Apr 6, 2018
UPCIC is a writer of homeowners insurance in Florida and is now fully licensed and has commenced its operations in North Carolina, South Carolina, Hawaii, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Michigan, Alabama, Virginia, New Jersey, New York and …
Apr 6, 2018
WKMG-TV called and left a message with a Central Florida timeshare to find out why owners are paying fees while the resort is under construction, and have yet to hear back. https://www.clickorlando.com/news/timeshare-owner-says-shes-paying-for-property-thats-been-closed-since-hurricane-irma
Apr 6, 2018
In a three-hour meeting, the commission’s Style and Drafting Committee approved its plan to group 24 constitutional proposals into a dozen amendments and send them to the full 37-member commission, which has the power to put measures directly before voters …
Apr 6, 2018
The district, known as LID 19, was designed to protect the Riverstone community from inundation from the Brazos River, but roughly a third of the 1,760 homes in the district flooded during Harvey’s assault on the region last August. Rebecca …
Apr 6, 2018
Wright served as chief executive for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), and led the reinsurance and risk transfer program that helped financially support the NFIP in the context of 2017’s record breaking storms. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/04/05/485549.htm
Apr 6, 2018
Helping consumers protect themselves is the main goal of PCI’s latest survey examining the most “hostile” cities for people whose vehicles are towed, PCI’s Bob Passmore said. Houston Public Media reports via the PCI SmartBrief. https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/shows/houston-matters/2018/04/05/277301/survey-houston-is-the-worst-city-for-dealing-with-tow-trucks/
Apr 6, 2018
January 2018 I’m pleased to bring you Florida Insurance Matters, a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments. Please contact me any time with questions or feedback. Amy L. Koltnow, Esq. | Shareholder, Colodny Fass akoltnow@colodnyfass.com | (954) 492-4010 …
Shocking title insurance numbers should kill merger, consumer group tells U.S. Department of Justice
Apr 6, 2018
Industry executives in Florida sing the merits, but the Consumer Federation of America says a proposed merger of two of the top four U.S. title insurance giants represents bad news for home buyers from West Palm Beach to Walla Walla, Washington. …
Apr 5, 2018
Florida Specialty Insurance Company has been assigned a Financial Stability Rating (FSR) of A, Exceptional, following the implementation of a new action plan that includes a loss portfolio transfer and reinsurance program with Sirius America Insurance Company. Matt Sheehan reports …
Apr 5, 2018
Dog Bite Claims Nationwide Increased 2.2 Percent, the Insurance Information Institute reports. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/dog-bite-claims-nationwide-increased-22-percent-california-florida-and-pennsylvania-lead-nation-in-number-of-claims-300625090.html