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Dispute Mediation Program Begun for Hurricane Victims

Oct 25 2004 // Disgruntled Florida storm victims dissatisfied with their insurers can expedite settlements and keep the disputes out of court with mediation—at the insurance company’s expense. About two million Floridians are...

Fla. CFO Requests Deadlines Be Set for Insurers to Handle Storm Claims

Oct 21 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Thursday asked state regulators to develop an emergency rule directing insurance companies to speed up their efforts to resolve hurricane claims, and setting...

Fla. Begins Hurricane Victim Dispute Mediation Program Following Storms

Oct 12 2004 // Disgruntled storm victims dissatisfied with their insurers now have an option intended to expedite settlements and keep the disputes out of court — mediation, at the industry’s expense. About 2 million Floridians...

Gallagher Addresses Hurricane Victims’ Concerns of Multiple Deductibles

Oct 11 2004 // Floridians hit by four hurricanes in six weeks faced the likelihood of paying individual deductibles for each hurricane, amounting to tens of thous-ands of dollars in deductibles, until Florida’s Chief Financial...

Fla. Insurers Often Waive Multiple Deductibles

Sep 29 2004 // Many insurance companies are waiving additional deductibles for people who’ve suffered losses from more than one hurricane.Hurricane Jeanne’s path poses the grim prospect of triple insurance deductibles for...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Texas Brokerage

Sep 23 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced it has acquired the Sheridan Insurance Group of Friendswood, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1984, the Sheridan Insurance Group, doing business as...

Florida CFO Reports Progress in Emergency Response Efforts in Wake of Hurricane Ivan

Sep 17 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, on Friday offered an update on search and rescue efforts and thanked emergency responders for their crucial, life-saving...

Fla. CFO Sends Specialists in to Help Residents Suffering From Ivan’s Wrath

Sep 16 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher expressed his concern for Floridians who suffered the loss of loved ones or damage to their homes and property due to Hurricane Ivan.Gallagher is sending insurance...

Florida CFO Accompanies President, Governor to Tour Storm-Damaged Sunshine State

Sep 8 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher accompanied President George W. Bush and Governor Jeb Bush on a tour of storm-affected areas along the east coast Wednesday.Gov. Bush and Gallagher also visited the...

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires Fla. Operation

Sep 7 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Strategix Inc. of Oviedo, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Established in 1992, Strategix Inc. is an employee benefits operation offering a...

Florida Gov., Cabinet Give Storm Victims Grace Period

Sep 6 2004 // Florida’s State Cabinet has approved a measure recommended by Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher to impose a 60-day grace period on premium payments and nonrenewals for homeowners insurance, in the...

Fla. CFO Gallagher Announces Arrest of Unlicensed Adjuster; Warns of Scams

Aug 31 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that an unlicensed adjuster seeking contracts with victims of Hurricane Charley was arrested on Sanibel Island. He also warned that the Department of...

Fla. CFO Offers Charley Status Report

Aug 26 2004 // Orlando – Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Thursday joined area legislators, including incoming House Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, in a tour of storm-affected areas in Orange County and...

Fla. CFO, Insurance Executives See Charley’s Wrath During Tour of Storm-Damaged Areas

Aug 19 2004 // Punta Gorda – Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Thursday took executives from several major insurance companies on aerial and ground tours of areas devastated by Hurricane Charley. Gallagher...

Fla. CFO to Ask Cabinet to Provide 60-Day Grace Period for Premium Payments, Non-renewals

Aug 18 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher will ask Gov. Jeb Bush and other members of the Florida Cabinet for authorization to give the hardest-hit victims of Hurricane Charley a 60-day grace period for premium...

Fla. CFO Activates System to Expedite Payment of Claims Following Charley

Aug 13 2004 // As local, state and federal officials and volunteer organizations prepare to assist residents affected by Hurricane Charley, the Department of Financial Services is gearing up to quickly help thousands of Floridians who...

Fla. CFO Activates Storm Line

Aug 12 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher will keep the Department of Financial Services’ storm line, 1-800-22-STORM, operating throughout the weekend to assist Floridians in the event of damage from...

Fla. CFO Warns Against Bogus Insurance Offers

Aug 5 2004 // At least 150 pregnant women were reportedly lured into buying bogus health insurance by a man not even licensed to sell insurance, prompting Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher to issue a renewed warning...

Arthur J. Gallagher Posts 2Q Results

Jul 29 2004 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has announced its second quarter financial results were strong despite falling prices in the insurance market.“This was another strong quarter for Gallagher despite softening rates in...

Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Johnsey Insurance Agency

Jul 20 2004 // Itasca, Ill.-headquartered Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Johnsey Insurance Agency Inc., of Fresno, Calif. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1942, Johnsey Insurance Agency...