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Florida Agent Group Backs Last-Resort Insurance Reform

Apr 12, 2011

The following article was posted to PropertyCasualty360º on April 12, 2011: Florida Agent Group Backs Last-Resort Insurer Reform By Chad Hemenway Florida’s insurance agents are among those within the industry looking to lawmakers to reform the insurance market in the …

Auto Insurance Fraud Bills Advance in Florida Senate

Apr 12, 2011

The following article was published in the Miami Herald on April 12, 2011: Auto Insurance Fraud Bills Advance in the Florida Senate By Janet Zink TALLAHASSEE — Two bills designed to fight auto insurance fraud made it through a Senate …

Column: And now a word from Citizens Insurance …

Apr 10, 2011

The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald Tribune on April 10, 2011: And now a word from Citizens Insurance … By Harold Bubil Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida’s so-called “insurer of last resort,” may have gotten poor grades …

Limits on Citizens Could Leave Some Homes Uninsured

Apr 8, 2011

The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald Tribune on April 8, 2011: Limits on Citizens Could Leave Some Homes Uninsured By Paige St. John TALLAHASSEE – Even before the Legislature convened last month, Gov. Rick Scott’s office signed …

Allstate Looking to Open 50 New Agencies in Florida

Apr 8, 2011

The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on April 7, 2011:  Allstate to Open 50 New Agencies in Florida Allstate Insurance says it wants to open nearly 50 new agency offices in Florida. About half of those openings …

Tampa car theft ring leader sentenced to 13 years

Apr 7, 2011

The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on April 7, 2011:  Tampa Car Theft Ring Leader Sentenced to 13 Years TAMPA — A federal judge sentenced the leader of a sophisticated car theft ring to 13 years …