Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

In a press conference held this morning, February 12, 2008, Governor Charlie Crist announced the appointment of Holly Benson as Secretary of the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (“AHCA”). The Governor’s press release on the announcement is reprinted below. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Sink, Rubio forge insurance alliance When Republicans and Democrats approved a plan last year to dramatically expand Florida’s hurricane catastrophe fund, increasing taxpayers’ exposure to risk in the …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Reinsurance rehab on table CFO Sink wants to lower Florida’s exposure. Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink’s quest to shed some of the state’s hurricane risk has a …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Hartford Group to Shed 27,000 Homeowners’ Policies in Florida The Hartford Group, testifying in front of the Florida Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability Tuesday said they will …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Lawmakers schedule more hearings on property insurance rates After two more days of grueling questions to state regulators and insurance company executives, a special Senate panel wrapped up …

  To view a complete story,click on a headline below:   Day 1: A polite grilling for insurance execs Insurance executives got a polite but chilly reception Monday when they testified under oath to a bi-partisan Senate committee. Allstate blames …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Legislators set to ask insurers why savings weren’t passed on to homeowners Hearings will address why savings weren’t passed on to homeowners Have insurers inflated homeowner policy prices in …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Court action deals blow to state in fight with Allstate In a blow to insurance regulators’ hopes that Allstate’s new business would again be quickly suspended, an appeals court has …

Governor Charlie Crist and Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp today unveiled highlights of their Crist/Kottkamp Budget Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2008-09. The full text of the Governor’s press release is reprinted below. Highlights of the proposed $70-billion budget include ensuring public …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Senator Jeff Atwater: Time insurance companies keep promises to homeowners Exactly one year after Gov. Charlie Crist signed legislation to lower property insurance premiums, the Florida Senate has …