Category: Florida News
Jul 14, 2010
The Tampa Bay Business Journal published the following article on July 14, 2010: Florida Venture Forum seeks presenters The Florida Venture Forum is looking for early stage private Florida companies in all industries to apply to present at …
Jul 14, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: News Release: Florida Official Warns Congress of Insurance Cost Hikes The Coalition for Competitive Insurance Rates today applauded Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw’s statements in opposition to …
Jul 13, 2010
The following article appeared in The Wall Street Journal on July 13, 2010: ZURICH (Dow Jones)–Switzerland plans to introduce standards regarding reinsurance companies’ provisions, financial industry regulator Finma said Tuesday. The regulation will take effect through a circular to companies …
Jul 13, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Florida’s home insurance rate hikes–Questions and answers We reported this weekend that homeowners have been hit with property insurance rate hikes this year despite four relatively quiet …
Jul 13, 2010
The following is a letter to the editor submitted by the Florida Association of Insurance Agents’ Executive Vice President Scott Johnson in response to a Tallahassee Democrat editorial that was published on July 7, 2010: Dear Editor: In the opinion …
Jul 12, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Allstate subsidiary – Florida’s sixth largest insurer – proposes 33 percent rate hike Regulators will weigh a 33 percent average statewide rate hike request for Castle Key …
Jul 12, 2010
The following article was published by The News Service of Florida on July 12, 2010: JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 12, 2010… A Leon County judge Monday denied a motion by state officials to …
Jul 12, 2010
Guy Carpenter held a webinar on July 7, 2010 to discuss its catastrophic event response plan for 2010. Internally, when an event occurs, a regional Guy Carpenter representative activates the event response, which sets teams across various regions to answer …
Jul 10, 2010
(Associated Press Photo) CLOUDS GATHERING: Mary Musser looks over damage outside her mobile home in Brevard County, Fla, after Hurricane Jeanne in 2004. Some observers worry that insurers could be strained if the state sees another busy storm season this …
Jul 9, 2010
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of July 12-16, 2010: All times are Eastern Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, July 13 OIR Rule …