Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Oct 9, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Note: The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has created a new, weekly feature entitled “Decision 2008,” which is designed to provide news and information about key political races that …
Oct 8, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Condos say state insurer owes them millions for 2004 hurricane damage It’s been four years since Florida suffered through its worst hurricane season in recorded history — the 2004 quartet …
Oct 6, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Hurricane fund crisis could put homeowners at risk When Florida lawmakers expanded the state’s hurricane fund in 2007 to force lower premiums, they tied the ability to deliver billions in …
Oct 6, 2008
The Reserve Primary Fund (“Fund”), a money-market mutual fund, “broke the buck” in mid-September when it fell below $1 a share in net asset value. This was due in large part to its losses on debt issued by Lehman Brothers …
Oct 3, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm lowers auto rates 0.3 percent State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance said Friday it would reduce its auto rates by 0.3 percent on new and renewal policies, effective Oct. …
Oct 2, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurers may face class-action lawsuit Gov. Crist is pushing for a class-action lawsuit against the property-insurance industry, saying it is cheating Florida homeowners. Railing against the failure of the insurance …
Oct 1, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Note: The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has created a new, weekly feature entitled “Decision 2008,” which is designed to provide news and information about key political races that …
Sep 30, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Gov. Appoints 3 to Citizens Review Task Force Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed three new members to state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Mission Review Task Force. Leon County Judge …
Sep 29, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: 2 State Finance Managers Resign After Critical Audit Two top executives in the state’s Department of Financial Services have been forced out after an audit that was critical of the …
Sep 29, 2008
FLORIDA DENTAL HYGIENE ASSOCIATION www.FDHA.org As many as 90 Percent of Kids Eligible for Medicaid-Funded Dental Health Care May Go Untreated, Miss School With support from the State Legislature, as many as 90 percent of Florida’s needy children could …