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LMA NEWSLETTER March 7, 2022
Second Florida Carrier Insolvent
New assessments on all policyholders
A second Florida property insurance company in a week has admitted it’s insolvent and is now in the process of being taken over by the state, having its assets liquidated, and its policyholders left to find new coverage. Avatar Property & Casualty Insurance Company of Tampa at last report had …
Bill Watch
Recap of Week 8 & Preview of Week 9 of Session
The Florida Legislature is scheduled to end its 60-day session on Friday and while the Senate has passed substantive insurance consumer protections, it’s frankly doubtful that the House will consider them. That means a further deterioration of the state’s dire property insurance market, with …
Business Booming in Florida
Consumer sentiment sliding
In another clear sign of recovery from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, Florida recently posted its lowest weekly number of unemployment claims in the last 16 years. The Sunshine State has also grabbed the top spot in number of new business application and landed four cities on the top 15 …
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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National Association of Realtors
Washington, D.C.
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Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Fraud
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Verisk Claims
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Gulf Breeze, FL
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Zywave
Milwaukee, WI
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GK Consulting LLC
Hartford, CT
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Bill Wilson, former PURE SAC Chair
PURE Insurance Company
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Florida Peninsula Insurance Company
Jacksonville, FL
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Municipal Partners, LLC
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Clermont, FL
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Charles Taylor
Lake Mary, FL
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Haag
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University Insurance Group
Davie, FL
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Bradenton, FL
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Mel Russell, President & CEO
Russell Insurance Consulting
St. Petersburg, FL
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