Fred Karlinsky joined Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate in 1993, prior to which he held positions with the Florida House of Representatives, Florida Department of Community Affairs and as a law clerk to a trial judge in the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida.
In 1996, Mr. Karlinsky joined the Florida Residential Property and Casualty Joint Underwriting Association, where he attained the position of Chief Legal Officer and Assistant Executive Director. In that capacity, he performed executive and legal functions, participated in all major decisions and activities regarding the Association and worked closely with Florida Department of Insurance senior officials, as well as key industry and legislative leaders. Mr. Karlinsky returned to the Firm in 1999 and became a shareholder in 2001, whereupon the name of the Firm was changed to Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate.
Mr. Karlinsky concentrates in the areas of insurance regulatory law and related matters, transactional law, executive and legislative governmental affairs, administrative law and corporate representation.
Prominent in his role as the Florida lobbyist for the Property and Casualty Insurers Association of America and lead lobbyist and General Counsel to the Florida Property and Casualty Association, Mr. Karlinsky has been a primary strategist in all types of Florida insurance-related legislative initiatives, including homeowners, automobile, workers' compensation, medical malpractice and other lines of property and casualty, and life and health.
He represents both foreign and domestic insurers and reinsurers in Florida, throughout the United States and internationally in all aspects of insurance and reinsurance law, as well as advises on operational issues ranging from start-up activities, structuring and financing, vendor relationships and a complete array of regulatory issues including licensure, compliance, expansion, solvency, rate and form filings and financial and market conduct examinations.
Mr. Karlinsky is a member of the Florida Bar and admitted to practice in all Florida trial and appellate courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, United States District Court for the Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida, United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Federal Claims and the United States Tax Court. He also is a Certified Mediator, a Guardian Ad Litem, and has served as a Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Certified Continuing Education Instructor. From 1999 to 2004, he served as a member of the Florida Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee. Mr. Karlinsky was admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of the Senior Courts of England and Wales in 2011.
On July 15, 2011, Mr. Karlinsky was appointed to the Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission by Florida Governor Rick Scott.
Mr. Karlinsky is active in state and national politics, currently serving on the National Finance Committee of the Republican National Committee. He is Vice Chair of the Florida Finance Committee and a member of the National Finance Committee for Mitt Romney for President 2012. In December 2011, Mr. Karlinsky joined Governor Scott on a foreign trade mission to Israel. Mr. Karlinsky recently served on the 2011 Republican National Committee Finance Transition Team, Governor Rick Scott's 2011 Inaugural Host Committee and Attorney General Pam Bondi's 2011 Inaugural Committee. In 2008, Mr. Karlinsky served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition, Mr. Karlinsky was Florida Co-Finance Chairman for the 2008 McCain-Palin Presidential campaign, Co-Finance Chairman of Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater's 2010 campaign and Broward Regional Finance Co-Chair of Pam Bondi's 2010 campaign for Florida Attorney General. His political affiliations include the Republican Jewish Coalition, for which he serves on the Board of Directors and as Co-Chair of the Young Leadership Council. Additional leadership roles have included Co-Chairmanship of Team 100, the Republican National Committee major donor program, and service as the Regional Finance Chairman and Jewish Outreach Coalition Chairman for the Republican Party of Florida.
His professional memberships include the American Bar Association, Broward County Bar Association, Miami-Dade County Bar Association, Tallahassee Bar Association, AmComp, the American Corporate Counsel Association, the Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists, the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators and the Federation of Regulatory Counsel ("FORC"). Mr. Karlinsky is a member of the American Bar Association Business Law Section (Corporate Governance Committee and State Regulation of Securities Committee), Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, Section of Litigation (Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee, Intellectual Property Litigation Committee), Section of State and Local Government Law, and the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (Corporate Counsel Committee, Excess Surplus Lines and Reinsurance Committee, Insurance Regulation Committee, Property Insurance Law Committee).
Mr. Karlinsky is currently a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honor limited to one-third of one percent of attorneys in America. In addition, he is a Business Services Member and serves on the Governmental Affairs Committee of the American Association of Managing General Agents, a member of the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals, the Florida Association of Self-Insurers, the Gerson Lehrman Group Council, the International Association of Insurance Receivers, the National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, the Society of Financial Examiners, and the Industry Education Council of the National Conference of Insurance Legislators. Mr. Karlinsky is a Sustaining Member of the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society ("IRES"), and was appointed to the IRES Foundation Board of Directors in April 2012. With other members of the Firm, Mr. Karlinsky attends all meetings of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, National Conference of Insurance Legislators and Southeastern Regulators Association throughout the year.
A frequent guest speaker on insurance legislative and regulatory matters at national, international and corporate insurance conferences, Mr. Karlinsky also frequently authors insurance-related articles, including those that have been published in Florida Underwriter magazine, the Federation of Regulatory Council Journal, the Intermediaries & Insurance Underwriters Association ("IRU") Journal of Reinsurance and the Professional Association for Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters ("CPCU") e-Journal, among other publications.
Rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, Mr. Karlinsky has been named over the course of multiple years to Florida Trend Magazine's Legal Elite, the Top Lawyers Section of South Florida Legal Guide, and as a Florida Super Lawyer. In 2008, Mr. Karlinsky was an honoree in Business Leader magazine's annual Movers and Shakers Awards, which recognizes South Florida business executives and leaders. Mr. Karlinsky was an honoree in the law category of South Florida Business Journal's 2010 Key Partners Awards. Mr. Karlinsky, along with other members of the Firm, was named among the top Florida insurance lawyers in Chambers USA 2011. Mr. Karlinsky was honored in February 2012 as one of Business Leader magazine's Top 50 South Florida Entrepreneurs.
