Category: Insurance Regulatory News
May 16, 2008
Get inspections, policy information By Nadia VanderhoofTreasure Coast Palm–May 14, 2008 TREASURE COAST — Whether it be hurricanes or wildfires, the steps to filing a homeowners claim because of damage from a natural disaster can be quite cumbersome and stressful. …
May 16, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty Stays Allstate Suspension Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today, May 16, 2008, announced that he has ordered a stay of the suspension of the …
May 16, 2008
UPDATE: Please note the corrected hyperlink to the Allstate stay of suspension Order. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today, May 16, 2008, announced that he has ordered a stay of the suspension of the Allstate Companies’ licenses to sell new …
May 15, 2008
Insurance commissioner expects company to open their books to state officials Paul FlemmingFlorida Capital BureauNews-Press–May 14, 2008 TALLAHASSEE — With the muscle of a favorable court ruling behind him, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty expects a certification from Allstate Floridian …
May 15, 2008
Miami Herald–May 15, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has suspended Allstate companies from writing new policies in Florida for refusing to comply fully with a state subpoena. How does this move affect policyholders? Here are …
May 15, 2008
The state bars the insurer from writing policies till it complies with a subpoena. Anika Myers PalmSentinel Staff WriterOrlando Sentinel–May 15, 2008 No new policies for Allstate — at least for now. The state has once again blocked the giant …
May 15, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–May 14, 2008 By Jennifer Liberto, Times Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — Floridians’ bill for the 2004 and 2005 hurricanes is about to grow another $600-million. The state catastrophe fund, which sells cheap reinsurance to insurers, needs to collect …
May 15, 2008
Agents go to work for owners of burned homes Florida Today–May 15, 2008 Wildfires probably were not the catastrophe Brevard County homeowners feared most as thousands scrambled in recent months to find companies to insure their homes. But as hurricane …
May 15, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Court bans Allstate from doing new business in Florida With the muscle of a favorable court ruling behind him, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty expects a certification from …
May 15, 2008
On Wednesday, May 14, 2008, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAICâ€) held the inaugural meeting of the 2008 Catastrophe Reserve (C) Working Group (“Groupâ€). The meeting was called to order by Eric Nordman, NAIC Director of Research. Regulators from …