Category: Archive – News

The following article was published in Business Insurance News on February 16, 2011: Europe’s Solvency II to have Major U.S. Impact:  Analysis By Judy Greenwald NEW YORK—Solvency II, Europe’s upcoming risk-based rules for insurers, is likely to significantly affect all …

The following article was published in Business Insurance News on February 16, 2011: National Flood Insurance Program Still a High Risk:  GAO By Mark A. Hofmann The National Flood Insurance Program once again has made the Government Accountability Office’s list …

The following article was published in the Miami Herald on February 15, 2011: Sinkholes a new frontier of fraud By Fred Grimm www.miamiherald.com We think small. Mostly, we’re content to fake car wrecks. Not that South Florida, led by Miami …

The following story was published in the St. Petersburg Times on February 14, 2011: State Farm’s bid to raise homeowners rates 28 percent faces public hearing By Jeff Harrington   http://www.tampabay.com/ State Farm will make its case in Tallahassee on …

The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on February 14, 2011:   Insurers’ Group Challenges “Improper” Assessments By Leslie Scism   NEW YORK—A trade group representing New York-based insurers is challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s reliance on what …

The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on February 14, 2011:   Guardrails’ slow installation in Glades has officials fuming By Jason Schultz www.palmbeachpost.com The wheels of state bureaucracy can grind only so fast, even when people …

The following article was posted to the Florida Current on February 14, 2011: Insurance consumer advocate post draws nearly 80 applicants Nearly 80 people — many of whom are current state employees — have applied to be the state’s next …

The following article was published in Business Insurance on February 14, 2011: Experts say still time to alter captives rule  By Sara Veysey BRUSSELS—Captive insurance company owners and managers still have time to influence the shape of Solvency II, the …

The Tampa Bay Business Journal published the following article on February 11, 2011: HCA reorganizes management, names R. Milton Johnson president   HCA Holdings Inc. has a new president and the executive in charge of Florida operations has taken on …

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators issued the following news release on February 10, 2011: NORTH DAKOTA, KENTUCKY LEAD THE WAY IN ADVANCING SLIMPACT Washington, DC, February 10, 2011 — Aiming to jump-start national momentum for reform, a North Dakota …