Category: Florida News
Feb 5, 2009
Some State Farm auto insurance policies will be shifted to the parent company as part of its plan to cease writing homeowners coverage in Florida. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIAMiami Herald–February 5, 2009 As part of State Farm Florida’s plan to …
Feb 5, 2009
Orlando Sentinel–February 5, 2009 Anika Myers Palm | Sentinel Staff Writer What State Farm sees as a burden, other Florida insurers view as an opportunity. As word spreads that the state’s largest private-sector property insurer intends to drop its 1.2 …
Feb 5, 2009
St. Petersburg Times–February 5, 2009 By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Nothing comes easy for the Florida homeowners State Farm plans to dump, particularly those who live in the Tampa Bay area. Although state regulators are hopeful that smaller Florida-based …
Feb 5, 2009
Polk County News Chief–February 5, 2009 By Donna Kelly BARTOW – Polk County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to send a letter of concern to Gov. Charlie Crist about the future of State Farm Insurance in Florida and, consequently, in Polk …
Feb 5, 2009
Insurance Journal–February 5, 2009 By Walter Putnam Two men sentenced to federal prison for cheating investors out of more than $100 million in an insurance scheme have failed to convince an appeals court that they were unfairly convicted of mail …
Feb 5, 2009
On Tuesday, February 3, 2009, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held a Producer Committee (“Committee”) meeting to discuss producer fees, producer/agent financial reliability policies, the on-line producer application process and certificate of insurance issuance. Committee Chairman Dan …
Feb 5, 2009
On February 5, 2009, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) released a report analyzing the issue of Stranger-Oriented Life Insurance (“STOLI”). To view the report, entitled “Stranger-Oriented Life Insurance and the Use of Fraudulent Activity to Circumvent the Intent …
Feb 5, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm shifts some of its Florida auto policies The shift is State Farm’s attempt to comply with a state law that prohibits an insurance company or an …
Feb 5, 2009
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Feb 4, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm Rejects Call to Let Florida Agents Represent Other Insurers Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink is urging State Farm Florida to “immediately” let its agents do …