Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Week In Review: March 22-26, 2010

Mar 26, 2010

Above:  State Representative Pat Patterson, right, confers with Florida House Speaker Larry Cretul in the Legislature.  Representative Patterson’s attempt to introduce a provision that would require insurance company owners to report their entire profits was voted down on March 25 by the House Insurance, …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, March 25

Mar 25, 2010

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Crist and Senate at odds over insurance rate bill A Senate panel voted on Wednesday to let property insurers raise their rates without approval from regulators, despite …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, March 24

Mar 24, 2010

    Above:  Matt Gaetz won the Republican primary in yesterday’s Special Election to fill the Florida House of Representatives District 4 seat left vacant by Ray Sansom.   To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  …

Unease over Florida’s property insurance stability growing

Mar 24, 2010

This article appeared in the St. Petersburg Times on March 24, 2010. By John Frank, Times/Herald Tallahassee Bureau In Print: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 TALLAHASSEE – Facing increasing criticism, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty assured state leaders Tuesday he is …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, March 23

Mar 23, 2010

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Lauderdale Lakes-based 21st Century plans to buy Tampa-based HomeWise Insurance 21st Century Holding Co. has signed an agreement in principle to acquire HomeWise Insurance Co and HomeWise …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, March 22

Mar 22, 2010

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Blog:  Florida Cabinet Deals with Property Insurance and Legoland Gov. Charlie Crist and the Florida Cabinet will meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in the Cabinet meeting …

Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Week In Review: March 15-19, 2010

Mar 19, 2010

  Above:  House Bill 447 Sponsor, State Representative Bill Proctor (R-St. Augustine–left), makes a point while huddling with Speaker-pro tempore Ron Reagan (R-Sarasota–center) and Rules & Calendar Chariman Bill Galvano (R-Bradenton right) on the floor of the House of Representatives, March 18, 2010.  …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, March 19

Mar 19, 2010

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida’s Market and How Surplus Lines Agents Are Faring Hurricane Andrew, for all of the grief it delivered, gave wholesale broker Hull & Co. and Bruce Bowers …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, March 18

Mar 18, 2010

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   William Stander:  Property insurers’ breaking point In response to “How insurers make millions on the side:” The unfortunate truth is that during the past several years, government …