Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, December 21

Dec 21, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Tornado damages 163 Port Orange homes The tornado that ripped through three Port Orange communities Friday evening happened so fast residents weren’t aware it was happening until …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, December 18

Dec 18, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA:  Lawmakers ask if Citizens rates went up enough? When lawmakers decided earlier this year that rates for coverage by Citizens Property Insurance …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, December 17

Dec 17, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    Court backs decision rejecting State Farm rate increase An appeals court has backed a decision by Florida regulators rejecting State Farm’s request to hike Florida property insurance …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, December 14

Dec 14, 2009

    To vew complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida’s ASI Lloyds is not renewing some insurance policies in Louisiana ASI Lloyds, a Florida insurer that started writing homeowners coverage in Louisiana last year with the help …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, December 11

Dec 11, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Column:  The (not technically) State Farm bill is back Property insurance rate deregulation is back, as promised, before the Legislature in the spring. Sen. Mike Bennett and …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, December 10

Dec 10, 2009

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Cat Fund Still Paying for 2004-2005 Seasons  Despite These Challenges, Overall Financial Outlook Improves  The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is likely to increase its assessments early next year …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, December 9

Dec 9, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Insurance deregulation proposed Lawmakers want to lure companies back to Fla. Less than six months after Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a similar bill, Florida lawmakers Tuesday announced …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, December 8

Dec 8, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Bennett proposing change to homeowners’ insurance Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton. is again proposing what he calls the “Consumer Choice” bill, which he asserts would allow consumers to …