Category: Florida News

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Emergency Rule 19ER11-1 Specifies Eligibility for Participating Insurer Alternative Methods of Finalizing 2005 Losses; Requests Must Be Made by May 31, 2011

May 31, 2011

  Following State Board of Administration (“SBA”) approval at the May 17, 2011 Cabinet meeting, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) filed Emergency Rule 19ER11-1, F.A.C. on May 27, 2011, entitled “Extraordinary Circumstances for Alternative Method of Finalizing 2005 Losses” (“Emergency …

Florida Insurance Calendar: May 30 – June 3

May 31, 2011

  Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of May 30 – June 3, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.   FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS …

Hurricane Model Shows Interior Risk is Rising

May 31, 2011

The following article was published in the Sunshine News on May 31, 2011: Hurricane Model Shows Interior Risk Is Rising By Kenric Ward Florida beach-siders’ complaints about high and rising insurance costs may be heading inland this year. A hurricane-modeling …

Poll: Florida Insurance More Expensive, Harder To Get

May 31, 2011

The following article was published in PropertyCasualty 360º on May 31, 2011: Poll:  Fla. Insurance More Expensive, Harder to Get  By Chad Hemenway Nearly three-quarters of Floridians say property insurance is getting more expensive, and more than 60 percent say …

Weiss Gives Low Ratings to 29 Florida Property Insurers

May 31, 2011

The following article was published in the South Florida Business Journal on May 31, 2011: Weiss Gives Low Ratings to 29 Florida Property Insurers By Brian Bandell Jupiter-based Weiss Ratings gave 29 Florida property and casualty insurers low financial strength …