Category: Archive – Seminars
Jun 25, 2008
Miami Herald–June 24, 2008 Q. I’m the owner of a public insurance adjuster firm. On April 9, I mailed a check for $5,200.90 to Countrywide for endorsement as settlement of an insurance claim. The check was made out to my …
Jun 25, 2008
Wall Street Journal–June 23, 2008 By COREY DADE and STEPHEN POWER Neighbors Jo Ellen Sharp and Kristin Jenkins stood beside each other after a day on the beach of this barrier island, divided by the thought that Florida’s corner of …
Jun 25, 2008
Palm Beach Post–June 24, 2008 By JENNIFER SORENTRUE Palm Beach Post Staff Writer A $1.75 billion deal to give taxpayers control over 187,000 acres south of Lake Okeechobee would dramatically cut the cost and time it takes to restore the …
Jun 25, 2008
Above: Colodny Fass Attorney Megan M. Grant is featured in the most recent A.M. Best national podcast. A.M. Best today (June 25, 2008) released its most recent national podcast featuring Colodny Fass attorney Megan M. Grant discussing the liability concerns of …
Jun 24, 2008
AP–June 24, 2008 By JESSICA GRESKOThe Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Substantially improving the accuracy of hurricane intensity predictions could take years and tens of millions of dollars, the National Hurricane Center’s director said Tuesday. In an …
Jun 24, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–June 23, 2008 By Barbara Behrendt, Times Staff Writer BROOKSVILLE — An audit of the county’s workers’ compensation program has found violations of county policy, inefficiencies and sparse or missing information on financial decisions that may have cost …
Jun 24, 2008
Statewide average boosted 18 percent By Rebecca Mowbray Business writer Times-Picayne–June 24, 2008 Homeowners insurance rates at Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will increase by a statewide average of 18 percent in October as premiums at the state-sponsored insurer catch …
Jun 24, 2008
National Underwriter–June 24 Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.-based Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. said it is seeking to open a second property-casualty insurance company subsidiary in Florida after filing an application with the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation. The new operation, to be …
Jun 24, 2008
Insurance Journal–June 24, 2008 More than 365,000 Florida homeowners have signed up for free wind inspections through the My Safe Florida Home program, only 35,000 inspections shy of the Florida Legislature’s goal of 400,000 by June 2009. The first-come, first-serve …
Jun 23, 2008
 Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of June 23-27  Monday, June 23 The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold a meeting on Monday, June 23, 2008 from 10:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. in Room 17, Morris …