Category: Archive – Seminars

Storm brewing over overhauls

Mar 28, 2008

Insurance rates again take up Legislature’s time By McClatchy TribuneKeynoter.com–Mar. 28, 2008 A year after making sweeping property insurance changes, Florida legislators are divided between maintaining a consumer-friendly face or allowing homeowner premiums to start inching up. This week, the …

Program attracts insurers

Mar 28, 2008

Bill extends state-funded loans, helping companies boost capital reserves By BOB FLISS Charlotte Business Editor Sun-Herald–Mar. 28, 2008 TALLAHASSEE — After two consecutive quiet hurricane seasons, competition is gradually returning to Florida’s property insurance market. A House council on Thursday …

OPINION: Citizens, consider adding auto insurance

Mar 28, 2008

South-Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 28, 2008 By Samuel Z . Kobran The conundrum the Florida state legislators find themselves in, as reported in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, is what extent should they modify the property tax insurance law passed last year. The …

Citizens Insurance surplus could be tapped

Mar 28, 2008

Miami-Herald–Mar. 28, 2008BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA Money earmarked to pay future Citizens Property Insurance claims could end up funding a program to provide additional capital for young insurers and start-ups. A bill passed Thursday by the Florida House’s Jobs and …

Insurance-Related Meetings: Week of March 31-April 4

Mar 28, 2008

  Legislative Meetings The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 from 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-related bills scheduled to be discussed include: …

On storms, our heads are still in the sand

Mar 27, 2008

St. Pete Times–Mar. 26, 2008 By Howard Troxler, Times Columnist Sorry to bring up a sore subject, but we haven’t fixed this hurricane insurance thing yet. In fact, you could argue that we in Florida have just about put ourselves …