In June 2008, Mr. Karlinsky was appointed as an Adjunct Professor of Law by the Florida State University College of Law, where he teaches a course he helped to create, "Insurance Law: A Law and Political Economics Perspective."
He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Miami and his Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law, where he and his wife, Autumn, endowed the Karlinsky Family Scholarship. Mr. Karlinsky is also a member of the Florida State University College of Law Board of Visitors. In 2011, Mr. Karlinsky was appointed to the Florida State University Foundation Board of Trustees.
Areas of Experience
· Insurance regulatory law
· Insurance transactional matters
· Insurance legislation
· Executive, legislative and municipal government affairs
· Governmental law
· Corporate representation
· Healthcare
Legal Memberships and Courts
· Florida Bar, admitted 1993
· Florida Trial and Appellate courts
· United States Supreme Court
· United States Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit
· United States and Florida Courts for Middle, Northern and Southern Districts
· United States Court of Federal Claims
· United States Tax Court
· England and Wales, Solicitor
· American Corporate Counsel Association
· American Bar Association
· Broward County Bar Association
· Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
· Florida Bar Judicial Evaluation Committee (1998-2004)
· Miami-Dade County Bar Association
Professional Associations
· Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF)
· American Association of Managing General Agents (AAMGA) - Governmental Affairs Committee; Business Services Member
· Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP) - Government and Industry Relations Committee
· The American Society of Workers Comp Professionals, Inc. (AmComp)
· AIDA Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration Society (ARIAS - US)
· Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (CLM) - Annual Event Committee Member
· Defense Research Institute (DRI)
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel (FORC)
· Florida Association of Professional Lobbyists (FAPL)
· Florida Association of Self-Insurers (FASI)
· Gerson Lehrman Group Council Member (GLG)
· INSOL International
· Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society (IRES)
· International Association of Insurance Professionals
· International Association of Insurance Receivers (IAIR)
· International Insurance Society (IIS) - Board of Governors
· National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices (NAPSLO)
· National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) - Industry Education Council
· Louisiana Insurers' Conference (LIC)
· Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) - Broward Chapter
· Society of Financial Examiners (SOFE)
· Surplus Lines Law Group (SLLG)
Civic and Community Involvement
· B'nai B'rith International - Justice Unit (Broward Chapter)
· Florida State University College of Law - Adjunct Professor of Law
· Florida State University College of Law - Board of Visitors
· Florida State University Foundation - Board of Trustees (Development Committee)
· Florida State University Alumni Association - Lifetime Member
· Florida State University President's Club - Doak S. Campbell Society Honor Roll of Donors
· Florida State University College of Law - Dean's Cabinet
· The Federalist Society for Law and Public Policy Studies - Patron
· Florida's Children First - volunteer
· Guardian Ad Litem
· Republican National Committee - National Finance Committee
· Republican National Lawyers Association
· Republican Jewish Coalition - Board Member and Co-Chair, Young Leadership Board
· Sigma Phi Epsilon - Board of Governors
· Sigma Phi Epsilon - Ryland Hall Society
· Temple Dor Dorim Member - Weston, Florida
· University of Miami - President's Circle
· University of Miami - Miami Circle
Conferences Attended
· ARIAS-U.S. 2012 Spring Conference; May 9-11, 2012; Palm Beach, Florida
· AAMGA 86th Annual Meeting; May 6-9, 2012; San Antonio, Texas
· 2012 Auto Insurance Report National Conference; April 29-May 1, 2012; Monarch Beach, California
· 2012 Spring Surplus Lines Law Group Meeting; April 26-27, 2012; Las Vegas, Nevada
· Oklahoma Insurance Department 2012 Domestic Conference; April 23, 2012; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
· IRES Foundation 19th Annual National School on Market Regulation; April 15-17, 2012; Austin, Texas
· 11th Annual Insurance Advertising Compliance Association Conference; March 28-30, 2012; Seattle, Washington
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 14-16, 2012; Amelia Island, Florida
· FSU Board of Visitors Meeting; February 27, 2012; Tallahassee, Florida
· National Conference of Insurance Legislators 2012 Spring Meeting; February 24-24, 2012; Biloxi, Mississippi
· Florida Insurance Council Legislative Conference; February 1, 2012; Tallahassee, Florida
· Florida Police Chiefs Association 2012 Mid-Winter Training Conference and Exposition; January 29-31, 2012; St. Augustine, Florida
· Florida Police Chiefs Association 2012 Mid-Winter Training Conference and Exposition; January 29-31, 2012; St. Augustine, Florida
· NCOIL Annual Meeting; November 17-20, 2011; Santa Fe, New Mexico
· Property Insurance Report National Conference; November 13-15, 2011; Dana Point, California
· NAIC Fall 2011 National Meeting; November 3-6, 2011; Washington, D.C.
· 2011 RNC Fall Meeting; October 26-27, 2011; Washington, D.C.
