October 11, 2000
TO: Legal Malpractice Insurance Carriers (See Attached List)
I have been pursuing a cause of action against attorneys insured and/or employed by Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company. The cause of action is a civil cause of action but also involves serious ethical violations of The Florida Bar rules. In my pursuit of sanctions against the attorneys in question, I have been frustrated by The Florida Bar's inappropriate lack of willingness to hear the case in the correct setting. I believe that because of the relationship between the attorneys, i.e. - they are insured by and employed by Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company, unfair business practices are taking place in the legal malpractice insurance industry in Florida.
I have written to Governor Jeb Bush about this problem. Present Florida legislation limits Governor Bush's intervention with regard to The Florida Bar. I have also written to Insurance Commissioner Bill Nelson who, thus far, has refused to acknowledge the information that I provided to him. I suggest that, as an interested party, you should pursue a similar course of action.
I would be privileged to provide you with any information you might request with regard to this matter. In the meantime, I invite you to visit my web site at www.victimsofthesystem.org.
Very truly yours,
Meryl M. Lanson
Chief Executive Officer
Admiral Insurance Company
Monitor Liability Managers
2850 West Golf Road
Suite 800
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Attn: Randy Mrorowicz
American International Group Companies
AIG-LPL Unit
175 Water Street
7th Floor
New York, New York 10038
Attn: Robert Roaisi
Association of Trial Lawyers Assurance
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4800
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1604
Attn: Peter H. Wood
Attorneys Liability Assurance Society, Inc.
311 South Wacker Drive
Suite 5700
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attn: Nancy Montroy
Carolina Casualty
Monitor Liability Managers
2850 West Golf Road
Suite 800
Rolling Meadows, Illinois 60008
Attn: Randy Mrorowicz
Chicago Insurance Company
Interstate Insurance Group
55 East Monroe Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
Attn: Renate Zachman and Diane Fiel
CNA
1100 Cornwall Road
Monmouth Junction, New Jersey
Attn: Gerald Merritt
CNA
40 Wall Street
8th Floor
New York, New York 10038
Attn: Chris DePuy
Evanston Insurance Company
Shand Morahan
1009 Church Lane
Evanston, Illinois 60201
Attn: Jeff Rubin
Executive Risk, Inc.
82 Hopmeadow Street
Simsbury, Connecticut 06070-7683
Attn: Christie Kennedy and David Robinson
First State Management
Affinity (AON) Insurance Services
99 High Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
Attn: Jack Kukowski
Gulf Insurance Group
One Tower Square
2PB
Hartford, Connecticut 06183
Attn: Kevin Sullivan
Harbor Specialty Insurance Company
1545 Raymond Diehl Road
3rd Floor
Tallahassee, Florida 32308
Attn: John D. McCann
Legion Insurance Company
Rigdon & Gioia/Target Capital
3033 Ogden Avenue
Suite 300
Lislie, Illinois 60532
Attn: Robert Hanser and Mark Rooker
Frontier Insurance Company
Fischer Underwriting Group
The Atrium
East 80, Route 4
Paramus, New Jersey 07652
Attn: Donald R. Fischer
Great American Insurance Company
1755 North Collins Boulevard
LB #506
Richardson, Texas 75080
Attn: Carter L. Hampton
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Great American Insurance Company
1755 North Collins Boulevard
LB#506
Richardson, Texas 75080
Attn: Valerie Kister
Lloyds of London
Professional Practice Insurance Brokers, Inc.
10 California Street
Redwood City, California 94063-1513
Attn: Robert Hamilton
National Casualty/Scottsdale Insurance Company
Scottsdale Insurance Company
8877 North Gainey Center Drive
Scottsdale, Arizona 85258
Attn: Bonnie L. Yakley
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
One Bala Plaza
Suite 100
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004
Attn: James J. Reilly
Plus Companies, Kemper Law Pro
Post Office Box 6920
520 US Highway 22
Bridgewater, New Jersey 08807-0920
Attn: Frank A. Figaro
Reliance National Insurance Group
Reliance National Insurance
77 Water Street
New York, New York 10005
Attn: Soraida Rios
Reliance National Insurance Group
Reliance National Insurance
77 Water Street
New York, New York 10005
Attn: Robyn Golden
St. Paul Fire & Marine
Three Copley Place
Suite 300
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Attn: Willis Corroon
TIG Insurance Company
227 West Monroe
Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Attn: Debra R. Rads
United National Insurance Company
135 Kinnelon Road
Suite 102
Kinnelon, New Jersey 07405
Attn: Ira J. Dawer
Westport Insurance Corporation
181 West Madison
Chicago, Illinois 60602
Attn: Linda Ahrens
Zurich American Insurance Group
Zurich American Brokerage
1 Liberty Plaza
New York, New York 10006
Attn: Elizabeth Hathawav