Category: Archive – Seminars

  Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Signs Off on Possible Rate Hikes Pointing to a “Crisis” in costly water-damage claims, the Citizens Property Insurance Board of Governors on Wednesday unanimously approved a proposed 6.8 percent statewide rate increase.  THE NEWS SERVICE …

  Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Expects More Customers in 2017 After years of losing customers, state-run Citizens Property Insurance expects to gain them in 2017, its top executive said Tuesday.  Charles Elmore reports for the Palm Beach Post.    Integro …

  Florida Theme Parks Review Safety Policies After Fatal Alligator Attack After a gator killed a 2-year-old Nebraska boy at a Walt Disney World Resort, attention soon turned to tourists. In a state with an estimated 1 million alligators, how …

  Public Hearing Requested over Heritage’s 14.9-Percent Insurance Rate Increase Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate has called for a Public Hearing over Heritage Property & Casualty’s requested statewide average 14.9-percent rate increase for former policyholders of State-Run Citizens Insurance, the Sun-Sentinel’s Ron …

  Deadline Looms for Citizens’ Appointment Agreements Addressing Data Security Appointed agents and agencies of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance have just two weeks left to sign new appointment agreements or have their contract with the state-run insurer terminated, Insurance Journal’s …

  Troubled Waters Panel Wades into Divisive Insurance Fight The CEO of one of Florida’s 10 biggest property insurers told a forum in Boca Raton Tuesday that inflated water-damage claims are “morally wrong” and hurt all consumers by raising rates, …

  Insurance Controversy Targeted In Florida Forum It’s the topic off the season in the insurance world.  It pits insurance companies against contractors, attorneys and other third parties they blame for inflating non-storm claims such as plumbing leaks.  Caught in …

  Florida Supreme Court Rejects Another Part of Workers’ Compensation System For the second time in less than two months, the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that part of the state’s workers’ compensation insurance system is unconstitutional.  THE NEWS …

  Florida Flags Insurer’s Proposed Assignment of Benefits Restrictions One of South Florida’s largest property insurance companies has been rebuffed by state insurance regulators for seeking Assignment of Benefits restrictions that were disapproved two years ago.  The Sun Sentinel’s Ron …

  Departing Insurance Commissioner Warns South Florida to Solve Insurance Claims Crisis Preparing to leave State Government after 27 years, former Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty warned that South Florida faces further property insurance rate increases if a solution isn’t …