· 2011 PCI Annual Meeting; October 23-26, 2011; New Orleans, Louisiana
· CPCU Dallas Reinsurance Symposium; September 28, 2011; Dallas, Texas
· Reactions 3rd Annual Risk & Capital Management Conference in the North American Insurance Industry; September 27, 2011; New York, New York
· AICP Annual Conference; September 25-27, 2011; Orlando, Florida
· Surplus Lines Law Group Fall Meeting; September 22-23, 2011; Charleston, South Carolina
· Insurance Auto Auctions 2011 Industry Leadership Summit; September 14-17, 2011; Sea Island, Georgia
· Florida Insurance Council Pre-Legislative Workshop; September 11-13, 2011; Amelia Island, Florida
· International Association of Insurance Professionals - 2011 Florida Council Meeting; September 10, 2011; Miami, Florida (Judge, "Confidence While Communicating" Competition)
· 8th Annual Louisiana Filing & Compliance Seminar in Conjunction with the Louisiana Insurers' Conference; August 11-12, 2011; Baton Rouge, Louisiana
· 2011 Southeastern Regulators Association Conference; July 27-29, 2011; Montgomery, Alabama
· NCOIL Summer Meeting; July 14-17, 2011; Newport, Rhode Island
· Florida Insurance Council 2011 Summer Insurance Symposium; June 26-28, 2011; Daytona Beach, Florida
· Torrent Technologies 4th Annual Summer Seminar; June 23-25, 2011; Kalispell, Montana
· Insurance Day Bermuda Summit; June 14-15, 2011; Hamilton, Bermuda
· NAIC International Insurance Forum; May 26-27, 2011; Washington, D.C.
· Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 2011 Participating Insurers Workshop; May 24-25, 2011; Orlando, FL
· AAMGA 85th Annual Meeting; May 22-25, 2011; Orlando, FL
· RMS 2011 Client Conference; Scottsdale, AZ; May 10-13, 2011
· Risk Information 2011 Auto Insurance Report National Conference; April 10-12, 2011; Amelia Island, FL
· NAIC Spring 2011 National Meeting; March 26-29, 2011; Austin, TX
· Surplus Lines Law Group; March 24-25, 2011; Austin, TX
· NCOIL Spring Meeting; March 4-6, 2011; Washington, D.C.
· Florida State University College of Law Board of Visitors; February 20-21, 2011; Tallahassee, FL
· J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Insurance Claims Edge; November 4, 2010; Chicago, IL
· Blackman Kallick 2010 Insurance Conference; November 4, 2010; Chicago, IL
· Republican National Committee Victory 2010 Rally with Alaska Governor Sarah Palin; October 23, 2010; Orlando, FL
· NAIC Fall 2010 National Meeting; October 18-21, 2010; Orlando, FL
· NAPSLO Annual Convention; October 11-14, 2010; Atlanta, GA
· Republican National Committee Political Briefing with RNC Political Director Gentry Collins; October 7, 2010
· AICP Annual Conference; October 3-6, 2010; Dallas, TX
· Insurance Auto Auctions Insurance Leadership Summit; September 29-October 2, 2010; Laguna Niguel, CA
· NAIC Summer 2010 National Meeting; August 14-17, 2010; Seattle, WA
· AICP Gulf States Chapter E-Day; July 30, 2010; Atlanta, GA
· Louisiana Filing and Compliance Seminar; July 29, 2010; New Orleans, LA
· AICP South Central Chapter E-Day; July 28, 2010; New Orleans, LA
· Southeastern Regulators Association 2010 Conference; July 26-28, 2010; New Orleans, LA
· The Cagney Network Insurance Round Table; July 14-15, 2010; Chicago, IL
· NCOIL Summer Meeting; July 7-11, 2010; Boston, MA
· Republican National Committee Donor Retreat; June 24-27, 2010; Napa Valley, CA
· Property Insurance Trends, Capacity and Regulatory Developments seminar hosted by The Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center and The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research; June 23, 2010; Lake Buena Vista, FL
· Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 10th Annual Participating Insurers Workshop; June 3-4, 2010; Orlando, FL
· NAIC 2010 Financial Summit - Keys to Solvency: Unlocking the Future; Jacksonville, FL; June 2-4, 2010
· Casualty Actuarial Society Spring Meeting; San Diego, CA; May 23-26, 2010
· AAMGA Annual Meeting; Palm Desert, CA; May 23-26, 2010
· NAIC Life Insurance and Annuities Committee public hearing on Stranger Originated/Owned Annuities; Washington, D.C.; May 20, 2010
· Florida Economic Development Council 2010 Conference: "Without Limits: Strategies for Florida's Future"; May 16-18, 2010
· Association of Insurance & Reinsurance Run-Off Companies (AIRROC) Membership Meeting; May 13, 2010
· Climate and Loss Mitigation Conference; National Weather Center; May 4, 2010
· Surplus Lines Law Group Spring Meeting; April 15-16, 2010
· NAIC Spring 2010 National Meeting; March 25-28, 2010
· Brokers and Reinsurance Markets Association Annual Board Meeting; March 4, 2010
· Insurance Auto Auctions Cat Conference; February 3-5, 2010
· Florida Chamber Insurance Summit; January 27-28, 2010
· State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 20-22, 2010
· ABA - 36th Annual TIPS Midwinter Symposium; January 14-17, 2010
· Best of Belron Client Summit; January 9-11, 2010
· NAIC Winter 2009 National Meeting; December 5-8, 2009
· NCOIL 2009 Annual Meeting; November 18-22, 2009
· Property Insurance Report National Conference 2009; November 17, 2009
· AAMGA 2009 Fall Meeting; November 12-14, 2009
· NAIC Winter 2009 National Meeting; December 5-8, 2009
· Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals 2009 National Conference; October 4-5, 2009
· Out of the Storm '09: Making Reform Work, New Orleans, Louisiana; September 30-October 2, 2009
· 2009 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Ninth Annual Participating Insurers Workshop; June, 2009
· AAMGA Annual Meeting; May 17-20, 2009
· FEDC 2009 Florida Economic Development Conference; May 17-19, 2009
· Auto Insurance Report Conference; April 26-28, 2009
· Intermediaries and Reinsurance Underwriters Association Spring Conference; April 5-7, 2009
· NAIC Spring 2009 National Meeting; March 15-18, 2009
· Brokers and Reinsurance Markets Annual Board of Directors Meeting; March 4-5, 2009
