Category: Florida News
Dec 18, 2011
The following article was published on December 18, 2011 in the St. Petersburg Times: Stop Mobile Home Mitigation Boondoggle A costly state program aimed at shoring up mobile homes to better withstand hurricanes has all the trappings of a boondoggle: …
Dec 16, 2011
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of December 19-23, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS …
Dec 16, 2011
The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on December 16, 2011: Appeals Court in Texas Accepts State Farm Refund Case State Farm Insurance has asked an appeals court to throw out an order requiring the company to refund …
Dec 16, 2011
To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below. Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Florida Insurance-Related Bills Filed for 2012 …
Dec 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on December 15, 2011: Marco Rubio’s Insurance Spin By Mary Kissel When former Florida Gov. Charlie Crist pushed to expand his state’s catastrophic insurance funds in 2007, one of his …
Dec 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Winter Haven News Chief on December 15, 2011: Tweaking of no-fault insurance ongoing By Michael Peltier As others wrangle over how to tweak the state’s no-fault auto insurance system, Rep. Mike Horner has …
Dec 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Lakeland Ledger on December 15, 2011: Property Insurance Crisis: Funding vs. Exposure Florida’s property-insurance crisis can be summed up in two words: Underfunded. Overexposed. “The current insurance system puts taxpayers on the hook …
Dec 15, 2011
The following article was published in The Sunshine State News on December 15, 2011: Citizens proposed $1.5 billion, 7 percent cut to storm risk exposure By Jim Turner Florida’s supposed “insurer of last resort” has moved to shave 7 percent …
Dec 15, 2011
The following article was published in the St. Augustine Record on December 15, 2011: Citizens Board Approves Proposals for Depopulating By Brent Kallestad The board overseeing the state’s largest insurer of homes and businesses on Wednesday recommended several proposals aimed …
Dec 15, 2011
To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below. Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Insurance-Related News Daily Florida …