Category: Archive – News
Nov 18, 2010
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Agent and Agency Services (“Division”) has announced that, effective December 15, 2010, it will no longer accept VISA-branded credit or debit cards. According to the Division, VISA’s regulations prevent a pass through …
Nov 16, 2010
The following article was published by Sunshine News on November 16, 2010: Road to Republican Party of Florida Chairmanship runs through Sarasota By Kenric Ward www.sunshinestatenews.com In the run for Republican Party of Florida chairman, Joe Gruters, the young party …
Nov 16, 2010
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on November 15, 2010: Rare veto override votes set Tuesday in Florida By Bill Kaczor www.palmbeachpost.com Florida lawmakers are poised to do something they haven’t done in 12 years and …
Nov 16, 2010
The following article was published in the Daytona Beach News-Journal on November 15, 2010: Insurance rates in Florida keep rising, with or without hurricanes By Tom Knox http://www.news-journalonline.com/ Robert W. Elton’s property insurance has more than doubled in five years. …
Nov 16, 2010
The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on November 14, 2010: More storms now than ever? Yes. No. Maybe. By Paige St. John http://www.heraldtribune.com/ The common insurance industry claim that hurricanes are on the rise lacks an essential …
Nov 15, 2010
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on November 15, 2010: Crash course for 54 new lawmakers at Florida Capitol By Steve Bousquet www.tampabay.com As one of dozens of newly elected state lawmakers, Rep. Doug Broxson …
Nov 15, 2010
The following article was published by Sunshine News on November 15, 2010: Adjusters strike gold in Florida sinkholes By Kenric Ward http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/ Becalmed by a string of relatively uneventful hurricane seasons, a growing army of claims adjusters …
Nov 15, 2010
The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on November 15, 2010: Paige St. John: Insurers’ computer models deeply flawed By Paige St. John http://www.heraldtribune.com/ Property insurers today are largely dependent on the secret algorithms of just a few …
Nov 14, 2010
The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on November 14. 2010: Florida insurers rely on dubious storm model By Paige St. John http://www.heraldtribune.com/ Hurricane Katrina extracted a terrifying toll — 1,200 dead, a premier American city in ruins, …
Nov 13, 2010
The following article was published in the Miami Herald on November 13, 2010: Property managers make money off condos’ insurance By Julie Patel www.herald.com Your property management company may be making money off your condo association’s insurance policy. Some say …