Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: ‘It’s not over yet’ Gov. Charlie Crist today urged Floridians to continue tracking Tropical Storm Fay as the massive, poorly organized system churned slowly up the eastern coast of the …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Fay unlikely to cause havoc with insurance It’s all about the trigger. How much storm damage can Florida take before the state has to start tacking additional charges to everyone’s …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Fla. OIR: No Form Mandate For Surplus Lines The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation said today that it interprets Florida law as saying that nonadmitted or surplus lines insurers …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurance regulators want State Farm to clarify nonrenewal data Just how many Florida policyholders does State Farm plan to drop? After State Farm Florida vice president Kathy Popejoy told regulators …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Tax swap removed from ballot A state judge today struck from the ballot a controversial plan to wipe out most school property taxes, ruling that the proposal’s ballot summary on …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm pressed on hike Regulators demanded explanations from State Farm as it defended its 47.1 percent rate-increase request at a public hearing. Regulators grilled State Farm officials Tuesday, demanding …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurance rate cut may turn into hike Florida consumers have been told mitigation could be the sure way to reduce insurance costs, but one insurer says it’s killing its bottom …

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  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Launches Updated Web Site for Homeowners Insurance Shoppers Florida Gov. Charlie Crist and Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty launched the updated www.ShopAndCompareRates.com Web site. The two offices activated …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   State denies insurer Farm Bureau’s proposed rate hike The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday denied a June 20 rate hike request by Florida Farm Bureau Insurance …