Miscellaneous

• State Farm Threatens to Leave Florida

  Ed Normand | January 27, 2009 9:37 PM | 2 CommentsOrlando, FL

  State Farm Insurance Company has been trying for a long time to get the State to allow it to raise rates for homeowners insurance. Now they are trying something new--threats. Like a child who does...

• Insurance Company Economics

  Diego Madrigal | January 20, 2009 11:00 AM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  How much would you pay for a $45,000 boat? An insurance company's answer might surprise you. When our firm recently settled a case with an insurance company on the eve of trial, it made me think...

• Safety Council Calls for Ban on Using Cell Phones While Driving

  Sandy Grinnell | January 13, 2009 2:27 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a recent public safety notice, the National Safety Council is advocating a complete ban on talking on cell phones and texting while driving. The Council sited several recent studies to back this...

• Hospitalizations Due to Heart Failure Increased 131%

  Sandy Grinnell | November 10, 2008 3:53 PM | 1 CommentOrlando, FL

  The number of seniors over 65 who were hospitalized due to heart failure increased 131% from 1980 to 2006 according to a study released at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Session...

• Keep Your Ghosts and Goblins Safe This Halloween

  Sandy Grinnell | October 24, 2008 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Candy, costumes and Halloween decorations have been in the stores for weeks, all leading up to the big celebration next week. Kids and adults alike look forward to this one day where we can play...

• FDA Warns of Possible Instant Coffee Melamine Contamination

  Sandy Grinnell | September 26, 2008 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Food and Drug Administration has issued an advisory warning that Mr. Brown instant coffee products imported by King Car Food Industrial Co. Ltd. may be tainted with melamine. The products being...

• Help Stop a Flu Outbreak - Immunize All Your Kids

  Sandy Grinnell | September 25, 2008 9:55 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In a reversal of previous years recommendations, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is asking parents to immunize all children between the ages of 6 months to 18 years. Previously...

• Florida Begins Two-Year Vehicle Registration

  Sandy Grinnell | September 17, 2008 10:56 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Vehicle registration in Florida can now be extended to a two-year period rather than the one year that has always been available. Of course if you had been to the tag office in person anytime...

• State Farm Must Pay Discounts

  Diego Madrigal | September 10, 2008 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  About 100,000 current or former clients of State Farm Insurance will receive refunds averaging $1,224 each. These customers did not receive the discounts after they better prepared their homes to...

• For "Tropical Storm Fay" Hurricane Deductibles Do Not Apply

  Sandy Grinnell | August 27, 2008 4:25 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Tropical Storm Fay never reached hurricane strength before it criss-crossed the State of Florida. That does not mean there weren't homes that were damaged by the winds or driving rain. However, what...