Category: Archive – News

The following article was posted to the fsunews.com website on February 22, 2013: Mark Hohmeister: Insurers have their hands full this session By Mark Hohmeister www.fsunews.com Raise your hand if you have read your entire homeowner’s and automotive insurance policies, …

The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on February 25, 2013: Florida Surplus Lines Association Names New Executive Director The Florida Surplus Lines Association said it has named Larry Bodkin as its new executive director. Bodkin currently is …

The following article was published in The Tampa Bay Times on February 25, 2013: Thursdays letters:  Dinner tabs don’t drive Citizens rates By John Rollins www.tampabaytimes.com My favorite quote from a Citizens board meeting came when former chair Bruce Douglas …

The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on February 24, 2013: Lawmakers contemplate a Florida-only Citizens By Maria Mallory White www.sun-sentinel.com As lawmakers continue to grapple with how to slash Citizens Property Insurance Corp.‘s list of …

The folloiwng article was published in the Fort Myers News Press on February 24, 2013: Insureres cite another culprit; insurers who don’t agree By Andrea Rumbaugh www.news-press.com Insurance companies need insurance too, and this type of insurance – called reinsurance …

The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on February 22, 2013: Good News Now, Question Marks Later for Florida Citizens By Ray Lehmann www.insurancejournal.com Coming on the heels of a major deal that transferred 31,000 coastal policies and …

The following news release was issued by the A.M. Best Company on February 22, 2013: A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Weston Insurance Company A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of B (Fair) and an issuer credit rating …

As reported in the Feb. 15, 2013 issue of the Florida Bar News, Colodny Fass Shareholder Joel Fass was inducted into the Litigation Counsel of America.

The following article was published in The Sunshine State News on February 12, 2013: Citizens Insurance Hopes Policy Shedding Deal is Trend Setter By Jim Turner www.sunshinestatenews.com Citizens Property Insurance Corp. hopes to shed 15 percent of its coastal accounts …

The following article was published in The Florida Current on February 11, 2013: Citizens approves 31,000 more policies for takeout By Gray Rohrer www.floridacurrent.com Citizens Property Insurance Corp. board members approved the removal of up to 31,000 wind-only policies in …