Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Insurers reducing, eliminating discounts for storm fortifications Homeowners who got insurance discounts after fortifying their homes with shutters are facing new inspections that could lead to their discounts …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Insurance based on credit scores stirring controversy in Florida Despite efforts at the capitol in recent years to end the practice, property and automobile insurance companies in Florida …

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission released its results from a major indoor air study of 51 homes with Chinese drywall today, November 23, 2009, along with initial reports from two studies on corrosion in homes with Chinese drywall.  …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Fla. Raises Citizens Rates For High Risk Properties     Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced he had signed an order increasing rates for the state-created insurer …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   BLOG:  Bennett bill would affect insurance commish’s job security In politics, payback can be a real …well, you know, female dog.   FPIC Insurance Group, Inc. Announces …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: COLUMN:  Time running out to file Wilma claims Six major storms have struck South Florida since 2004, causing widespread damage to shared community homes and property.   State Farm …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   DOAH Judge Dismisses Viatical Settlement Provider’s Challenge to Office of Insurance Regulation’s Viatical Exam Procedures The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation today announced Administrative Law Judge Suzanne …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   State Farm may stay for Florida homeowners Ten months ago, State Farm was the scourge of Tallahassee when it announced plans to pull out of Florida’s property insurance …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   State Farm will continue homeowners insurance in Florida, insurance commissioner predicts State Farm might not pull out of Florida’s homeowners insurance market after all, Florida Insurance Commissioner …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurance industry’s financial strength needs watching After the devastating hurricane seasons of 2004-05, many insurance companies stopped writing new business in Florida and some went into receivership. …