Category: Archive – Seminars

Help! column: Insurance does cover launch disasters

May 21, 2008

Florida Today–May 21, 2008 Dear Help!: My dad and I recently watched a disaster program on TV that showed a rocket blowing up moments after takeoff. It was carrying a multimillion-dollar satellite. That got us to wondering, is there insurance …

Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology

May 21, 2008

The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold a two-day meeting in Room 116 (Hermitage Conference Room), 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, on the following dates and times: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:00 a.m. through Noon 2:00 p.m. …

Big storm may spur insurance shortfall

May 20, 2008

Palm Beach Post–May 19, 2008 By RANDY DIAMONDPalm Beach Post Staff Writer The credit markets crunch could mean property insurers in Florida, and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in particular, could have problems paying claims if a hurricane were to cause …

EDITORIAL: Florida storm program’s a keeper

May 20, 2008

ISSUE: Storm program to hit projections. South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board South-Florida Sun-Sentinel–May 20, 2008 If there’s a storm-related expenditure that should prove its worth next time a hurricane slams Florida, it might be the My Safe Florida Home Program …

Florida Homes Safe With State Inspection Program

May 20, 2008

The Tampa Tribune–May 20, 2008 By TAMI TORRES Special to the Tribune The Tampa Tribune The My Safe Florida Home program complaint rate, after serving hundreds of thousands of Floridians, is less than 1 percent. The My Safe Florida Home …

Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology

May 20, 2008

The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold a two-day meeting in Room 116 (Hermitage Conference Room), 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, on the following dates and times: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:00 a.m. through Noon 2:00 p.m. …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of May 19-23

May 19, 2008

Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21 The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold a two-day meeting in Room 116 (Hermitage Conference Room), 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, on the following dates and times: Tuesday, May 20, …

Catastrophe fund needs a bailout

May 19, 2008

Insurance surcharge may be on way By GABRIELLA SOUZAgsouza@news-press.comNews-Press.com–May 17, 2008 The possibility Florida residents could soon be faced with higher surcharges on their home, auto and other insurance policies because the state’s catastrophe fund needs more money to pay …