Southeast News for January 2006
- Miss. Extends Coverage for Property Damage Claims
- $5B in Miss. Claims Paid, Policyholders Urged to Mediate
- Rodolakis Signs Agreement With Beecher Carlson
- Five S.C. Legislators Receive ‘Seat Belt Champion Award’
- Task Force Considers Grants for Home Fortification in Florida
- Insurance Expert Questions S.C. Workers’ Comp Data, Oversight
- Citizens Task Force Meeting to Discuss Proposals for Fla. Legislature
- Miss. Commissioner Dale: Leader, Follower or Shill?
- Miss. Supreme Court Reverses Ruling, Limits Insurance Liability
- Florida Didn’t Make Sure Hurricane Payments Were Legit
- Florida League of Cities Announces Insurance Initiative
- Miss. Passes Seat Belt Law; Ga. Considers Seat Belt Law for Trucks
- ‘Agency Licensing’ Feb. 1 Latin Agents Meeting Topic
- AIA ‘Takes Issue’ With S.C. Workers’ Compensation Story
- Viewing Today, Funeral Saturday in Fort Pierce, Fla. for ‘Eddie’ Enns
- Fla. CFO to Reform Premises Liability Rule, Fix ‘Broken Civil Justice System’
- Audit Details Problems at Citizens Property Insurance
- Hurricane Center Upgrades Tropical Storm Cindy to Hurricane Status
- FTC/ChoicePoint Reach Privacy Deal; 2005 Results Noted
- Fla. Sales Tax Break on Hurricane Supplies Moves Forward
- Mandates, Regulations Key Topics During W.Va. Big ‘I’ Feb. 12-13 Legislative Topics
- Dole Tells Banking Committee: Insurance Reforms Should Not Disproportionately Affect North Carolina
- Windstorm Conference Speaker Bailey Predicts Wind vs. Flood Suits Won’t Succeed
- Scruggs Says Wind vs. Flood Lawsuits on a ‘Fast Track’
- Fla. Property Insurance Reforms Described by CFO Gallagher
- S. Fla. Homeowners Warned ‘Be Wary’ of Hurricane Repair Contractors
- S.C. Attorney General’s Investigators Launch Insurance Fraud Crackdown
- FBI Uncovers Fraud in Miss., Creates Hurricane Task Force on Corruption
- Miss. Expert Says Hurricane Cycle Began in 1995, Still Going Strong
- First Female Fraud Investigator Joins Kentucky Office of Insurance
- Lockton Cos. Note New Fla. Division
- Miss. Legislation to Require Homeowners to Refuse Flood Insurance in Writing
- Fla. Office of Insurance Issues Consent Order Against 10 AIG Companies
- Commissioner Cites Adverse Affects of Artificially Suppressed Florida Markets; Comments on Election Suggestion
- Legislators, Business Owners Question S.C. Insurance Department Leadership
- Florida Candidates for Governor Pledge to Solve Citizens Problems, Add Insurers
- Kentucky Miner’s Family Wins Increased Death Benefits
- Another W.Va. Mine Disaster: Two Miners Found Dead
- Hundreds Evacuated as Train Burns After Collision in Ala.
- Fla. Residents Urged to Purchase Flood Insurance for 2006 Hurricane Season
- Fla. Supreme Court Rules Against Nonresidents in Coverage Disputes
- Battle Looms in S.C. Over Eliminating Second Injury Fund
- FEMA Issues New Maps to Assist Miss. Recovery Effort
- Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Issues AIG Companies Consent Order
- National Hurricane Center Releases Final Report on Hurricane Wilma
- Jacobs Files First Surety Corp. Name Change, Elects Board of Directors
- Attorney General Cautions Floridians Against Flood-Damaged Vehicles
- AssuranceAmerica Corp. Acquries Tampa No-Fault Insurance Agency
- Sen. Klein Pushing for Fla. Insurance Commissioner to be Elected
- Big ‘I’ Katrina Relief Fund Donations Top $400,000
- W.Va. Governor Appoints Haden, Prunty to AccessWV Board of Directors
- Ky. General Assembly Bill Would Require Large Companies to Provide Health Insurance
- W.Va. Governor Supports Pilot Health Care Program
- Barker Joins Findley Davies’ Charlotte, N.C. Office
- Main Street America Introduces Online Quoting System
- Independent Appraiser Dies in Fall from Cooper City, Fla. Roof
- PIA of Florida Announces Its 2006 Continuing Education Class Lineup
- Boynton Beach Lawyer Arrested for Faking Auto Theft Report
- Workers’ Comp Violations Cited: Court Asked to Enjoin Ingersoll-Rand From Doing Business in W.Va.
