Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurers Say Omnibus Property Bill Is Consumer Friendly One thing in Florida that is less predictable than the upcoming hurricane season is whether Gov. Charlie Crist …

  The American Association of Managing General Agents will hold a Webcast on June 2, 2010 at 11 a.m. entitled “State of the Wholesale Channel: What Insurance Agents, Brokers & Carriers Need to Know.”   To register, go to www.ambest.com/wholesale10 or click …

  The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following news release on May 17, 2010:   Governor Crist Signs Important Unemployment Compensation Legislation  ~New Law Provides Additional Unemployment Benefits and Enhances Link Between Unemployment Compensation Beneficiaries and Job …

  The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following press release on May 20, 2010:   Governor Crist Celebrates Florida Seniors During Older Americans Month ~ Discusses seniors’ concerns and interests, highlights assistance for elder Floridians ~ MIAMI …

Above:  House Speaker Larry Cretul, R-Ocala, left, passes a historic handmade gavel, embossed with both the House and Senate seals, to Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, in the Capitol rotunda during the closing hours of the Legislature Friday, …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Governor Crist Extends Oil Spill State of Emergency Order to Six Additional Florida Counties Florida Governor Charlie Crist extended the May 3 State of Emergency Order today …

  Above:   The world’s smallest insurance lobbyist, Thomas Fulton Webb, arrived in Tallahassee last night.   BREAKING NEWS:  World’s Smallest Insurance Lobbyist Arrives in Tallahassee Mother Blackberries News of 7 lb., 2 oz. Wonder Colodny Fass Partner and insurance lawyer/lobbyist Katie Scott Webb …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Financial Advisor:  Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund on solid ground for 2010 hurricane season A new round of estimates for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund show that it …

  As the keynote speaker at the recent fifth annual Climate and Loss Mitigation Conference in Oklahoma, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon discussed key factors in the recovery of Louisiana’s post-Hurricane Katrina and Rita insurance market.  These included: The adoption of …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Ironshore Enters Florida High-Valued Homeowners Market Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has entered the personal lines market to underwrite a high value homeowners program for properties valued in …