Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Apr 14, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: New plan woos big insurers Less than three months after State Farm, the state’s largest private property insurer, announced it was abandoning the Florida market, legislators are trying to woo …
Apr 13, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida home insurance legislation mainly favors the insurers Of the 36 homeowner insurance bills proposed by the Legislature, half would benefit insurers — a dozen of which already have …
Apr 13, 2009
Media inquiries, please contact Betty Dalton at (850) 865-1707 or betty87rdh@yahoo.com Note: A downloadable copy of this press release is attached for your convenience. In its “Health Practitioner Oral Healthcare Workforce Ad Hoc Committee Report” released on April 1, …
Apr 10, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Governor’s Office Makes Request for Federal Declaration of a Major Disaster Governor Charlie Crist sent a letter to President Barack Obama, requesting a declaration of a major disaster …
Apr 9, 2009
Above: The Florida National Guard is being dispatched to areas of North Florida where rivers continue to rise from heavy rains in the past few weeks. To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida’s CAT …
Apr 8, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Do something about the CAT Fund now, Florida Taxpayers Union president urges The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is a catastrophe; the $28 billion exposure associated with the CAT …
Apr 7, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State legislators seek to cushion monetary hurricane risk Legislators are trying to scale back the multibillion-dollar property insurance risk that Florida consumers and taxpayers face if a catastrophic hurricane …
Apr 6, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida House committee approves hurricane insurance bill With less than four full weeks left in the 2009 session, lawmakers started moving legislation Friday aimed at reducing a multibillion dollar …
Apr 3, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurers may get free rein on rates For two years, Florida lawmakers and regulators have reined in property-insurance rates. Lawmakers told to overhaul property insurance A coalition pushes …
Apr 2, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Democrat: Gov. Crist declares state of emergency as storms approach The pelting rain Tuesday night and Wednesday morning prompted Big Bend residents – not to mention city and county …