· NCOIL Spring Meeting; February 27-March 1, 2009
· American Conference Institute-Complying with the Evolving Framework of Insurance Regulation; February 27, 2009
· FASI 2009 Winter Conference; January 29-30, 2009
· IAIR Insolvency Workshop; January 21-24, 2009
· Standard & Poors Insurance Hot Topics Conference; December 16, 2008
· National Underwriter Conference; December 10, 2008
· Hurricane Science for Safety Leadership Forum; December 3, 2008
· 20th Annual Property-Casualty Conference; November 20-21, 2008
· AAMGA Fall Meeting; Legislative Roundtable; November 13-15, 2008
· National Conference of Insurance Guaranty Funds/IAIR Joint Seminar; November 6-7, 2008
· Surplus Lines Law Group Fall Meeting; October 2008
· Southeastern Regulators Association Conference; October 2008
· Louisiana Insurers' Conference; October 2008
· London Summer School (presenter); September 2008
· 2008 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Eighth Annual Participating Insurers Workshop (panelist); June 2008
· Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association Board of Directors meeting (guest speaker); March 5-6, 2008
· State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
· North American Insurance Conference; 2006, 2007
· Annual, Spring and Summer meetings of NCOIL
· Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter meetings of the NAIC
Video Clips
Fred Karlinsky, 9-11 survivor, interviewed on WPLG-TV Miami Local 10 News about tenth anniversary of attacks - September 10, 2011
Fred Karlinsky interviewed on WPLG-TV Miami Local 10 News regarding the 2011 Hurricane Season and Models - March 16, 2011
Fred Karlinsky interviewed on WPLG-TV Miami Local 10 News on Sinkholes - March 17, 2011
Recent Speeches
· 2012 Spring Surplus Lines Law Group Meeting; April 27, 2012; "Florida Legislative Update"
· Oklahoma Insurance Department 2012 Domestic Conference; April 23, 2012; "Status of the Oklahoma Insurance Market"
· IRES Foundation 19th Annual National School on Market Regulation; April 16, 2012; "Insurance Holding Company Essentials" presented by Fred Karlinsky and Kevin Brady, Associate Commissioner, Texas Department of Insurance.
· 11th Annual Insurance Advertising Compliance Association Conference; March 29, 2012; Mr. Karlinsky served as moderator of a Social Media Panel.
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 16, 2012; Mr. Karlinsky served as moderator on a regulator panel on state initiatives and national issues featuring insurance regulators from across the United States.
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 16, 2012; Mr. Karlinsky served as moderator on a post summit breakout on the national and international regulatory climate.
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 15, 2012; "State of the State: A Florida Political Briefing and 2012 Legislative Wrap-Up" - Fred Karlinsky with Katherine Scott Webb, Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate; and Donovan Brown, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 15, 2012; Mr. Karlinsky served as moderator on the panel discussion, "Catastrophe Bonds - A Capital Market's Complement to Traditional Reinsurance."
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 15, 2012; Mr. Karlinsky served as co-moderator on a reinsurance panel featuring industry executives.
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 15, 2012; Mr. Karlinsky served as co-moderator on a legislative panel featuring state legislators.
· 2012 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; March 14, 2012; Mr. Karlinsky served as moderator of a discussion panel on emerging insurance compliance issues.
· Florida Police Chiefs Association 2012 Mid-Winter Training Conference and Exposition; January 30, 2012; "Walking the Capitol: Effective Strategies for Lobbying"
· Southern Oak Insurance Company; December 2, 2011; "2012 Florida Legislative Update"
· Cagney Research Group "State of The Insurance Market In Florida" Teleconference; November 7, 2011; As the featured speaker, Mr. Karlinsky highlighted the Florida legislative, regulatory and political landscape, with a particular emphasis on Citizens Property Insurance Corporation. He also discussed the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.
· CPCU Dallas Reinsurance Symposium; September 28, 2011; "National and Texas Regulatory Update"
· Reactions 3rd Annual Risk & Capital Management Conference in the North American Insurance Industry; September 27, 2011; Moderator, Regulators Panel: "The Future of Insurance Regulation at State and Federal Level"
· AICP Annual Conference; September 26, 2011; Presentation Panel: "Company Licensing"
· AICP Annual Conference; September 26, 2011; Presentation Panel: "Current Topics in Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance"
· AICP Annual Conference; September 25, 2011; Presentation Panel: "An Introduction to Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance"
· Surplus Lines Law Group Fall Meeting; September 22-23, 2011; "Florida Surplus Lines Legal and Regulatory Issues - Update"
· Surplus Lines Law Group Fall Meeting; September 22-23, 2011; "NRRA Panel Discussion - Insurer Eligibility after the NRRA"
· 8th Annual Louisiana Filing & Compliance Seminar in Conjunction with the Louisiana Insurers' Conference; "Social Media: Is it the Next Printing Press?"
· Torrent Technologies 4th Annual Summer Seminar; June 24, 2011; "Social Media: Is it the Next Printing Press?"
· Torrent Technologies 4th Annual Summer Seminar; June 23, 2011; "Florida's Insurance Marketplace"
· A.M. Best's Insurance Law Podcast: Fred Karlinsky and Katie Webb discuss the recently passed Senate Bill 408 in Florida and its impact on the property/casualty insurance industry in the state; June 6, 2011. Presented by Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.
· Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 2011 Participating Insurers Workshop; May 24-25, 2011; "2011 Florida Insurance Legislation"
· 2011 Florida Legislative Session and Florida Insurance Legislation Recap Webinar presented by Fred Karlinsky and Katie Webb of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate; May 10, 2011
· Risk Information 2011 Auto Insurance Report National Conference; April 11, 2011; "The Battle to Fix Florida's Troubled Auto Insurance Market"
· Surplus Lines Law Group; March 24-25, 2011; "Florida Update"
· 2011 Florida Legislative Session and Insurance Industry Issues Preview Webinar presented by Fred Karlinsky and Katie Webb of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate; March 3, 2011
· National Association of Insurance Women; February 8, 2011; "State of the State: 2011 Florida Legislative Session Preview"
· 2011 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 14, 2011; Mr. Karlinsky served as moderator of a discussion panel on capital markets.
· 2011 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 14, 2011; Mr. Karlinsky served as co-moderator of a discussion panel featuring statewide insurance regulators from around the country.
· 2011 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 13, 2011; "State of the State: A Florida Political Briefing" - Fred Karlinsky and William Stander, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
· 2011 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 13, 2011; Mr. Karlinsky served as co-moderator of a discussion panel featuring state legislators.
· 2011 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 13, 2011; Mr. Karlinsky served as co-moderator of a discussion panel on reinsurance.
· 2011 State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 12, 2011; "The Effects of Social Media on the Insurance Industry" - Fred Karlinsky and Marguerite Murer Torterello, Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
· Post-Election Webinar: How the 2010 Vote Could Shape Insurance Law in Florida and Beyond" with Fred Karlinsky and Katie Webb; November 3, 2010; Co-hosted by Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate and Guy Carpenter
· AICP Annual Conference; October 4, 2010; "Advanced Course: Current Issues Facing the Surplus Lines Market" - Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq. and Philip Ballinger, CPCU, ASLI
· AICP Annual Conference; October 3 and 4, 2010; "Beginners Course: Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance" - Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq. and Philip Ballinger, CPCU, ASLI
· Insurance Auto Auctions Insurance Leadership Summit; September 30, 2010; "The Litigious Nature of Insurance"
· AICP Gulf States Chapter E-Day; July 30, 2010; "Marketing and Related Property & Casualty Compliance Issues"
· AICP South Central Chapter E-Day; July 28, 2010; "2010 Property & Casualty Industry Update: Hot Topics"
· The Cagney Network Insurance Round Table; July 15, 2010; "Federal and State Regulations and Pending Financial Reform"
· Property Insurance Trends, Capacity and Regulatory Developments seminar hosted by The Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center and The National Alliance for Insurance Education & Research; June 23, 2010; Lake Buena Vista, FL - "2010 Florida Property Insurance Legislative Report"
· RIMS Broward County Chapter Meeting; June 16, 2010; "2010 Florida Property Insurance Legislative Report"
· Bermuda Independent Underwriters' Association; June 15, 2010; "2010 Florida Property Insurance Legislative Report"
· Webinar: "Chinese Drywall - Update and Implications" with Fred E. Karlinsky; June 4, 2010 - hosted by Stifel Nicolaus Capital Markets
· Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund 10th Annual Participating Insurers Workshop; June 3, 2010; Orlando, FL - "2010 Florida Insurance Legislative Wrap-up"
· Casualty Actuarial Society Spring Meeting; May 26, 2010 - "Update: 2010 Florida Legislative Session"
· Casualty Actuarial Society Spring Meeting; May 26, 2010 - "A Primer on Chinese Drywall Issues"
· Worldwide Webinar on 2010 Florida Legislative Action; May 5, 2010 - hosted by Fred Karlinsky and Katie Webb of Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate
· CITON Insurance Group Agent Forum; March 10, 2010 - "State of the Insurance Market: Coastal Insurance Issues."
· Insurance Professionals of South Florida; March 9, 2010 - "Update: Regulatory and Legislative Issues in Florida."
· Brokers and Reinsurance Markets Association Annual Board Meeting; March 4, 2010 - "Update: Regulatory and Legislative Issues in Florida."
· State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit; January 21, 2010 - "State of the State: Florida Political Briefing."
· Property Insurance Report National Conference 2009; November 17, 2009 - "What Can the Nation Learn From Florida's Property Insurance Market?"
· American Association of Managing General Agents 2009 Fall Meeting, November 12-14, 2009 - Mr. Karlinsky was a featured panelist in a legislative and regulatory forum.
· Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals 2009 National Conference, October 4-5, 2009 - Mr. Karlinsky was a featured speaker in a forum on state-by-state and national catastrophe proposals, their pricing, availability and reinsurance capacity.
· Out of the Storm '09: Making Reform Work, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 30-October 2, 2009 - Mr. Karlinsky served as moderator for the "Virtues and Limits of Reinsurance" panel.
· Insurance Market Conferences (IMC), London, England - Mr. Karlinsky served as an instructor.
· Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals Gulf States Chapter 2009 Education Day, July 31, 2009 - Presented on Florida property and casualty insurance issues.
· Intermediaries & Reinsurance Underwriters Association Spring Conference, April 5-7, 2009 - "Florida Update: High Noon on the Sunshine State."
· Brokers and Reinsurance Markets Annual Board of Directors Meeting, March 4-5, 2009 - Mr. Karlinsky gave an update on Florida regulatory and legislative issues.
