Category: Archive – Seminars

EDITORIAL: ‘Florida Is Uniquely Vulnerable’

Jun 13, 2008

The Ledger–June 13, 2008 A much-needed climate-change bill was defeated a week ago today in the U.S. Senate when supporters fell short of the votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. It was a setback in the effort to combat …

Marco Island fire assessment moves step forward

Jun 13, 2008

Property owners may see another assessment added to tax bills By KELLY FARRELLMarco Island Eagle–June 12, 2008 Discussions of a fire assessment may turn up the heat on Marco Island City Councilors. Some view the fire assessment as a way …

Color graphic to show threat storms pose

Jun 13, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–June 13, 2008 If a hurricane threatens South Florida this year, the National Weather Service in Miami plans to provide a special graphic depicting in detail how this region might be affected. Called the Tropical Cyclone Impacts graphic, …

Homeowners sue state over insurer Poe

Jun 12, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–June 11, 2008 By Paul OwersSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel A nonprofit agency formed by the Legislature to pay claims of the insolvent Poe property insurance companies has been slow to respond, say lawyers who have filed suit on behalf …

AmCOMP contests OIR claim of excessive profits

Jun 12, 2008

South Florida Business Journal–June 11, 2008 AmCOMP said it has it filed a petition requesting a hearing to review a claim by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation that it realized $11.7 million in excessive profits. In May, the OIR …

Florida Startup Cuts Home Insurance Rates

Jun 12, 2008

National Underwriter–June 11, 2008 BY TIFFANY REIDNU Online News Service Olympus Insurance Company, one of the newer entries in the Florida marketplace, said it is offering rate decreases of up to 35 percent in northern and central Florida. A spokesman …

Global warming spurs new flood worries

Jun 12, 2008

Water management officials studying ways to protect water supplies, structures from rising threat By VALLI FINNEYNaples Daily News–June 11, 2008 Will global warming cause the sea level around Florida to rise quicker than expected? If so, officials from the South …