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Insurance Firms Can't Drop Floridians Yet
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Friday, November 26, 2004
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Florida officials approved a rule Tuesday that prevents insurance companies from canceling or not renewing homeowners policies through the end of this year for hurricane victims who are still waiting for repairs.
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Cat Adjusting as a Profession (Is It For Me?)
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Friday, November 26, 2004
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My name is Gary White and I am a second generation insurance adjuster. My Dad was with GAB for 26 years before he and a number of "old time" adjusters decided to open up their own shop and leave GAB which had used their talent for an unbelievable small amount of income with a pittance for a per diem. Dad was gone about 3 or 4 times a year for 8 weeks straight working catastrophes and
then supervising same. As a kid, I really missed all the times Dad was not home for my ball games, scouting activities and just for his wisdom.
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WEATHERING HURRICANE SEASON
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11/11/04
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As the holiday season rapidly approaches, many of us, especially those with travel plans, look anxiously to our weather experts to see what Mother Nature has in store. Will the kids be able to make it in for Thanksgiving dinner, or will a nefarious nor’easter cause them to be late for the sumptuous repast that awaits them? Will there be a white Christmas and, if so, how white and how deep? Will we find ourselves needing snow plows instead of snow shovels, or will the winter days be rainy, damp and dismal?
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Insurance adjuster murdered
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11/14/04
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A Farm Bureau insurance adjuster was murdered while making an inspection. We at CADO wish to extend our prayers and condolences to the family and friends of Katrina Froeschle.
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Florida Financial Services Commission Emergency Rule # 69OER04-19
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11/1/04
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The emergency rule sets strict timeframes for insurance companies to make initial damage assessments, process and settle claims, including paying additional living expenses to Floridians unable to remain in their homes due to storm damage.
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Severe Weather Lashes Cars, Homes With Large Hail
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11/23/04
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Parts of East Texas suffered damage from large hail with this morning's storms. Windshields were damaged, cars were dented, and insurance adjusters will be out surveying the aftermath.
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Insurers reacted quickly to Florida claims
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Saturday, November 27, 2004
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Lessons from past, new technology improved their service to insured.
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Claim Stats
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Saturday, November 27, 2004
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The web has provided access to claim stats.
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Hurricane Insurance
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Sunday, November 28, 2004
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"The Allstate Floridian Companies make a commitment to be there for customers when their property is damaged. However, no one could have foreseen the impact of this year's hurricane season. Please allow me to take this opportunity to thank the tens of thousands of our customers for their support and patience throughout their claims process.
More than 3,000 adjusters, employees and agencies worked, and continue to work, countless hours (with many averaging 12-hour to 15-hour days), giving an extraordinary effort to help people recover from the devastation of these hurricanes."
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Insurers weather hurricane season
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Sunday, November 28, 2004
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"We're a little bit like the Boston Red Sox," said Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center. "Going into this, nobody thought we'd be able to get it done, either."
To handle the flood of claims, insurers have sent out battalions of adjusters. Bailey said there were more than 15,000 adjusters working throughout the state. Some settled claims on the spot, writing homeowners checks for their damages.
And technology helped, too.
"Andrew was the first disaster where we had cell phones," said Ray Davidson, an adjuster from The Hartford. "This is the first where we have laptops and wireless."
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