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Guns and Rose Gardens
Baumhammers killing spree in 2000 in western Pennsylvania. In both, children of the policyholders killed several people. Four insurers reportedly settled the Columbine case in ...
Source: Best's Review Date: November 1, 2009
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Crist Vetoes Deregulation Bill
Citizens Property Insurance Corp.," the governor wrote in a letter stating his objection to the bill. HB 1171 would have allowed well-capitalized insurers to charge what they want ...
Source: BestWire Date: June 24, 2009
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South Carolina Approves 35% Rate Boost for Wind Pool
Department Director Scott H. Richardson approved the rate increase and other changes effective July 19. The loss data initially indicated an overall increase of more than 65%, but ...
Source: BestWire Date: August 3, 2007
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A Catastrophic Battle
His name is Edward Liddy, and he is a man on a mission. Today's mission is to represent his company-Allstate Corp., the nation's largest publicly traded personal-lines insurance ...
Source: Best's Review Date: October 1, 2006
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U.S. Senate Bill Seeks 'Honesty' in Policy Exclusions
Honesty is the Best Insurance Policy Act. According to Dayton's office, it would require every insurance policy sold in the United States to list all exclusions and limitations in ...
Source: BestWire Date: May 30, 2006
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Financial Pioneers
...Life Bank: Strong Growth MetLife Inc. says it was the first insurer to form a bank as a result of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley legislation. Its bank became a legal entity in 2001 and ...
Source: Best's Review Date: May 1, 2006
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Fate of Florida's No-Fault Law Hangs in the Balance in 2006
Some want it repealed, just as Colorado did in 2003. Others, want it to stay, albeit with several serious reforms. "All of the industry is in agreement that the system isn't ...
Source: BestWire Date: January 9, 2006
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Insurers Lament the Impact of 'Another Nail' Named Wilma
Florida homeowners insurance market, industry watchers said. "Wilma is another nail," said Sam Miller, executive vice president of the Florida Insurance Council. "It's not going to ...
Source: BestWire Date: October 27, 2005
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Briefing
Casualty Insurers Association of America. Katrina came ashore near New Orleans Aug. 29 as a Category 4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale with winds of 145 mph. While the ...
Source: Best's Review Date: October 1, 2005
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Florida Market Changes Following 2004 Hurricane Season
Legislature approved several changes in insurance law. One of the biggest was the clarification of the valued policy law -- the so-called Mierzwa fix. Need for this "fix" stemmed ...
Source: BestWire Date: July 25, 2005
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Rate Cuts Keep Rolling in New Jersey Auto Market
New Jersey auto insurance market. In the 10 years leading up to 2001, more than 40 major insurers had left the state, and more were threatening to go, including big players such as ...
Source: BestWire Date: May 24, 2005
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