Category: Archive – Seminars
Mar 27, 2008
Insurance Journal–Mar. 27, 2008 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty promoted Jim Bennett to director of market investigations for the Office of Insurance Regulation. Bennett will report to General Counsel Steve Parton. Bennett joined the OIR in October 2004 where he …
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 …
Mar 27, 2008
Insurance Journal–Mar. 27, 2008 By Brian Kern Legislation passed by the Florida Senate this week would reduce the amount of state-funded reinsurance that insurers can purchase under the temporary increase in coverage limit (TICL) program. The Senate bill would reduce …
Mar 27, 2008
South-Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 25, 2008 By Julie Patel TALLAHASSEE The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would make sweeping property insurance changes in Florida. The bill would expand the state’s power to suspend and fine insurers that …
Mar 27, 2008
Orlando Business Journal–Mar. 26, 2008 Florida’s state-run property insurer may be taking steps to insure that it has funding to pay claims immediately after a hurricane. The board of governors of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. authorized the sale of between …
Mar 26, 2008
Florida Today–Mar. 26, 2008 BY JOHN McCARTHY and KIMBERLY C. MOORE The news last week that companies that insure mortgages were tightening their regulations in Brevard County left some wondering whether they would still be able to get mortgages to …
Mar 26, 2008
Florida Today–Mar. 26, 2008 Get ready to pay for state bailout if a big hurricane rolls through Florida this year You don’t have to tell Florida residents they’re getting the shaft from insurance companies on their homeowner policies for hurricane …
Mar 26, 2008
National Underwriter–Mar. 35, 2008BY MATT BRADYNU Online News Service Legislation aimed at reducing Florida homeowners’ exposure to increased assessments to support the state’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund in the event of a major storm won unanimous approval in the Senate Banking …
Mar 26, 2008
Palm Beach Post–Mar. 26, 2008By MICHAEL BENDER and RANDY DIAMONDPalm Beach Post Staff Writers TALLAHASSEE — Windstorm premiums would be capped for another year for homeowners with state-backed insurance, but Floridians covered by private carriers could see a rate hike …
Mar 26, 2008
A variety of measures would tighten state control in an effort to restrict rate increases. Aaron DeslatteTallahassee BureauOrlando Sentinel–Mar. 26, 2008 TALLAHASSEE The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee on Tuesday advanced a package of changes to keep pressure on insurers …