Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Oct 20, 2008
Fort Meyers News-Press–October 20, 2008 BY RYAN LENGERICH New flood maps by the Federal Emergency Management Agency have pulled thousands of Lee County properties into flood zones, forcing owners to purchase flood insurance. "You have the obligation to pay ‘x’ …
Oct 20, 2008
Rising sea levels could swamp shorelines of the St. Johns and Nassau rivers within a couple of decades, according to Florida State University researchers. By Steve PattersonThe Florida Times-Union–October 20, 2008 Their projections show that more than 1,850 acres in …
Oct 20, 2008
Palm Beach Post–October 18, 2008 Palm Beach Post Letters to the Editor Much of the turmoil in America’s financial markets involves exotic investments that most Americans never have heard of and never will get near. However, with that turmoil now …
Oct 20, 2008
The Tampa Tribune–October 18, 2008 By JEFF GRADY Special To The Tampa Tribune The similarity of our national economic meltdown to the property insurance crisis poised to occur within Florida’s economy should serve as a wake-up call to us all. …
Oct 20, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) today, October 20, 2008, issued an Informational Memorandum to all property and casualty insurers authorized to write residential condominium unit-owner policies in the State of Florida regarding changes to Florida law resulting from …
Oct 20, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Allstate lawsuit charges 17 car accidents were staged Allstate is suing more than 70 companies and individuals in Miami-Dade County for allegedly staging 17 car accidents and filing insurance claims …
Oct 20, 2008
Florida Lieutenant Governor Jeff Kottkamp joined Governors and representatives from Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, along with 500 Japanese and American executives, during the opening session of the 32nd Annual Joint Meeting of the Southeast …
Oct 19, 2008
Sunday, October 19 through Tuesday, October 21 SERA 2008 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is hosting the 2008 Southeastern Regulators Association (“SERA”) Conference on October 19-21 in Orlando, Florida at Disney’s Boardwalk Inn. SERA 2008 features Sandy Praeger, NAIC …
Oct 17, 2008
Insurance-Related Meetings: Week of October 20-24, 2008 Sunday, October 19 through Tuesday, October 21 SERA 2008 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is hosting the 2008 Southeastern Regulators Association (“SERA”) Conference on October 19-21 in Orlando, Florida at Disney’s Boardwalk …
Oct 17, 2008
Miami Herald–October 17, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA Allstate Insurance has sued 13 Florida companies, including auto body shops, tow truck operators, chiropractic clinics and their owners and some policyholders, alleging the group staged at least 17 auto accidents and …