Category: Archive – News

Broward County cracks down on car insurance fraud

Feb 10, 2011

The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on February 10, 2011: Broward County cracks down on car insurance fraud www.sun-sentinel.com Representatives from 17 auto insurance companies joined forces with the Broward County Sheriff’s Office during a …

Blog: Insurers can raise rates before regulators approve it

Feb 10, 2011

The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on February 9, 2011: Insurors can raise rates before regulators approve it By Julie Patel   www.sun-sentinel.com Two mobile home insurers will raise rates before getting approval from regulators …

THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: House Panel Passes Crash Bill

Feb 9, 2011

The following article was published by THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA on February 9, 2011: House Panel Passes Crash Bill By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA news@newsserviceflorida.com. THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 9, 2011……A controversial measure insulating Ford Motor …

Florida lawmakers delay action on insurance bill

Feb 8, 2011

The following article was published in the Bradenton Herald on February 8, 2011: Lawmakers delay action on insurance bill By Brent Kallestad www.bradenton.com TALLAHASSEE — A Senate committee delayed voting Monday on a proposed property insurance bill designed to crack …

Florida Senate Looking to Expand Commercial Deregulation

Feb 8, 2011

The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on February 8, 2011: Florida Senate Looking to Expand Commercial Deregulation By Michael Adams   www.insurancejournal.com The Florida Senate and Banking Insurance Committee has approved a bill that would deregulate a …

Mercury Insurance suffers $23.6 million net loss

Feb 8, 2011

The following article was published in Insurance News on February 8, 2011: Mercury Insurance Suffers $23.6M Net Loss www.insurancejournal.com Due in part to claims from California rainstorms and Florida sinkholes, Los Angeles-based Mercury Insurance reported a fourth quarter net loss …