- Tenn. Workers’ Comp Scheme Perpetrator Receives 108-Month Jail Term, Judge Orders $5M Restitution
- S.C. Gov. Sanford, PCI, Emphasize Workers’ Compensation Reform
- PIA of Ga. Legislative Reception Highlights Less Government Involvement, Pending Bills
- Miss. Hurricane Victims Warned: Beware of Contractor Scams
- Ala. County Commissioners Threatened, Reverse Vote to Buy Terrorist Insurance
- U.S. Rep. Taylor Joins Lawsuit Against Mississippi Insurer
- Carr Named Managing Principal of Integro’s Atlanta Office
- Florida’s Disaster Recovery Centers Closing Soon
- W.Va. Workers’ Compensation Claimant Sentenced to Six Months for Fraud
- Miss. Commission Recommends Safer Structures, Storm-Aware Development
- Brown & Brown Promotes Downs to EVP for Leadership Development
- Main Street America Expands Policy Payment Choices
- Fla. Attorney General Sues Home Care Firm for Fraud
- Arthur J. Gallagher Purchases Fla. Benefit Management Group
- Shift in S. Fla. ‘Line of Demarcation’ Could Reduce Homeowners Rates
- Ga. Commission Slates Jan. 11 Meeting
- I.I.I. Says Record Mississippi Homeowners’ Claim Payments from 2005 Hurricanes
- Miss. Receiving $6.6M to Boost ‘Safe Room’ Program
- $565M Hurricane Prep Plan Budgets for Fla. Housing, Rental Recovery
- Fla.’s Generator, Chainsaw Reimbursement Program Could Be Axed
- West Va. Mine Survivor McCloy, Families of Deceased, Eligible for Benefits, Officials Say
- Kentucky Surgeon Sentenced to Prison for Felony Medicaid Fraud
- Benda Joins Crump Financial Office in Nashville, Tenn.
- Escape Blocked: Black Hole Claims 12 in W.Va. Nightmare
- Ga. Commission Clears Oxendine of Alleged Misuse of Campaign Funds
- FEMA Says Condo Owners Can Apply for Hurricane Wilma Assistance
- Punta Gorda, Fla. City Manager Issues Ultimatum: ‘Tear Down, Rebuild, or Face Heavy Fines’
- Restoration Company to Cancel Fla. Liens, Repay Overcharged Customers
- Miss. Legislative Sessions Begin, PCI Pushes for Stronger Building Codes
- Mine Survivor Could Have Brain Damage, Moved to Pittsburgh Hospital
- Workers’ Compensation Reform Tops PCI’s 2006 Legislative Agenda in S.C.
- Fla. Seaplane Crash Victims File Wrongful Death Lawsuit for Chalk’s Airline Insurance Proceeds
- Ala., Miss., La. Black Lawmakers Mull Hurricane Recovery Policy
- Brown & Brown Completes Axiom Intermediaries Acquisition
- Gov. Barbour Urges Lawmakers Not to Rely on ‘One-Time Money’
- ‘Longshore Forum’ Web Site Launched by LIG Marine Managers
- All But 1 West Virginia Miners Found Dead; Early Reports Said 12 Survived
- Florida’s PIP, No-Fault Sunset Concerns Council Members
- Minimum Car Insurance Requirements, Cost to Miss. Motorists to Increase
- Jacobs Financial Group Acquires West Virginia Fire and Casualty Co.
- Two Companies Request Rate Increases in Fla.
- Ex-Vesta Insurance Adjuster Accused of Fraud in Ala.
- Individual Assistance for Katrina Victims in Miss. Hits $1B Mark
- FEMA Awards $3.7M to State of Alabama for Disaster Mitigation
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