Category: Archive – Seminars

Fay unlikely to cause havoc with insurance

Aug 19, 2008

St. Petersburg TImes–August 18, 2008 By Tom Zucco, Times Staff Writer It’s all about the trigger. How much storm damage can Florida take before the state has to start tacking additional charges to everyone’s insurance bill? It happened twice before, …

In Florida, Turning a Blind Eye to Hurricanes

Aug 19, 2008

The New York TImes–August 16, 2008 By DAMIEN CAVE and YOLANNE ALMANZAR MIAMI — The hurricanes are coming. Carlos Alvarez, mayor of Miami-Dade County, cannot say when or how severe they will be, but every public speech he gives now …

Insurers are ready – just in case

Aug 19, 2008

Bradenton Herald–August 19, 2008 By BRIAN NEILL Insurance companies are urging homeowners to report any damage from Tropical Storm Fay as soon as possible. "We will have mobile response units across Florida," said Nick Halliwell, spokesman for Allstate in Florida. …

McCain: No to storm fund; yes to NASA money

Aug 19, 2008

Orlando Sentinel–August 19, 2008 Jim Stratton and Robert Block Sentinel Staff Writers With Florida bracing for a potential hurricane, Republican presidential candidate John McCain said Monday that he sympathizes with homeowners battered by soaring insurance costs, but he was not …

Fay deals one more blow to battered Keys economy

Aug 19, 2008

The Keys’ economy, starting to recover from the 2005 season of four hurricanes, took another hit when tourists were evacuated for Fay. BY DAVID OVALLE, CAMMY CLARK, CHARLES RABIN AND MARC CAPUTOMiami Herald–August 19, 2008 KEY LARGO —More sandwiches are …

NAIC Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force

Aug 19, 2008

> The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task Force meeting on August 19 at 2:00 p.m. via teleconference.  Registration is required.  Meeting materials include: Agenda 2009 Charges for the Casualty Actuarial and Statistical Task …

Insurance-Related Meetings: Week of August 18-22

Aug 15, 2008

  Insurance-Related Meetings:  Week of August 18-22   Tuesday, August 19 FSIGA The Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association will hold a Board meeting on Tuesday, August 19 at 3:00 p.m. at the Orlando World Center Marriott, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando, …