Category: Archive – Seminars
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 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 14, 2008
Miami Herald–May. 14, 2008 An appeals court says the state can prevent Allstate Companies from selling new property insurance policies in Florida. The 1st District Court of Appeal ruled Wednesday that a state ban on new policies by the company …
May 14, 2008
Miami Herald–May 14, 2008 BY PHIL LONG Firefighters appeared to be winning their battle on Tuesday against wildfires that destroyed more than 60 homes in this Brevard County community — fires that authorities believe were intentionally set. Though blazes were …
May 14, 2008
Orlando Sentinel–May 14, 2008 Juan Ortega South Florida Sun-sentinel FORT LAUDERDALE George Robins says disaster has weighed heavily on his mind lately. As he sat in a class about emergencies at the Broward County Convention Center on Tuesday, he also …
May 14, 2008
Bradenton Herald–May 13, 2008 By TRAVIS REED Associated Press Writer Investigators searched Tuesday for one or more arsonists behind a string of stubborn wildfires that have destroyed or damaged more than 160 homes on Florida’s Atlantic coast. Firefighters in Brevard …