<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2180" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Verdana" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>For what it's worth...Safeco is pulling = completely out of Florida for homeowners insurance. Can't help but think that the devastating last year of hurricane damaged homes (that companies = like Safeco had to pay out), is affecting their underwriting policies and = prcings for the every type of coverage.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 12, 2005 = 2:15 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Safeco business insurance</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Verdana color=#000000 = size=3> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 8/11/05 3:08:31 PM Pacific Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:anrebe@sbcglobal.net">anrebe@sbcglobal.net</A> = writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2>I got a quote from them that has me looking for competing = bids.<BR>Andrew<BR>At 04:53 PM 8/11/2005, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"><FONT size=2>To = the list:  Just got a renewal notice from Safeco that my insurance will be = raised 32% for the upcoming year!! Has anybody else encountered something = like this?  <BR> <BR>Don Bee, Sr., RPT<BR>Chicago Chapter</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV>My rates have gone up a bit, too.  I find it curious, and it = got me wondering:  how many people have actually filed claims with = Safeco?  Anybody on this list?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I, for one, have never filed a claim.  I have it for the = same reason I have medical insurance:  catastrophic occurence!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Of course, if I were to cancel my policy, I'd have a Fazioli = action fall off of my workbench...:-)  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I may be mistaken, but it seems as though the rate increase is = due to whatever restructuring or sale took place when the Potter, Leonard = name went away.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>