Category: Florida News

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Congress poised to grill regulators The worst housing slump in 16 years and upheaval in financial markets have cast a shadow on the economy, leading lawmakers to question federal regulators …

September 5, 2007; 9:30 am – noon; Holy Cross Hospital Campus, Sister Innocent Conference Center Auditorium; 4725 North Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Meeting Topic: Ensure Public Safety for Floridians by reviewing current detention practices. Meeting will focus on crime …

Insurers Bear Brunt of Anger in New Orleans From The New York Times By LESLIE EATON and JOSEPH B. TREASTER NEW ORLEANS — Maxine Cassin, a prominent local poet, thought her homeowners insurance would be more than enough to cover …

Agenda (PDF file) | Public Hearing Participation Guidelines September 4, 2007; 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm; Holy Cross Hospital Campus, Sister Innocent Conference Center Auditorium at 4725 North Federal Highway, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Meeting Topic: Ensure Public Safety for Floridians …

Jennifer J.H. Pierce joined Colodny Fass, a Fort Lauderdale-based governmental consulting and law firm, as director of marketing and community development, from the Miami Herald, where she was sponsorship and community affairs manager.

Click on a headline to view the complete story: Sinkhole eats Apopka home from inside out The earth opened Wednesday night and gobbled up Rodrigo Coronado’s bathroom. On Thursday, it took his refrigerator. It swallowed his furniture, clothing and 2-year-old …

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) has issued a notice of a Property And Casualty Insurance (C) Committee Public Hearing Regarding Catastrophe Modeling, to be held Friday, September 28, 2007 in Washington D.C. from 1-5 p.m. The Hearing, which …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Citizens Property commercial rates proposed to nearly triple TALLAHASSEE — Unfettered by legislative mandates to keep rates down, Citizens Property Insurance is eyeing premiums for its commercial hurricane coverage nearly …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued Informational Memorandum OIR-07-13M today, August 30, 2007 to all Florida property and casualty insurers, residual and alterative markets, and surplus lines providers regarding Florida Catastrophic Event Data Reporting (CEDRA) Revisions.  A copy …

On August 30, 2007, the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Actuarial and Underwriting Committee (“Committee”) met and discussed the following: Sinkhole Underwriting Rules The Committee discussed amending Citizens’ underwriting guidelines so that agents would have the capability of binding risks …