Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Interim leader named at insurer after CEO jailed in Florida The board of insurance company Horace Mann Educators Corp. said Monday it has named an interim chief executive …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida’s Star Casualty’s Credit Rating Downgraded  A.M. Best has revised the outlook to negative from stable and affirmed the financial strength rating of B++ (Good) and issuer credit …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   News Release:  CFO Alex Sink Annouces Arrest of Miami Woman For Cashing in on “Citizens” Insurance Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced the arrest of Aylin Hernandez, 23, of Miami, …

The Seafarers’ House at Port Everglades, a multi-faith cooperation among Christians, Muslims and Jews as well as labor, business and civic leaders, issued the following announcement on the appointment of its Executive Director Lesley Warrick to the National Maritime Ministry …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Traffic fatalities drop most in Florida Florida led the nation with 422 fewer traffic fatalities in 2009, according to a report released on Thursday by the U.S. Department …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida’s Royal Palm Insurance Gets 15% Homeowners Rate Increase Gainesville, Fla.-based Royal Palm Insurance Company has received approval for an average statewide homeowners insurance rate increase of 15 …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Citizens Property Insurance Corporation asks to raise rates Florida’s largest insurance company, the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, wants to raise rates an average of 10 percent statewide. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   News Release:  Fort Lauderdale-based Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc. Subsidiary UPCIC to Offer Homeowners Insurance Through GEICO Agents in North Carolina Universal Insurance Holdings, Inc., a vertically integrated insurance …

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of September 6-10, 2010: All times are Eastern Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type.        FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS      Tuesday, September 7 …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Hub Acquires Florida Federal Insurance Company Hub International Limited has acquired two insurance agencies in Florida and Nevada.   Florida’s Brown & Brown acquires Massachusetts firm Brown & Brown …