Insurance fraud has increased dramatically in Florida as an after-effect of the 2004 hurricane season Robert Elliott, a lead investigator with Nationwide Insurance’s Special Investigation Unit told law enforcement investigators, special investigation unit investigators, attorneys and claims adjustors attending the …
If Insurance Journal readers have one consistent request it is for more information about available markets. No matter their agency size, history, politics or niche, readers like knowing about new opportunities for their own businesses, as well as about what …
The Florida Association of Insurance Agents will celebrate its 101st anniversary during its June 23 to 25 Convention and Educational Symposium at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Fla. “I continue to be amazed at the momentum …
More than 700 Independent Insurance Agents of Georgia members attending the group’s 108th Annual Convention and Exhibition in Destin, Fla., watched closely as Tropical Storm Arlene sped toward the Florida Panhandle and concern mounted about where the storm would go …
Many southeast associations, representing hundreds of independent insurance agencies and thousands of employees in coastal states have launched aggressive hurricane preparedness campaigns. They have implemented their own hurricane preparedness plans and have been urging agencies to prepare for the likelihood …
Last summer was a wake-up call for everyone, according to Fred Phelps, Florida Association of Insurance Agents Catastro-phe Council staff coordinator and Wilford W. Ghioto, chairman of FAIA’s Catastrophe Claims Advisory Council. After Hurricane Charlie hit, FAIA pulled a list …
The insurance industry’s response to the 2005 hurricane season has been noteworthy, with many professional associations emphasizing hurricane preparedness, urging members to have generators standing by for power interruptions and to install offsite computer backup systems. Independent insurance agencies in …
As homeowners jam Florida stores to take advantage of the state’s tax-free sales tax holiday and other stores announce “matching” programs to provide additional discounts, professional insurance associations and agencies polled for an article in the June 6 issue of …
AAMGA University Day Program New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has bypassed due process and used McCarthy-like tactics to wage “corporate terrorism” against the insurance industry even while ignoring his own alleged conflicts of interest, a leading insurance industry executive …
Over time, as the family grows in size, member interests, goals and values become increasingly different,” Craig E. Aronoff told an audience of family-owned and operated agencies during day-long presentations on “The Family Challenge” and “Ownership and Financial Challenges,” at …
