Articles by Dave Kaiser

FBI Reports Anti-Fraud Efforts to NAIC Task Force

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been accumulating insurance fraud information since Hurricane Katrina and has filed charges in five cases, R. Allyson Delaney, an FBI analyst in Clarksburg, W.Va. told the National Association of Insurance Commissioners during its March …

Max Mayfield gives wind conference ‘bad news’

There is no reason to think there will be any change in hurricane patterns in the near future; the number of hurricanes have been increasing since 1995 and there is no doubt that they will continue to do so for …

Bell says tenth Ala. church fire ‘unrelated’ to previous nine

It’s likely that the 10th fire at a the Beaverton Freewill Baptist Church near the Mississippi line was started by an arsonist whose actions are totally unrelated to the arsonists responsible for any of the other nine fires, according to …

Windstorm panelists: Carriers hesitant to write policies in Florida

A panel of eight insurance experts agreed unanimously that carriers are closely scrutinizing Florida and are hesitant to renew homeowners policies. Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center, moderated the panel during the Seventh Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference …

Miss. Reports 71 Percent Mediation Success Rate

Efforts to mediate Mississippi homeowners claims have gone into high gear with initial efforts accounting for a 71 percent success rate, Donna J. Cromeans, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Insurance Department in Jackson, Miss. told Insurance Journal. The mediation program …

Hurricane Experts: Prepare Now With Backup Systems, Make Sure They Work

Emergency officials and hurricane experts pointed out essential steps agencies should take to prepare for the hurricane season which begins in 90 days: Have a backup system up and running, and perform regular checks to make sure the systems work. …

Commissioner Bell: 10th Alabama Church Fire ‘Unrelated’ to Previous 9

It’s likely that the tenth fire at a the Beaverton Freewill Baptist Church near the Mississippi line was started by an arsonist whose actions are totally unrelated those of the arsonists responsible for any of the other nine fires, according …

Ala. Commissioner: ‘End Air Force One Policy’

An effective National Disaster Program has to be found so that if there is a catastrophe, we won’t have to rely on an “Air Force One Policy,” in which Air Force One flies in and brings us $20 billion, Alabama …

Windstorm Panelists: Carriers Hesitant to Write Fla. Policies

A panel of eight insurance experts agreed unanimously that carriers are closely scrutinizing Florida and are hesitant to renew homeowners policies during a panel moderated by Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center, at the Seventh Annual Windstorm …

Expert Has ‘Bad News:’ 06′ Hurricane Season Could Repeat 05′

There is no reason to expect any change in hurricane patterns in the near future, the number of hurricanes have been increasing since 1995 and will continue to do so for the next decade or two, according to Max Mayfield, …