Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Jan 30, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Double wins put Crist in control A budget proposal for tough times is the next challenge for the riding-high governor. The biggest winner Tuesday night may have been Gov. Charlie …
Jan 30, 2008
The House Insurance Committee plans to hold a workshop to review a proposal by Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink that would create a division within the Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”) to manage the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund …
Jan 29, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  FEMA covered up cancer risks to Katrina victims Documents obtained by Salon reveal FEMA officials ignored scientific advice about toxins in thousands of emergency trailers. Last summer, the …
Jan 28, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Â State panel to review insurers’ hurricane-risk models This year, the state is set to again consider the way insurance companies determine which areas of Florida are most at risk …
Jan 25, 2008
 To view a full story, click on the headline below:  Allstate Agents Group Supports Company In Fla. Dispute Allstate agents group has filed a brief with a Florida appeals court supporting the Northbrook, Ill., insurer’s efforts to prevent …
Jan 24, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on the headline below: State asks appeals court to reinstate Allstate suspension State attorneys tried Wednesday to reinstate a suspension that would keep Allstate’s 10 insurance companies from writing new policies in Florida. …
Jan 23, 2008
Click on a headline to view the complete story: Insurance officials defend rates As state senators on Tuesday began their inquiry on why expected insurance rate cuts mandated by a new law haven’t materialized, industry officials disputed the methodology used …
Jan 22, 2008
The Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability is holding a meeting this afternoon from 3:30-6:30 p.m. in the Capitol Building. This meeting is also available live on WFSU-TV, The Florida Channel Webcast. Below is the agenda. Presentation by Florida …
Jan 22, 2008
 To read the complete story, click on a headline below:  Senate prepares for insurance tribunal The Florida Senate warms up its property insurance tribunal today, hearing from the Office of Insurance Regulation and national consumer advocate J. Robert …
Jan 21, 2008
To view the complete story, please click on a headline below: Court of appeal lifts Allstate’s suspension; state has 10 days to justify freeze Allstate has turned the tables on Florida regulators, forcing the state to prove why failure to …