Florida Sets Unit To Probe Insurance Brokers

NU Online News Service, Nov. 4, 4:29 p.m. EST?Florida has created a legal task force to investigate whetherbrokers and insurers in the state have been involved withbid-rigging, kickbacks and improper fees, the state's top insuranceregulator said today.

The announcement came from Florida's Chief Financial Officer TomGallagher, who said the unit would see if Florida firms are engagein any of the activities outlined in New York Attorney GeneralElliot Spitzer's civil suit against Marsh & McLennan Companiesand its brokerage unit Marsh Inc.

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