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Governor vetoes property insurance reform bill

By ⋅ June 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

(MIAMI HERALD) - Florida’s governor vetoed a property insurance reform bill Tuesday.
Gov. Charlie Crist said in a memo that he was concerned the legislation (SB 2044) would make it easier for insurers to increase residential premiums in Florida. He said he also had a problem with changes to mitigation discounts, meaning [...]

Florida Property Insurance Reform Could Happen This Week

By ⋅ April 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

(INSURANCE JOURNAL) - The Florida Senate has got its property insurance reform bill back on the track for the final week of the legislatuve session.
After his bill became hung up in debate by amendments last Thursday, Sen. Garrett Richter ironed out some confusion on a timeline when homeowners would be paid on [...]

Seminar and Enterprise Licensing Programs Give Property Adjusters More Training Choices

By ⋅ April 28, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

MindCross Training offers two new training options for property adjuster training. The new Seminar Series and Enterprise Licensing Program make training easy, flexible and affordable.
Harpers Ferry (PRWEB) April 28, 2010 — MindCross Training recently announced two innovative training programs designed to help make property adjuster training easier to take and more affordable. The first [...]

Xactware Releases 2009 Property Report for United States

By ⋅ March 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Recession plays large role in flattening construction costs throughout the year, according to report
Orem, Utah (PRWEB) March 5, 2010 — Overall construction costs flattened last year to a rate not seen in seven years, according to Xactware’s 2009 Property Report for the United States.
A leader in property insurance, remodeling, and restoration estimating solutions, Xactware compiles [...]

Foremost Insurance Expands Dwelling Fire Program in Ohio

By ⋅ February 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Foremost Insurance Group is expanding its Dwelling Fire program in Ohio effective February 1, 2010. Foremost® is targeting standard and preferred landlord and rental property customers with lower rates and new, larger discounts.
Grand Rapids, MI (Vocus) February 2, 2010 — Foremost Insurance Group is expanding its Dwelling Fire program in Ohio effective February 1, 2010. [...]

Deregulating Florida property insurance rate still at issue

By ⋅ December 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(JACKSONVILLE) - Supporters of legislation allowing companies to offer property insurance with deregulated rates said Thursday they were undeterred by a deal announced a day earlier that would keep State Farm Florida in the Florida market.
“This is a piece of the answer, but it’s still not the whole answer,” said Rep. Bill Proctor, R-St. Augustine, [...]

Property Damage Appraisal Network is Enhancing Appraisal Process

By ⋅ September 28, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Local Property Damage Appraisers division continues to expand its property damage appraisal network throughout the US.
Plantsville, CT (Vocus) September 28, 2009 — Insurance Claim Contractor Groups’ newest division, LocalPropertyDamageAppraisers.Com has seen a rapid increase in appraisal requests throughout the US, as well as expansion in its network of property damage appraisers. Recent appraisal requests [...]

Becoming a Licensed Property Adjuster Just Got Easier

By ⋅ September 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

MindCross Training’s new online Licensing and Designation Program allows students to become licensed adjusters without having to take the Florida state examination.
(PRWEB) September 17, 2009 — MindCross Training, in partnership with the HurriClaim Training Academy, is now offering their Florida PPIA Licensing and Designation Program. This online course covers a wide range of insurance topics, [...]

State Farm may keep property insurance in Florida, commissioner says

By ⋅ July 10, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(SUN SENTINEL) - State Farm, the largest private property insurer in Florida, may decide not to leave the state, Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty said Thursday.
“I don’t know that they’re going to stay,” McCarty said. “Part of it is a gut feeling.”
State Farm may be reluctant to give up on a market as big as Florida, [...]

Health care solution may end up being private insurance co-ops

By ⋅ June 21, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

(EXAMINER) - Many Democrats opposed ObamaCare because they just don’t like the “Public Option,” a.k.a the Socialism. The fallacious assertion by Obama that the government will just be another competitor in the insurance market is so blatantly untrue that nearly everyone simply refers to the public option as the Trojan Horse that kills off private [...]

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