Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Jan 25, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Citizens Insurance agrees to seek bids for controversial home reinspection program Under growing pressure, Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s board said Monday that it will seek competitive bids …
Jan 21, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Less Chance For Hurricanes Ahead For Florida, Predicts Guy Carpenter Forecast Florida has less chance of being hit by a hurricane this year, while the coastal segment …
Jan 19, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Governor Crist Issues Second Executive Order Extending Agricultural State of Emergency Governor Charlie Crist issued a second Executive Order today, Tuesday, January 19, 2010 extending the agricultural State …
Jan 15, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Freeze and sinkholes expose need for new water strategy The growers, who have been struggling to protect their crops from freeze damage for nearly two weeks, are …
Jan 14, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida “safe” from earthquakes “Florida is one of the most stable places on the planet,” said Florida International University professor Grenville Draper, who has studied and mapped …
Jan 13, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Agents, Consumer Group Sound Alarm Over ‘Perilous’ Property Market Insurance agents, a former insurance commissioner and a consumer advocate have sounded an alarm about the property …
Jan 12, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Above: Sinkhole mayhem! Five Polk County sinkholes open in two days. Five Polk County sinkholes open in two days A fifth sinkhole has opened in two …
Jan 11, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Jacksonville-based Zurich Insurance Services’ president resigns Zurich Insurance Services Inc.’s president and chief operating officer, Steve Peeters, resigned from the company Friday. Blog: Fla. State Sen. …
Jan 8, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate, Florida Public Interest Research Group and Florida Consumer Action Network: Don’t deregulate insurance–Consumers only ‘choice’ would be bad Two legislators, Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, …
Jan 7, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Insurers and public adjusters wrangle over claims delays Representatives of Florida’s insurance industry and public adjusters — who represent policyholders in claims disputes — fiercely debated …