Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Feb 2, 2011
The following editorial outlining the burden of unfunded mandates on Florida’s municipalities was published on TCPalm.com on January 31, 2011: Editorial: Legislature and Governor should heed the concerns of Florida’s municipalities Municipalities want governor mindful of burdens of …
Feb 2, 2011
As the start of Florida’s 2011 Legislative Session approaches, Colodny Fass will provide our regular “From the Capitol to the Courthouse” readers with a daily centralized resource for insurance-related information by combining our popular advance calendar and news headlines …
Feb 1, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Should Citizens leaders come from the insurance industry? Tucked in a sweeping property insurance bill that is expected to clear its first hurdle Monday is a provision that would …
Jan 31, 2011
The Seafarers’ House issued the following news release today, January 31, 2011: Seafarers’ House Announces 2011 Board of Directors Port Everglades, FL – January 28, 2011 Seafarers’ House at Port Everglades is pleased to announce the members of its 2011 …
Jan 31, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm wants to raise average rates by 28 percent State Farm Florida Insurance, the Florida’s largest private property insurer, wants to raise rates by a statewide average of 28 …
Jan 28, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush Opens Property Casualty Insurers Executive Roundtable in Florida Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, a globally-recognized leader on economic and education reform, opened the Property Casualty …
Jan 28, 2011
This news release was issued by the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America on January 27, 2011: PCI commends Atwater for Shining Light on Auto Fraud TALLAHASSEE-The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) commends Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Jeff …
Jan 27, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Deal may help turtles, hinder coastal property owners ability to obtain flood insurance Environmentalists hope a legal agreement will limit federal flood policies for new coastal development and force …
Jan 27, 2011
Following the 2010 release of its Guidance on Financial Stability Ratings® and Catastrophe Reinsurance Program Reporting for Florida Property Insurers, Demotech, Inc. has designed the Florida Quarterly Review (“FQR”), which has been structured to provide selected financial information and …
Jan 26, 2011
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Sweeping property insurance changes debated Lawmakers debated a property insurance package that would strengthen insurers by reducing their costs and allowing certain rate hikes. THE NEWS …