Category: Archive – News
Aug 25, 2012
The following article was published in The Miami Herald on August 25, 2012: Can Citizens Property Handle Andrew-Like Storm? By Toluse Olorunnipa www.miamiherald.com It’s been 20 years since Hurricane Andrew ripped the roof off of Dr. Albert Zbik’s South Miami-Dade …
Aug 24, 2012
The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on August 23, 2012: Florida Keys’ Citizens Look to Lower Island’s Risk Profile,Rates By Michael Adams www.insurancejournal.com Frustrated by rising premiums, reduced coverage and a single market, citizens and officials …
Aug 24, 2012
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on August 24, 2012: Trading in Your Auto Insurer By Karen Blumenthal www.wsj.com Maybe they should call them disloyalty programs. If you have been with your auto insurer for several …
Aug 23, 2012
The following article was posted to the SaintPetersBlog on August 23, 2012: Hospitals Fight Workers’ Comp Changes saintpetersblog.com The Florida Hospital Association is legally challenging proposed changes in how much hospitals get paid to provide outpatient treatment to workers-compensation insurance …
Aug 23, 2012
The following article was published in PropertyCasualty 360º on August 23, 2012: Florida Insurance Commissioner During Andrew Remembers the Storm — and Assesses its Game-Changing Impact By Chad Hemenway www.propertycasualty360.com It was the storm no one thought, or no …
Aug 22, 2012
The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on August 22, 2012: Tropical Storm Isaac Strengthening; Floridians, Citrus Growers Begin to Worry www.insurancejournal.com Fears of damage to the country’s top citrus-growing region pushed benchmark November frozen concentrated orange juice …
Aug 22, 2012
The following article was posted to the wcjb.com website on August 22, 2012: More Rain May Mean More Sinkholes www.wcjb.com The steady rains that have fallen over North Central Florida for nearly two months now have created more than one …
Aug 21, 2012
The following article was published in the Kansas City Star on August 21, 2012: Florida university unveils new “Wall of Wind” hurricane simulator By Curtis Morgan www.kansascity.com Nearly 20 years after Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 wind once again …
Aug 20, 2012
The following article was published in The Palm Beach Post on August 20, 2012: Letter: Citizens rigging rates with reinspections www.palmbeachpost.com Thank you for Charles Elmore’s coverage of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., and the rising premiums from re-inspections. I …
Aug 20, 2012
The following article was published in the Florida Times-Union on August 20, 2012: A Few Tips from Florida’s Insurance Commissioner By Mike Clark www.jacksonville.com Sure, Lousiana has reformed its property insurance system. That state doesn’t have the same long …