Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
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, …
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 …
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: …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
Mar 17, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Barney Bishop: Hurricane tax won’t stabilize insurance As the state legislative session kicked off this month, I began to wonder if I was experiencing deja vu. …