· The Cagney Network State Farm Florida Withdrawal Update, February, 2009.
· Louisiana Insurers' Conference, October, 2008 - Mr. Karlinsky served as a presenter.
· London Summer School, September, 2008 - Mr. Karlinsky served as a presenter.
· 2008 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Eighth Annual Participating Insurers Workshop, June, 2008 - Mr. Karlinsky served as a panelist.
· Florida State University College of Law Economic Regulation of Business class, April 7, 2008 - "Insurance Regulatory & Legislative Issues in Florida."
· Southern Oak Insurance, April 4, 2008 - "2008 Florida Legislative Update."
· Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association, April 1, 2008 - "Regulatory & Legislative Issues in Florida."
· Brokers & Reinsurance Markets Association Board of Directors, March 5-6, 2008 - Mr. Karlinsky was the guest speaker.
· Association of Insurance and Financial Analysis, March 2, 2008 - "Regulatory & Legislative Issues in Florida."
· Florida State University College of Law Board of Visitors, February 18, 2008 - "Florida and Federal Insurance Update."
· State of the Florida Insurance Market Summit, 2007, 2009 - "State of the State: Florida Political Briefing."
· Risk Management Solutions, November 13, 2007 - "Florida Insurance Update & Emerging Federal Issues."
· MacNeill Group, August 15, 2007 - "Emerging Issues in U.S. Insurance and Law."
· Guy Carpenter & Company,July 13, 2007 - "Florida Insurance Update and Emerging Federal Issues."
· Risk Management Solutions, March 8, 2007 - "2007 Florida Legislative Update."
Recently-Published Articles and Media Appearances
· AAMGA Wholesale Insurance News; Summer 2012; "State Taxation of Non-U.S. Risk Premium -- An Unintended Consequence of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act?"by Fred Karlinsky, Rich Fidei and Jennifer Erdelyi
· PropertyCasualty 360; April 2012; "New Florida Citizens Assessment Bill Could Attract New Capital" by Fred Karlinsky, Katherine Scott Webb, Richard J. Fidei.
· Fred Karlinsky quoted in the South Florida Business Journal; March 23, 2012; "Florida's Property Insurance Reserves are at Risk"
· Auto Insurance Report; March 19, 2012; Fred Karlinsky quoted in "Florida Wins Reprieve From PIP; How Will Fraudsters Regroup?"
· LexisNexis 2011 Emerging Issues 6198; February 2, 2012; "2011 in Review: 10 Biggest Insurance Regulatory Headliners" by Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq., Rich J. Fidei, Esq., and Elizabeth M. Fohl, Esq.
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert; February 2012; Florida Update by Fred Karlinsky
· Fred Karlinsky quoted in The Jewish Week; January 24, 2012; "Florida GOP Jews Seen Up In Air as Gingrich Surges"
· Professional Insurance Agents; January 2012; "How the NRRA Will Affect Surplus Lines in the Future: Is a fractured system on the mend in 2012?" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei
· Daily Business Review; January 20, 2012; "Board of Contributors: A system in need of mending, Florida's Legislature tackles PIP" by Fred Karlinsky, Richard J. Fidei and Katherine Scott Webb
· ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal; Winter 2012: Florida Update
· AAMGA Wholesale Insurance News; Fall 2011; "Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty Comments on Significant Issues Facing the Industry" by Fred Karlinsky and Rich Fidei
· Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society "The Regulator" Newsletter; Fall 2011; "Further Regulatory Oversight of Insurance Holding Company Systems" by Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq., Rich J. Fidei, Esq., and Elizabeth M. Fohl, Esq.
· PHOTO: Florida Governor Rick Scott and First Lady Ann Scott greet Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate Shareholder Fred Karlinsky and his wife Autumn at a Hanukkah ceremony held December 21, 2011, at the Governor's Mansion.
· Fred Karlinsky in the Miami Herald; December 22, 2011: Attorney Fred Karlinsky described his resistance to putting down his BlackBerry - regardless of whether it's 10 a.m. or 10 p.m. "I owe it to clients to respond when they need an answer."
· This article also appeared in the Chicago Tribune, New Orleans Times-Picayune, Kansas City Star, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and Florida Times-Union.
· Fred Karlinsky in the Miami Herald; December 18, 2011; Technological tools make travels easier
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert; December 2011; Florida Update by Fred Karlinsky
· AICP Journal for Insurance Compliance Professionals; December 16, 2011; "Social Media: The Times, They Are A-Changin'" by Fred Karlinsky, Esq., Rich Fidei, Esq. and Nicole Fried, Esq.
· THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate's Fred Karlinsky Joins Governor Scott on Israel Trade Mission
· Florida Underwriter Magazine; December 2011; "A Revamped Citizens and Cat Fund in 2012? Preview of Property Insurance Issues for the January Legislative Session" by Fred Karlinsky, Esq., Richard Fidei, Esq., and Katherine Webb, Esq.
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert; October 2011; Florida Update by Fred Karlinsky
· Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society "The Regulator" Newsletter; Summer 2011; Regulatory Wrap-Up: Florida by Fred Karlinsky and Rich Fidei
· Fred Karlinsky Invited to Florida State University President's Box for Football Season Opener; Tallahassee Democrat; September 9, 2011
· Fred Karlinsky in the Palm Beach Post: Despite record losses from disasters this year, Florida shouldn't feel much of a pinch; September 3, 2011
· ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal; Summer 2010: Florida Update
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert; August 2011; Florida Update by Fred Karlinsky
· Fred Karlinsky says impact of Citizens' regular rates is readily seen in the market; Insurance Journal; July 29, 2011
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert; June 2011; Florida Update by Fred Karlinsky
· Fred Karlinsky in the Palm Beach Post: 'Reinsurance is Worldwide'; May 28, 2011
· AAMGA Wholesale Insurance News; Spring 2011; "The NAIC and Surplus Lines Insurance Reforms." Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate's Fred Karlinsky and Richard Fidei talk to Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon about what lies ahead for the surplus lines industry.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine; April 1, 2011; "Will Florida Become the Next Major Venue for Captive Insurers?"
