Category: Florida News

South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com Lawsuit claims insurance company discriminated against Haitians By JENNIFER KAY Associated Press 1:13 PM EST, January 23, 2008 MIAMI Three people have sued Liberty National Life Insurance Co. claiming their insurance was canceled or undervalued because of …

Insurance Journal: January 24, 2008 House Passes Flood Insurance Reform Legislation January 24, 2008 The House of Representatives passed H.R. 3959, sponsored by Financial Services Committee Chairman, Barney Frank (D-Mass.), and Rep. Scott Garrett (R-N.J.), legislation that would gradually phase-out …

Allstate yields documents By RANDY DIAMOND Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Thursday, January 24, 2008 Allstate unexpectedly delivered thousands of contentious and rarely glimpsed documents to state insurance regulators Wednesday evening, a spokesman for the besieged insurer confirmed. Ed Domansky, …

 Article published Jan 24, 2008 TAMPA TRIBUNE Allstate says it provided report By JOHN HIELSCHER Allstate said Wednesday it has handed over a controversial report on its claim practices, the same day Florida’s insurance regulators accused the company of breaking …

Herald Tribune, January 23, 2008 State asks appeals court to reinstate Allstate suspension BY BRENT KALLESTAD ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITERState attorneys tried Wednesday to reinstate a suspension that would keep Allstate’s 10 insurance companies from writing new policies in Florida. Insurance …

The Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) will hold its Operations Committee meeting on February 8, 2008. Topics discussed at the meeting will include a service provider fee adjustment proposal; information on the service provider selection process; disaster recovery …

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Board of Governors announces a Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing to which all persons are invited. DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 24, 2008, 9:00 a.m. (EDT) PLACE: 8301 Cypress Plaza Drive, Suite 108, Jacksonville, FL GENERAL SUBJECT …

The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) is developing a new electronic civil remedy notice form for claimants to use when they notify DFS that they are alleging an insurer has committed statutory bad faith. At a recent DFS Rule …

The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Market Accountability Advisory Committee (“Committee”) held a meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 to discuss Citizens’ month-end and Key Performance Indicator (“KPI”) reports, and updates on the Actuarial and Underwriting Committee. Committee members Skip …

The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Audit Committee (“Committee”) held a meeting on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 to discuss the newly-formed Office of the Internal Auditor (“OIA”). To view a copy of the meeting agenda, click here. Committee Chairman Earl …