THANK YOU TO ALL WHO ATTENDED AND MADE
THIS ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL CONFERENCE!

1st FIFEC meeting to begin planning for the 2009 FIFEC conference will be September 12th in the Boca 8 room at 10 A.M.

FIFEC CONFERENCE NEWS:

From CFO Alex Sink's web publication, Consumer eViews:

FLORIDA INSURANCE FRAUD EDUCATION COMMITTEE CONFERENCE At the Florida Insurance Fraud Education Committee Conference (FIFEC) in Orlando , CFO Sink thanked attendees for their help in fighting insurance fraud in Florida .  Insurance fraud has been estimated to cost Floridians as much as $1,400 a year per person.  CFO Sink’s Division of Insurance Fraud (DIF) investigates various forms of fraud in insurance, including health, life, auto, property and workers' compensation insurance.    At the event, the CFO also highlighted two new pieces of legislation – a Public Adjuster and Annuities bill - wh ich her office pursued during the 2008 Legislative session in an effort to strengthen regulations and protect seniors.  She also recognized the department’s Detective Steve Firestone for his outstanding achievements as winner of the Law Enforcement Detective of the Year Award.  Depending on the estimated loss amount, the department will pay up to $25,000 for information directly leading to an arrest and conviction of fraud.  Anyone with information about suspected insurance fraud is asked to call the department's Fraud Fighters Hotline at 1-800-378-0445 or log on to www.MyFloridaCFO.com/fraud . Complaints can be tracked online.