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Prepare to pay more for Florida home insurance
South Florida Sun SentinelSeven major Florida property insurers are asking to increase home insurance rates - from 8 percent to 15 percent - within the next year despite several years without serious storms. The insurers, who are among the top 25 largest home insurers in Florida,...Tags: Lawyers, Natural Disasters, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Hurricanes, Justice System
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Brad Thomas: "I worry about (the damage) all of the time."
South Florida Sun-SentinelThree contractors refused to fix the roof on Brad Thomas' West Palm Beach home after Hurricane Wilma. The damage was too extensive, he said he was told. The roof tiles aren't made any more and others won't fit, Thomas recalled the contractors saying....Tags: Lake Worth, Health, Fidelity National Corporation, Hurricane Damage, Insurance
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Insurers learn to pinpoint risks -- and avoid them
Times Staff WriterNEWARK, CALIF. — Hemant Shah is in the business of creating catastrophes. The computers at Shah's Silicon Valley company, Risk Management Solutions Inc., contain mathematical models of every U.S. disaster from the 1812 earthquake that toppled...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Allstate Corp., Bloomington, Oakland (Orange, Florida), Long Island
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Here's why we're recommending Braynon
South Florida Sun-SentinelVoters in state House District 103 have a pair of solid Democratic candidates to choose from in Tuesday special election to fill a vacancy created when incumbent Wilbert "Tee" Holloway moved to the Miami-Dade County School Board.The district stretches...Tags: Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Budgets and Budgeting, Government, Public Officials, Miramar
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The Hartford Said To Seek Bids From Travelers On Property-Casualty Unit
The Hartford CourantThe Hartford was reported Thursday to be seeking bids for its property-casualty insurance operations from The Travelers Cos. and other companies, and exploring the sale of its group life and disability business. The report Thursday by Bloomberg News,...Tags: MetLife Incorporated, Financial and Business Services, Sales, Bloomberg L.P., Property
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The Hartford Will Cut Jobs And Expenses
The Hartford said Wednesday that it will slash expenses, cut jobs and retool prices and terms of variable annuity products after reporting a $2.63 billion quarterly net loss from investment troubles and hurricanes. The Hartford Financial Services Group...Tags: Connecticut, Companies and Corporations, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc., Allianz AG Holding
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The Hartford's Shares Fall 8 Percent After First Quarter Losses
The Hartford CourantThe Hartford's shares fell 8 percent Friday on news of a large loss in the first quarter and lower earnings forecast for the year, though executives stressed that the financial cushion of the troubled life operations didn't deteriorate much in the period....Tags: Stock Market, Companies and Corporations, Japan, Earnings Forecasts, The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.
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NYC crane crash another prod for OSHA
The SwampA large crane lies in this intersection on Manhattan's Upper East Side after it collapsed Friday, May 30, 2008 in New York City just before first responders arrived. (AP Photo/Seth Holladay) by Frank James It's still too early to......Tags: San Diego (San Diego, California), Manhattan (New York City), Construction, Religious Leaders, Mass Media
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Insurance contacts
Insurance companies doing business in Florida have established toll-free numbers for policyholders filing claims: ACE USA: Clients receive individual 800 numbers. Acuity: 1-800-242-7666 Allmerica: 1-800-628-0250 Allstate: 1-800-547-8676 American...Tags: State Farm Insurance, GEICO, Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Family, Vehicles
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Risky insurance company move also fuels Pa. malpractice crisis
Of The Morning CallEditor's note: This is the second in an occasional series that examines medical malpractice and its effect on physicians, patients and hospitals. Today, we look at the fall of a leading malpractice insurer. As Pennsylvania's medical malpractice insurance...Tags: T.J. Rooney, Annual Reports, Financially Distressed Companies, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Pennsylvania
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Pa. taxpayers, ratepayers pay for insurance failures
Of The Morning CallFew topics will make the public's collective eyes glaze over quicker than insurance regulation. So here's your wake-up call: Bailing out two defunct Pennsylvania insurers will cost more than $1 billion, and you are going to help pay. Those two leave...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Financially Distressed Companies, Harleysville Group Incorporated, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Ohio
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