· Fred Karlinsky's presentation at the Casualty Actuarial Society Spring 2010 meeting, "A Primer on Defective Drywall Issues: Background Fact, Litigation, Insurance Coverages & Legislation" was cited in a March 22, 2011 draft NAIC Catastrophe Insurance Working Group white paper, entitled "The Background and Implications of Defective Drywall."
· Fred Karlinsky Comments on the Future of Storm Modeling; WPLG Miami Local 10 News, March 16, 2011
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert, February 2011 Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky
· Fred Karlinsky featured in the Miami Herald on February 9, 2011 -- "Balancing Act: A 24/7 Job Means Little Time for Romance"
· This article also appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Kansas City Star, Lansing State Journal, Sun Herald, Moms Miami, Bellingham Herald, The Examiner, The Hamilton Spectator (Ontario, Canada) and The Star Phoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
· Fred Karlinsky featured on WPLG Miami Local 10 News: Sinkhole Claims Lead to Insurance Hike, February 1, 2011.
· South Florida Business Journal; January 21, 2011; Fred Karlinsky featured in "Products, tools and smarts make home, mobile offices perform smoothly"
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert, December 2010 Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel Journal, Fall 2010; "You've Got Mail: Electronic Delivery of Florida Insurance Policies" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei
· Banking and Financial Services Policy Report, Aspen Publishers, October 2010; "Dodd-Frank and Board Governance: New Political-Legal Risks to Monetary Policy and Business Judgments?" by Dr. Dino Falaschetti, Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq., and Richard J. Fidei, Esq.
· Intermediaries and Reinsurance Underwriters Association Journal of Reinsurance, Fall 2010; "Reinsurance Collateral: Changes on the Horizon" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert, October 2010 Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert, August 2010 Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky
· ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal; Winter 2010; "Recent Developments in Excess Insurance, Surplus Lines Insurance, and Reinsurance Law" by Fred E. Karlinsky, Richard J. Fidei, Krista S. Kovalcin, et al
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert, June 2010 Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky
· Florida Underwriter Magazine; June 1, 2010; "Do We Feel Lucky? Florida's Property Insurance Market Remains a Game of Chance as the Season Begins" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei
· Florida Underwriter Magazine; May 26, 2010; "A Closer Look at SB 2044" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei
· Fred Karlinsky in Best's Review: Consumers Will Be Hurt if SB 2044 Does Not Pass; May 21, 2010
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert, April 2010 Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel FORC Alert, January 2010 Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, November 2009 - "Florida Still Fine-Tuning Public Adjusters" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· Financial Times (U.S. edition), November 14, 2009, "Power Dressing: Fred Karlinsky"
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel Journal, Vol. 20, Edition 3, Fall 2009 - "New Perspectives on Reinsurance Collateral Requirements," by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, Volume 26, Number 9, September 2009 - "Looking To Buy Or Sell?" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· September 2009 FORC Alert - Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, July 2009 - "Property Insurers Tackle Reinsurance Challenges" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· June 2009 FORC Alert - Federal Update by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· Setnor Byer Insurance "Risky Business" Podcast, May 8, 2009 - "Florida 2009 Legislative Session Wrap-Up" by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· The Reactions Regulation Webcast: The Year of Reckoning, May 5, 2009 - "The Year of Reckoning: Pending Federal Issues" by Fred Karlinsky.
· Broward Politics, May 6, 2009 - "Weston lawyer helping state Republicans raise money." Fred E. Karlinsky of Weston has been tapped by the state Republican Party to serve as its regional finance co-chairman for Fort Lauderdale.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, April 2009 "Decision Time For Credit Scoring? Debate Swirls As Bills Fly" by Fred E. Karlinsky, Richard J. Fidei and Jennifer C. Erdelyi.
· Republican Jewish Coalition; March 23, 2009. Fred Karlinsky elected to the Board of Directors.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, March 2009 - "2009 Legislative Session Will Prove Rocky" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· CPCU Society eJournal, Vol. 62, No. 3, March 1, 2009 - "Florida Insurance Dilemma--Efforts to Manage the Unmanageable" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· February 2009 FORC Alert - Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, February 2009 - "Surplus Lines Courting Trouble" by Fred Karlinsky and Richard Fidei.
· AM Best National Podcast, February 10, 2009 - Fred Karlinsky and Krista Kovalcin discuss the impact of the State Farm Florida property insurance coverage withdrawal.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, December 2008 - "Florida Adopts New Ratings-Based Reinsurance Collateral Rule" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· The Intermediaries and Reinsurance Underwriters Association Journal of Reinsurance, Volume 15, Number 4, Fall 2008 - "Catastrophe Risk in Florida: Efforts to Manage the Unmanageable" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· U.S. Exposure: A DMA Claims Service and ISAC Newsletter, Issue #2, October 2008 - "Catastrophe Risk in Florida: Efforts to Manage the Unmanageable" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· The Miami Herald, October 24, 2008 - Fred Karlinsky comments on the Emma Murray v. Mariners Insurance Supreme Court decision.
