Southeast News for December 2004
- Fla. Agency Lists Top-10 Consumer Complaints of 2004
- Ky. AG Issues Warning About Fake FEMA Inspector
- Citizens Files for 90 Percent Policy Hike in Parts of Fla.
- First National Bankshares of Fla. Finalizes Sale of Roger Bouchard Insurance Sub
- FEMA Extends Aid Deadline to Feb. 28
- Melting Snow, Ice Increase Claims in Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina
- Inability to Cash Checks Frustrates Fla. Homeowners; Some Repairs at a Standstill
- Battle Looms Over Ga. Medical Liability Reform Legislation, Its Effect on Premiums
- Citizens to Provide Temporary Coverage for American Superior Policyholders
- Crawford & Co. Mobilizes Catastrophe Team To Southeast Asia
- Regions Names Stone to Head Rebsamen Insurance; McDowell Retiring
- Best Places Rating for Atlantic Preferred Under Review
- SeaCoast Underwriters Inc. Acquires Franzese & Assoc.
- Insurance Topics High on Fla.’s 2005 Legislative Agenda
- Georgia Still Cleaning Up After Hurricane Ivan, Storms
- Fla.-Based Brown & Brown Acquiring American Specialty
- Esurance Sales Center Plan Heats Up East Coast Auto Policy Competition
- Class-Action Lawsuit Claims Hix Insurance Misled N.C. Customers
- Dec., Jan. Worst Months for Auto-Deer Collisions in Ala.
- MetLife Requests 17 Percent Increase in Fla. Rates
- SBA Filing Deadline Extended to Jan. 3 in Fla., Ala.
- Fla. Suit Alleges Ga. Jewelry Chain Failed to Disclose Insurance Costs
- CEO: Spitzer Looking at Industry Business Practices, Not Crawford & Co.’s Integrity
- Court Reconsidering Miss. Crop Insurance Fraud Case
- AIK Comp to Suspend Writing Workers’ Comp. Business In Kentucky
- State Farm’s Safety Patrol Aids Stranded, Disabled Motorists on Fla. Turnpike
- Siech Named Beecher Carlson Exec. Managing Director
- Tenn. Commissioner Says Multi-State UnumProvident Settlement Signed
- WellPoint Names Regional CEO, Expands Into Kentucky
- Fla. Cabinet Extends Moratorium to March 31
- Ala. Approves Insurance Premium Rate Reductions
- Hurricane Victims Have Until March 1 to File Claims; State to Pay Multiple Deductibles
- Latin American Agents Announce Fla. Conference Plans
- Carriers Eyed As Source of Funds to Fight S.C. Fraud
- Fla. Legislature Slates January Meetings to Discuss Five Insurance Changes
- DFS to Have Applications Available Soon in Fla.
- Brown & Brown Acquires C.F. Lake Co.
- Regulators Approve Two New Companies in Fla. Residential Market
- PCI Praises Flex-Rating Law for Reducing S.C. Homeowner’s Rates
- State Farm to Reduce Tenn. Auto Rates
- Fla. Legislators Unanimously Approve Hurricane Victim Assistance Package
- Report: Fla., N.C. Had Best Scores in Bioterrorism Preparedness Assessment
- Florida Legislature’s Approval of $150M Relief Looks Like ‘A Done Deal’
- North Pointe to Cover 60,000 American Superior Fla. Policyholders in Wake of Company’s Collapse
- Bowlin to Head Memphis Regions Insurance Group
- AIK Audit Shows Discounts, Even While Ky. Firm Was Slipping Into Shortfall
- Fla.’s Citizens Property Insurance Wins ‘Deal of the Year’ Award for Bond Sales
- Insurance Proposals Stalled in Fla. Legislature
- Cigna HealthCare Settles Lawsuits
- Florida Legislature Considers Hurricane Relief Funding
- Multiple Deductibles Among Key Issues Being Discussed By Florida Legislators
- NAIC Award Honors Fla. Regulator
- Former N.C. DoT Employee Sentenced for Disability Claims Fraud
- 4,000 Businesses In Group Comp Fund Owe $51 Million In Ky. Self-Insurance Claims
- First Professional to Offer Fla. Clients Rightful Solutions Risk Software
- 13-member Fla. Citizens Task Force Discusses Funding, Customer Service
- Ky. Office of Insurance Receives Accreditation Award
- AmWINS Acquires N.C. Quaker Special Risk
- Citizens Property Crunching Numbers to Pay Fla. Policyholders Following Storms
- Nazario to Administer American Hobbyist’s Florida Office
- Nashville Ranks No. 15, Memphis 19, In Affordable Health Insurance
- Carolina Casualty Insurance President to Retire in 2005
- Alabama Agents Schedule March Legislative Conference
- Hamilton Named SVP, Will Lead Beecher Carlson D&O Risk Practice
- PCI: Praises W. Va. Supreme Court Decision to Vacate Medical Monitoring Class Action
- 2004 Hurricane Season Broke Records; 2005 Impossible To Predict
- Hurricane Experts, Mayfield, Bailey to Address Tampa Windstorm Conference
- Fla. Lawmakers Urged: Stick to Key Issues
- Fla. Workers’ Compensation Rules Repealed; Little Effect Expected on Insurance Industry
- ChoicePoint Acquires Priority Data Systems
- Weather Experts Predict More Active Hurricane Seasons
- First Charter Corp. Adds Smith & Assoc. Insurance to N.C. Acquisitions
- Senate Banking, Insurance Committee Hears Fla. Insurance Perspectives
- Ala. County Commissioner Indicted
- PCI Urges Miss. Supreme Court to Reverse Local Court’s Punitive Damage Decision
- S.C. Legislature to Discuss Insurance Fraud
- Task Force Formed to Improve Citizens’ Services in Fla.
- Gov. Bush Urges Fla. Legislators to Discuss Multiple Deductibles, Repair Work
Southeast News Archives