Claims Piling Up As Cleanup Begins in Naples; In Some Areas Power Could Be Out for Weeks

Southwest and South Florida are recovering, very slowly, from the after-effects of Hurricane Wilma, which crossed over Naples on Monday and then speedily traveled due east to Miami and South Florida. Margaret M. Weems, president of Weems Insurance of Naples …

Adjusters Dispatched to Southeast Florida: Face Uncertain Conditions After Hurricane Wilma

Insurance adjusters are converging on Orlando this morning to regroup and then after short meetings, be assigned to Florida’s southwest and southeast coasts, where they begin to access the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma’s march across the state. Several adjusters …

PIA of Fla. Answers Hurricane Planning Questions

Forty key catastrophic planning questions and answers were presented by Ron Silverman, a Professional Insurance Agents of Florida instructor and owner of Silverman Insurance Agency in Deltona Beach, Fla., during educational sessions titled “Lessons Learned from Charley, Frances, Jeanne and …

DFS Spokesperson Outlines Fla. Agency Licensing Requirement Changes

Changes in Florida’s legislation during the spring session and new administrative changes requiring agency licensure or registration were described by Hazel Muhammad, bureau chief of Agent and Agen-cy Licensing with Florida’s Depart-ment of Finan-cial Services, Division of Insu-rance Agents and …

W. Va. Homeowners, Auto Rates Reduced Dramatically Due to Legislative Changes

Automobile and homeowners insurance rates have been reduced as a result of key legislative changes made in the West Virginia Legislature, Jane L. Cline, Insurance Commissioner, told Professional Independent Insurance Agents of West Virginia members during the group’s 106th annual …

FAIA Speaker: Employment Crisis Threatens Agencies

An impending employment crisis threatens independent insurance agents and could become disastrous by 2010 unless employers act now, Lisa Harrington, Florida Association of Insurance Agents vice president of Education told students attending her presentation, “Finding the Perfect Employee (Or, Fishing …

PIIAWV Conference: Agents Learn In’s and Out’s of Policy ‘Glitches,’ Coverage ‘Fixes’

“Glitches” in policies agents select for insureds and possible coverage “fixes” to close these gaps or lapses in coverage were discussed by Fred Macy, president of Gray Wolf Insurance Seminars during the Oct. 7-10 106th Annual Professional Independent Insurance Agents …