· Florida's Ratings-Based Reinsurance Collateral Rule, October 8, 2008 - By Fred Karlinsky and Rich Fidei.
· Recent Federal Decision Requires Filing of Surplus Lines Insurance Forms in Florida, October 8, 2008 - By Fred Karlinsky and Rich Fidei.
· South Florida Business Journal, "Legal eagles take flight, launch online marketing initiatives," August 15, 2008 - Fred Karlinsky discusses Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate's electronic news bulletins.
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel ("FORC") Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 19 Edition 1, Spring 2008 - "Credit-Based Insurance Scores," co-authored by Fred E. Karlinsky and Rich Fidei.
· Fred Karlinsky was profiled in Florida Trend's Executive Lifestyles "Best Dressed in Workplace Fashion," February 2, 2008.
· A.M. Best - To listen to an A.M. Best podcast of Fred Karlinsky discussing the June 2007 Supreme Court decision in the credit-scoring cases involving Safeco and Geico, and the impact on Florida and other states.
· Daily Business Review, July 18, 2007 - "Attorney puts together funding for two insurers," Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate attorneys Mike Colodny, Fred Karlinsky, Rich Fidei, Sandy Fay and Erin Siska assisted in securing $16.5 million and $7 million loans from Florida's Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program.
· Insurance Journal, November 5, 2007 - "Striking A Balance Over the Use of Credit-Based Insurance Scores," co-authored by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate partners Fred Karlinsky and Rich Fidei were featured as guest columnists in the August 7, 2007 issue of Daily Business Review regarding consumer credit histories and insurance law.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, November 2009 - "Florida Still Fine-Tuning Public Adjusters" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel Journal, Vol. 20, Edition 3, Fall 2009 - "New Perspectives on Reinsurance Collateral Requirements," by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, Volume 26, Number 9, September 2009 - "Looking To Buy Or Sell?" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· September 2009 FORC Alert - Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, July 2009 - "Property Insurers Tackle Reinsurance Challenges" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· June 2009 FORC Alert - Federal Update by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· Setnor Byer Insurance "Risky Business" Podcast, May 8, 2009 - "Florida 2009 Legislative Session Wrap-Up" by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· The Reactions Regulation Webcast: The Year of Reckoning, May 5, 2009 - "The Year of Reckoning: Pending Federal Issues" by Fred Karlinsky.
· Broward Politics, May 6, 2009 - "Weston lawyer helping state Republicans raise money." Fred E. Karlinsky of Weston has been tapped by the state Republican Party to serve as its regional finance co-chairman for Fort Lauderdale.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, April 2009 "Decision Time For Credit Scoring? Debate Swirls As Bills Fly" by Fred E. Karlinsky, Richard J. Fidei and Jennifer C. Erdelyi.
· Republican Jewish Coalition; March 23, 2009. Fred Karlinsky elected to the Board of Directors.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, March 2009 - "2009 Legislative Session Will Prove Rocky" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· CPCU Society eJournal, Vol. 62, No. 3, March 1, 2009 - "Florida Insurance Dilemma Efforts to Manage the Unmanageable" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· February 2009 FORC Alert - Florida Update by Fred E. Karlinsky.
· Best's Review, February 2009 "Paper Jam -- A federal court rules surplus lines insurers aren't exempt from filing forms for Florida regulatory approval" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Rich Fidei
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, February 2009 - "Surplus Lines Courting Trouble" by Fred Karlinsky and Richard Fidei.
· AM Best National Podcast, February 10, 2009 - Fred Karlinsky and Krista Kovalcin discuss the impact of the State Farm Florida property insurance coverage withdrawal.
· Florida Underwriter Magazine, December 2008 - "Florida Adopts New Ratings-Based Reinsurance Collateral Rule" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· The Intermediaries and Reinsurance Underwriters Association Journal of Reinsurance, Volume 15, Number 4, Fall 2008 - "Catastrophe Risk in Florida: Efforts to Manage the Unmanageable" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· U.S. Exposure: A DMA Claims Service and ISAC Newsletter, Issue #2, October 2008 - "Catastrophe Risk in Florida: Efforts to Manage the Unmanageable" by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
· The Miami Herald, October 24, 2008 - Fred Karlinsky comments on the Emma Murray v. Mariners Insurance Supreme Court decision.
· Florida's Ratings-Based Reinsurance Collateral Rule, October 8, 2008 - By Fred Karlinsky and Rich Fidei.
· Recent Federal Decision Requires Filing of Surplus Lines Insurance Forms in Florida, October 8, 2008 - By Fred Karlinsky and Rich Fidei.
· Federation of Regulatory Counsel ("FORC") Quarterly Journal of Insurance Law and Regulation, Vol. 19 Edition 1, Spring 2008 - "Credit-Based Insurance Scores," by Fred E. Karlinsky and Rich Fidei.
· A.M. Best - To listen to an A.M. Best podcast of Fred Karlinsky discussing the June 2007 Supreme Court decision in the credit-scoring cases involving Safeco and Geico, and the impact on Florida and other states.
· Daily Business Review, July 18, 2007 - "Attorney puts together funding for two insurers," Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky & Abate attorneys Mike Colodny, Fred Karlinsky, Rich Fidei, Sandy Fay and Erin Siska assisted in securing $16.5 million and $7 million loans from Florida's Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program.
· Insurance Journal, November 5, 2007 - "Striking A Balance Over the Use of Credit-Based Insurance Scores," co-authored by Fred E. Karlinsky and Richard J. Fidei.
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