Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Jacksonville Business Journal on February 7, 2011: Blue Cross, United control Florida Healthcare http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/ Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida and United Healthcare together controlled 65 percent of Florida’s commercial health …
Feb 7, 2011
At its meeting today, February 7, 2011, the Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance resumed debate on SB 408, a comprehensive residential property insurance bill to which 30 amendments have been filed–two of which were filed today. To …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on February 7, 2011: Florida Leads U.S. in Faked Car Accidents By Laura Green www.palmbeachpost.com A rental truck and an SUV bumped into each other at Blue Heron Boulevard and …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in Business Insurance magazine on February 7, 2011: By Mark A. Hofmann www.businessinsurance.com DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.—Brown & Brown Inc.’s revenues for 2010 increased less than 1% to $973.5 million from a year earlier, the Daytona …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on February 7, 2011: Mercury General to Exit Florida Homeowners Market www.insurancejournal.com Citing fourth quarter losses in Florida of $19 million, Mercury General said it would begin the process of withdrawing …
Feb 7, 2011
Above: Sinkholes, such as this one near Winter Park, are the latest natural disaster to hit the Florida insurance industry. (Gulf Coast Business Review) Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events 10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.–Florida Senate Committee on Banking and …
Feb 7, 2011
The following article was published in The Current on February 7, 2011: Florida’s Insurance Department makes staff changes There have been some staff changes at the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Long standing OIR employee Belinda Miller — who was …
Feb 6, 2011
This article was published in the Chicago Tribune on February 6, 2011: Farm Insurance Fraud is Cheating Taxpayers Out of Millions By P.J. Huffstutter http://www.chicagotribune.com/#&lid=Home&lpos=Main The federal investigator took the witness stand and described the crime scene: a sprawling field …
Feb 6, 2011
The following article was published in the Mobile Press-Register on February 6, 2011: Coastal homes may have less risk under new computer model By Jeff Amy http://www.al.com/ A new computer model for insurers predicts that inland homeowners face higher risks …
Feb 5, 2011
The following article was published in the Orlando Sentinel on February 5, 2011: Property Insurance Reform Could Harm Consumers http://www.orlandosentinel.com/ To sell the public on its property-insurance reform package, which amounts to a great big gift to the …