Category: Archive – Seminars

Allstate’s Surrender May Give State Long-Awaited Answers

Apr 14, 2008

The Tampa Tribune–April 12, 2008 Charlie Crist ran for governor promising his election would bring lower property insurance rates. He kept his word, but barely, and only after lawmakers passed complicated legislation that has put Florida’s taxpayers at risk should …

Florida Surplus Lines Service Office

Apr 14, 2008

The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office ("FSLSO") will the following meetings on Monday, April 14 at the FSLSO Headquarters, 1441 Maclay Commerce Drive, Suite 200, Tallahassee, Florida: Audit Committee–110:00 a.m. Board of Governors–1:00 p.m. No agendas for the above meetings …

House Policy and Budget Council Meeting

Apr 14, 2008

The House Policy and Budget Council will hold a meeting on Monday, April 14, 2008 from 3:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. in Room 212 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills scheduled to be discussed include: HB 0111: Relating …

Senate Commerce Committee

Apr 14, 2008

The Senate Commerce Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, April 14, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in Room 401 of the Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills scheduled to be discussed include: SB 1422: Relating to …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of April 14-18

Apr 11, 2008

  Legislative Meetings Monday, April 14 The House Policy and Budget Council will hold a meeting on Monday, April 14, 2008 from 3:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. in Room 212 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills scheduled to …

State gets ‘F’ for insurance climate, reports says

Apr 10, 2008

Treasure Coast Palm–April 10, 2008 By Nadia Vanderhoof A nationwide study conducted by a nonprofit institute says Floridians are paying higher premiums for their homeowners insurance than necessary because of cumbersome state regulations. The Heartland Institute study gave the state …

SENATOR DON GAETZ: Senate looks to regulate insurance

Apr 10, 2008

Gulf Breeze News As you may recall from previous reports, the Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability recently conducted an inquiry into why insurance rates were not reduced as much as expected based on legislation passed in 2007. Insurance …

EDITORIAL: Office of Insurance Regulation

Apr 10, 2008

Watchdog shows it won’t let go of Allstate demand By Staff Reports Naples Daily News–April 9, 2008 Florida’s Office of Insurance Regulation is in this for the long haul. The office said it was serious about learning the truth about …

Allstate is faced with 3rd inquiry

Apr 10, 2008

Senate panel wants to know if insurer lied and tried to thwart rate-cutting efforts By Paige St. JohnHerald-Tribune–April 10, 2008 TALLAHASSEE — Behind a nondescript brown door on the second floor of a Senate office building, the Florida Legislature is …