Category: Archive – Seminars
May 6, 2016
HCI Chairman and CEO Paresh Patel undaunted After two-and-a-half years of planning and development, HCI officially launched TypTap, an online residential flood insurance platform, Steve Benna reports for the Florida Business Observer. Empower property owners on flood insurance …
May 5, 2016
Citizens drops policies on homes valued over $700K in Broward, Palm Beach After reducing its policy count by more than two-thirds over the past four years, state-run Citizens Property Insurance continued to shed its risk load by securing approval …
May 4, 2016
Florida Insurance Commissioner Candidate Jeffrey Bragg Applies for PSC Post Governor Rick Scott’s top choice to become insurance commissioner, Jeffrey S. Bragg, is among the 11 candidates who have applied to become Public Service Commissioner, the powerful board that …
May 3, 2016
Execs Warn of Impending Florida Market Crisis Over Water Loss Claims Abuse of assignment of benefits from water loss claims has become a full-blown Florida insurance crisis that will mean higher insurance rates next year and for the foreseeable …
May 2, 2016
Scott, Cabinet Go In-House for Insurance Commissioner Remaining in-house, Gov. Rick Scott and state Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater — in their third attempt to reach a joint recommendation on the high-profile job — agreed to promote Deputy Commissioner …
Apr 27, 2016
Scott Counsel: McCarty Extension Requires Cabinet Approval Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty cannot stay in his post beyond May 2, unless the extension is approved by Governor Rick Scott, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and at least one other …
Apr 26, 2016
Standoff Worsens Between Governor Rick Scott and CFO Atwater on Replacing Florida Insurance Commissioner The standoff intensified today over hiring a new Florida insurance commissioner, as Governor Rick Scott’s lone choice failed to win support of Chief Financial Officer …
Apr 25, 2016
Cabinet to Discuss Florida Insurance Commissioner Replacement Tuesday With hurricane season approaching, Florida officials are working to hire a new state insurance commissioner, WFSU’s Regan McCarthy reports. Governor Rick Scott interviews more Insurance Commissioner Candidates Outgoing Florida Commissioner McCarty …
Apr 22, 2016
CFO Atwater Offers Two New Candidates for State Insurance Post Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater offered up two new possible compromise candidates Thursday to be the state’s next insurance commissioner: Raymond Blacklidge and Belinda Miller. Steve Bousquet reports …
Apr 21, 2016
McCarty Delays Departure as Impasse Remains over Insurance Commissioner Post Palm Harbor resident Jeffrey Bragg and State Representative Bill Hager, R-Delray Beach, have been asked back to interview again with the Florida Cabinet for the state insurance commissioner job …