Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Jul 30, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Editorial: Our take of State Farm Please. State Farm isn’t there. Not for homeowners who’ve had polices with them for years but never filed a claim. And not for …
Jul 29, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Sink wants McCarty to clarify ‘this whole $4 billion issue’ CFO Alex Sink wants Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to better explain his recent claims that 40 new …
Jul 29, 2009
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Catastrophe Subgroup (“Subgroup”) of the Casualty Actuarial and Statistical (C) Task Force (“Task Force”) held a conference call meeting on July 28, 2009 during which it reviewed draft documents designed to revise certain …
Jul 28, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Homeowners’ premiums may rise if State Farm cuts discounts Some State Farm Florida Insurance policyholders could be paying as much as 45 percent more for their homeowners or …
Jul 27, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Above: Florida mourns the loss of Senator Jim King this week (hyperlinks to media coverage and a photograph slide show below) State Farm seeks to curb home …
Jul 24, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida and Georgia Renew Insurance Regulatory Disaster Cooperation Plan Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine announced the renewal of a partnership agreement today, …
Jul 23, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Boyd, Florida’s Blue Dog Democrats in the middle of health-care debate Rep. Allen Boyd doesn’t understand the rush to overhaul the nation’s health-care system. EDITORIAL: New policy …
Jul 22, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Special session on property insurance issues? Veto on insurance bill faces challenge Rep. Lake Ray, R-Jacksonville, has asked House Speaker Larry Cretul to consider calling a special session to …
Jul 21, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida’s Denial of State Farm 47% Rate Hike Again Upheld A court has upheld Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s denial of a 47.1 percent home insurance rate hike …
Jul 17, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Condos in battle for years with insurer over hurricane repairs For nearly four years, residents of an Aventura condominium who saw their balconies and hallways torn apart by Hurricane Wilma …