Category: Archive – Seminars

Trade Groups Voice Outrage To NAIC Over McCarty Remarks

Jun 3, 2008

National Underwriter–June 2, 2008 BY DANIEL HAYSNU Online News Service SAN FRANCISCO —Trade group representatives appearing before a National Association of Insurance Commissioners panel yesterday leveled heavy criticism at the group for allowing one of its members to appear before …

‘Opting out’ in homeowners’ insurance saga

Jun 3, 2008

Miami Herald–June 01, 2008 Q. I got a letter from Magnolia Insurance, which informed me that it was going to assume my homeowner’s policy from Citizens and, unless I were to contact them before Friday, the assumption would be automatic. …

EDITORIAL: Straight to the point

Jun 3, 2008

Miami Herald–June 3, 2008 • VETO WAS RIGHT Gov. Charlie Crist made the right move in vetoing a provision in an insurance bill that would have raided the financial reserve of Florida’s public-insurance company. The bill signed by the governor …

FEMA policies for the new hurricane season

Jun 3, 2008

Miami Herald–Jun 02, 2008 The Associated Press The Bush administration has been lambasted for its 2005 response to Hurricane Katrina – particularly the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s handling of disaster housing. FEMA placed thousands of victims in travel trailers that …

Insurance-Related Meetings: June, 2008

Jun 3, 2008

THIS WEEK (Please note:  To view the complete meeting notices and/or full text of proposed rules, click on the corresponding hyperlinks below.)   Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of June 2-6 Tuesday, June 3 On Tuesday, June 3, 2008, the …

Citizens Property set to hand off more policies

Jun 2, 2008

Orlando Sentinel–June 2, 2008 Anika Myers PalmSentinel staff writer Six more insurance companies will be taking policies from Citizens Property Insurance. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has signed off on plans for the insurers to take 100,000 policies from the …

Out of Katrina comes idea for damage tally

Jun 2, 2008

Orlando Sentinel–June 1, 2008 Longtime Volusia County Property Appraiser Morgan Gilreath is being recognized for a damage assessment model he designed in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Gilreath will receive the Prudential-Davis Productivity Award on Tuesday in Tallahassee for his …

Higher hurricane fees seen

Jun 2, 2008

Palm Beach Post–Friday, May 30, 2008 By RANDY DIAMONDPalm Beach Post Staff Writer Hurricane season begins Sunday, and if the worst-case scenario comes to pass, Florida residents will be facing a world of additional financial hurt on top of whatever …

Insurers see greater risk of hurricanes and charge more

Jun 1, 2008

Posted on Sun, Jun. 01, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA AND EVAN S. BENNScientists disagree about whether global warming is promoting more hurricanes — but here’s an inconvenient truth:As the 2008 storm season begins, the insurance industry isn’t waiting for …