Category: Archive – News

Editorial: State gets reasonable on sinkhole premiums

Sep 22, 2011

  The following article was published in the Bradenton Herald on September 22, 2011:   State gets reasonable on sinkhole premiums   In a consumer friendly action, Florida’s insurance commissioner wisely slashed the proposed premium increases for sinkhole coverage that …

Insurance regulators panned Citizens’ sinkhole rate request

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on September 20, 2011:   Insurance Regulators panned Citizens sinkhole rate request   By Gray Rohrer   State Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty didn’t think much of the initial massive sinkhole rate …

Feds to state: Medical loss ratios are coming to Florida

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on September 21, 2011:   Feds to state:  Medical Loss Ratios are Coming to Florida   By Christine Jordan Sexton   State officials told legislators on Wednesday that the federal government …

Hillsborough County cracks down on staged accident fraud

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in the Tampa Tribune on September 21, 2011: Hillsborough cracks down on staged accident fraud   By Mike Salinero   Hillsborough County commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance today to crack down on phony medical clinics …

United Insurance expands into Rhode Island

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on September 21, 2011: United Insurance expands into Rhode Island   United Property and Casualty Insurance Co. won approval from the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation to write …

Florida Hurricane Fund May be Too Big

Sep 21, 2011

The following article was published in Florida Today on September 21, 2011:   Hurricane Fund May be Too Big   By the Associated Press   Florida’s hurricane fund chief is warning that the state-created fund used to help insurers pay …

Florida officials, insurers demonstrate staged car crash

Sep 16, 2011

The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on September 15, 2011:   Florida officials, insurers demostrate staged car crash   By Julie Patel and Danielle A. Alvarez   Officials call it the “panic stop.” A driver …