Property Insurance Workshop October 15, 2013 Senator Gwen Margolis District 35 Representative David Richardson District 113
PANELISTS Robin Westcott Department of Financial Services Insurance Consumer Advocate Tallahassee, FL Steve Bitar Vice-President of Consumer and Agent services, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Jacksonville, FL Candace Bunker Legislative Affairs Liaison, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Tallahassee, FL Jay Neal President and CEO, Florida Association of Insurance Reform Fort Lauderdale, FL Paul Handerhan President, Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (FAPIA) Miami, FL Bill Tejeda Regional Program Administrator, Department of Business and Professional Regulation Miami, FL
Description of Organizations Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Thomas M. Cornish: President and CEO From: Tallahassee, FL Phone: 850.513.3774 Email: newsroom@citizensfla.com Website: https:/ /www.citizensfla.com/index.cfm Description of organization: Citizens is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt government corporation whose public purpose is to provide insurance protection to Florida property owners throughout the state. Florida Association of Insurance Reform (FAIR) Jay Neal, President and CEO From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Phone: 888.745.5551 Em a i I: mem be rsh i p @florid a i nsu ran cereform. o rg Website: www.floridainsurancereform.org Description of organization: FAIR is a non-partisan, non-profit educational organization that works to educate Florida consumers and insurance industry stake-holders about the effects of insurance public policy.
Description of Organizations Florida Association of Public Insurance Adjusters (FAPIA) Paul Handerhan, President From: Miami Phone: 866.235.6489 Email: administrator@fapia.net Website: www.fapia.net Description of Organization: FAPIA is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to organize the Public Insurance Adjusters of the State of Florida to better serve the interests of the insured citizenry of the state and to help facilitate the expeditious and proper handling of insurance losses and claims. Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) Bill Tejeda, Regional Program Administrator From: Miami, FL Phone: 850.487.1395 Website: www.myfloridalicense.com Description of organization: DBPR is the agency charged with licensing and regulating businesses and professionals in the State of Florida, such as cosmetologists, veterinarians, real estate agents and pari-mutuel wagering facilities. Our mission is to license efficiently, regulate fairly, and we strive to meet this goal in our day-to-day operation.
Description of Organizations Department of Financial Services Insurance Consumer Advocate Robin Westcott, Insurance Consumer Advocate From: Tallahassee Phone: 877.693.5236 Email: lnsuranceconsumeradvocate@myfioridacfo.com Website: www.myfioridacfo.com Description of Organization: Florida's Insurance Consumer Advocate is an independent leader whose purpose is to find solutions to insurance issues facing Floridians, calling attention to questionable insurance practices, promoting a viable insurance market responsive to the needs of Florida's diverse population and assuring that rates are fair and justified
Gwen Margolis Senate District 35 Office Contact Information Tallahassee Office 414 Senate Office Building 404 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1100 (850) 487-5035 District Office 3050 Biscayne Blvd. Suite 600 Miami, FL 33137 (305) 571-5777 Facebook: www.facebook.com/gwen.margolis.7 Email: Margolis.Gwen.Web@flsenate.gov Senate Website: www.flsenate.gov/senators/s35
David Richardson House of Representatives District 113 Office Contact Information Tallahassee Office 1301 The Capitol 402 South Monroe Street Tallahassee, FL 32399-1300 Phone: {850) 717-5113 District Office 1701 Meridian Avenue Suite 402A Miami Beach, FL 33139-1890 Phone: (305) 535-5426 Facebook: www.facebook.com/davidrichardsonfl Twitter: @david4florida Email: David.Richardson@myfloridahouse.gov FL House Website: www.myfloridahouse.gov