Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report–Wednesday, September 24, 2014
Sep 24, 2014
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.–Florida Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors meeting. Orlando, Florida. Teleconference: 888-942-8686; access code: 5743735657#. To view the meeting notice, click here.
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.–Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology meeting. Teleconference: (888) 670-3525; access code: 7135858151. To view the agenda, click here.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance May Drop One Percent Storm Surcharge Early
A 1 percent charge imposed on most homeowners’ policies to help the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance cover losses from the last of the 2005 hurricanes may come off the books two years early, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via the Orlando Sentinel.
Insurers woo Citizens customers, but many who switch during year-end frenzy return to state insurer
But if history is any guide, consumers may want to talk to agents before they accept an offer and ask about their options to return to Citizens — and at what price — if the new company charges more than they anticipated, explains Charles Elmore for the Palm Beach Post.
Florida Tops BusinessWeek List of Disaster-Prone States
Rhode Island is second only to Florida in risk of natural hazards-fun events such as flood, wildfire, tornado, and storm surge, Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s Alyssa Abkowitz reports.
Now, Gainesville would be better prepared for a hurricane
Ten years ago this month, Gainesville was a mess, Gainesville Sun reporter Cindy Swerko writes.
John Thrasher named Florida State University president
The search that began in March and stalled over the summer because of the long shadow cast by a powerful state senator ended late yesterday when the Florida State University Board of Trustees named Senator John Thrasher as the school’s new president, the Miami Herald’s Amy Hollyfield reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.
- Thrasher: Wait a Minute, FSU Isn’t Official, I’m Still Campaigning for Senate
- Florida Senate Leaders Congratulate Thrasher, FSU
Florida elections officials urge online voter registration by 2017
Florida’s 67 election supervisors released a report Tuesday that calls on the Legislature to create a new system of online voter registration next year. But the report cautioned that the system should be implemented cautiously and after the next presidential election in 2016, Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet reports via “The Buzz” blog.
Advocacy groups find flaws with Florida voter laws
Voting rights groups say Floridians face persistent barriers to vote that could result in more ballots not counting in November, Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet reports via “The Buzz” blog.
Medical Marijuana, Same-Sex Marriage Divide Florida Attorney General Candidates
In the Florida attorney general race, the candidates are showing no sign of avoiding hot-button topics like medical marijuana use and same-sex marriage, Kevin Derby writes for SunshineStateNews.com.
Surplus Lines Rate Hikes to Slow As Competition Grows
Two major insurance rating entities see slowing rate increases for the surplus lines segment in the coming months as competition grows, Mark Hollmer reports via Insurance Journal.
Bradley Kading, president of the Association of Bermuda Insurers and Reinsurers, had the bucket of ice and water poured over his head by Michael McRaith, director of the US Treasury’s Federal Insurance Office, the Royal Gazette’s Jonathan Kent reports.
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