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Florida hits Allstate in the moneymaker: Auto policies

Charlie Crist took the battle between insurance regulators and Allstate Insurance companies and kicked it up a notch Wednesday: The governor suggested Allstate customers rethink their policies.

Allstate Responds to Fla. Insurance Commissioner’s Regulatory Actions

In a written statement responding to the Florida Insurance Commissioner suspending Allstate’s certificate of authority Wednesday, the insurer said it is committed to working diligently with the Office of Insurance Regulation to create solutions and ensure there is a healthy insurance market for Florida consumers.

Allstate Mulls Reaction To Florida Auto Line Suspension

Allstate is pondering its next move after Florida’s insurance commissioner announced he was suspending the insurer’s license to write new auto insurance business in the state until the carrier provides material he has demanded in a subpoena.

Q&A: What does the Allstate ban mean for you?

Why was Allstate singled out?

Enough is enough

State insurance regulators and lawmakers are sticking up for Florida consumers, who are long overdue for a break.

Rumor mill churning as Giuliani meets with Crist today

It’s ripe, it’s tempting, it’s just out of reach.

Sen. Joseph Lieberman stumps for John McCain in Palm Beach County

He focuses on Jewish support in the primary

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman came to Jewish groups in Palm Beach County on Wednesday stumping for his Senate colleague and presidential candidate John McCain, pitching him as an experienced, muscular leader on foreign policy and a steadfast supporter of Israel.

Florida Dems eager to vote despite candidates’ boycott

What if they held a presidential primary and nobody campaigned?

Unthinkable as it may seem in this media-manipulated age, that’s the situation developing in, of all places, Florida, a state that generally gets blanketed by candidates and their messages.

Editorial: Our position: Dyer has shown he has the vision to lead Orlando into the future

Buddy Dyer’s first full term as Orlando’s mayor was a roller-coaster ride, with great highs and lows.

Crist cheerleader-in-chief for property tax amendment

Hoping for a huge property tax cut, Dennis Lopez wasn’t too excited about the constitutional amendment Gov. Charlie Crist was offering.

Special Report: The Amendment 1 Decision

On Jan. 29, Florida voters will decide on dramatic changes to the state’s property tax system.

Competing campaigns over tax amendment both draw passionate crowds

Their passion is evident in competing campaigns over the proposed amendment.

As Florida Gov. Charlie Crist emerged Wednesday from his campaign bus in Orlando and greeted a throng of television cameras and supporters wearing “Vote Yes on 1” stickers on their lapels, a small group of black residents from Orlando’s west side gathered in a community-center gym a few miles away.

South Florida battered by highest inflation rate in U.S.

In 2007, the nation had the highest inflation rate in 17 years. And there’s more bad news: South Florida suffered through a more rapid increase in consumer prices than any other metropolitan area.

Lawmakers fast track economic stimulus plan

An economic stimulus package to help stave off recession is on the fast track in Congress after Democratic and Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday reached a rare agreement to quickly pull together a bipartisan plan.

Ho-hum reaction might follow Florida Democrats’ vote

Florida Democrats who hope the state’s sheer size will draw attention to their shunned presidential primary may have gotten a gloomy preview from the treatment of slightly smaller but similarly penalized Michigan.

U.S. Judge Tells Gov. Sanford He Must Defend Comp Orders

A federal judge who had “invited” South Carolina’s governor to come to court, yesterday made it mandatory that the governor appear and answer charges that orders he issued to the state Workers’ Compensation Commission are unconstitutional.

Levee Report Shocks City: Feds Plan Tough Restrictions

After years of post-Hurricane Katrina pressure to improve the nation’s defenses against catastrophic flooding, the federal government took a drastic step Tuesday.

Varying state economies pose challenge

January presents an extraordinary challenge for the Republicans running for president.

Ex-Congressman Indicted In Terrorism-Funding Case

A former Republican congressman from Michigan who has dedicated himself to building ties between Christians and Muslims was indicted in federal court yesterday for alleged ties to an Islamic charity that sent money to suspected terrorists.

Who Is Best Prepared for a Disaster?

Men and women are on different pages when it comes to disaster preparedness, with males typically believing they are more prepared than women, according to a national survey by AxcessPoints, a California-based online disaster preparedness service that helps consumers safeguard insurance, financial and medical information.

 

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