Category: Archive – Seminars

The Louisiana Department of Insurance will hold a Legislative Preview meeting on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at 10 a.m. to review various legislative proposals. For those who are eligible, continuing education credits for licensed agents will be provided for attending the legislative …

National Underwriter–Feb. 28, 2008 BY ARTHUR D. POSTAL WASHINGTON —A Florida congressman urged state legislators today to persuade members of the U.S. Senate to support legislation that would allow states to pool their catastrophic risks. Rep. Tim Mahoney, D-Fla., told …

Palm Beach Post–Feb. 29, 2008 By RANDY DIAMONDPalm Beach Post Staff Writer DELRAY BEACH — For many fed-up Florida property owners, it would be a dream come true: Fire your old insurer and get a new one that would cut …

Bradenton Herald–Feb. 28, 2008 By ALDEN WEICHELSpecial to the Herald Insuring hurricane losses in Florida is a high-risk business. Most of the insured property – worth nearly $2 trillion – is vulnerable to storm losses since Florida has more major …

Homeowners covered by the state-run insurer could face multiple double-digit assessments on their policies if lawmakers don’t make certain changes in the legislative session that starts Tuesday. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIAMiami Herald–Feb. 29, 2008 Assessments could be more onerous for …

He seeks $250-million to provide loans to smaller state companies. By TOM ZUCCO, Times Staff WriterSt. Petersburg Times–Feb. 29, 2008 Despite a looming budget crisis, Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio said Thursday he’d like to find $250-million to revive a …

  Insurance-Related Legislative Meetings The 2008 Regular Florida Legislative Session begins Tuesday, March 4, 2008. To view the complete House Calendar for the week of March 3-7, click here. To view the complete Senate Calendar for the week of March …

On February 25, 2008, the Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program/Residential Construction Mitigation Program (“RCMP”) Advisory Council (“Council”) held a meeting to discuss the RCMP and review the following proposed Rules 9B-68.001: RCMP Certified Wind Mitigation Inspectors, 9B-68.002: RCMP Quality of Evaluation, …

Miami Herald–Feb. 28, 2008BB&T Corporation BB&T Insurance Services, the nation’s seventh largest insurance broker, today said it plans to expand its Florida operation with the acquisition of Burkey Risk Services of metro Orlando. Burkey Risk Services provides risk management and …

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Feb. 28, 2008BY JOE KOLLINMoney paid into trust funds for specific purposes ranging from enforcing condo laws to providing affordable housing would be diverted to routine government expenses under terms of Gov. Charlie Crist’s proposed $70 billion state …