Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, October 21

Oct 21, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Lawsuit accuses Citizens Property Insurance of wrongfully using no-bid contracts A class action lawsuit filed in Tallahassee on Thursday alleges that wrongful use of no-bid contracts by Citizens …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, October 20

Oct 20, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Sawgrass policyholders won’t hire their own claims reps Sawgrass Mutual Insurance policyholders have voted to bar themselves from using public insurance adjusters, who represent policyholders in claims disputes …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, October 19

Oct 19, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  First Community Insurance wants 27 percent rate hike First Community Insurance Co. plans to ask regulators Thursday for a 26.7 percent increase for policies that cover rented …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, October 18

Oct 18, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Column:  Knauf drywall deal doesn’t take care of everyone yet  As the first large-scale pilot program to remediate homes with contaminated Chinese drywall manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, October 15

Oct 15, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Approves 7.8% Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Florida workers’ compensation insurers have been given the green light to raise rates an average 7.8 percent starting Jan. 1, 2011. …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, October 14

Oct 14, 2010

    NOTE:  A Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Public Rate Hearing for Homesite Insurance Company scheduled for today, October 14, 2010, was canceled and has not yet been rescheduled.   To view a complete story, click on a headline …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, October 13

Oct 13, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida officials eye wildfire prevention People who get paid to start fires to benefit Florida’s conservation land often face a sort of Goldilocks scenario when trying to burn. Some years …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, October 12

Oct 12, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Guy Carpenter Forms Florida Reinsurance Unit Reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co., LLC, a part of the Marsh & McLennan Cos., has formed a dedicated Florida business unit. …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, October 11

Oct 11, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   News Release:  Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Establishes Citizens Rates for Condominium Associations, Commercial Buildings, Rental Properties and other Structures Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today signed an …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, October 8

Oct 8, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Citizens insurance rethinks no-bid “emergency” contracts Citizens Property Insurance plans to ask its board of governors to change a process that allows the company to approve contracts …