Category: Florida News
Jun 5, 2010
The 10th Annual Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Participating Insurers Workshop began its two-day agenda on June 3, 2010 in Orlando. Former State of Florida Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer/Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher, now Chairman of the Tom …
Jun 4, 2010
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of June 7 – 11, 2010: Note: All times are Eastern Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, …
Jun 4, 2010
June 4, 2010, 9:20 am The credit rating agencies have been under continuing assault for the triple-A ratings they gave to billions of dollars of mortgage-backed securities that turned out to be virtually worthless when the housing market …
Jun 3, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Destin-area woman files class-action suit against BP, Halliburton and others over oil spill A Destin-area woman filed suit in USDC Middle District Court on Monday against BP, Haliburton and …
Jun 3, 2010
Lawton “Bud” Chiles, son of former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles, announced his candidacy for Florida Governor as a “No Party Affiliation” at a press conference this morning, June 3, 2010. Tampa Tribune coverage of the story is reprinted below. …
Jun 2, 2010
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s (“Citizens”) Board of Governors (“Board”) met on May 27, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale. Before beginning the meeting agenda, Citizens Financial Advisor, John Forney of Raymond James, advised the Board that he had recently returned from …
Jun 2, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Gov. Crist Vetoes Property Insurance Bill As he hinted he would do, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has vetoed an omnibus property insurance bill (SB 2044) that the industry …
Jun 2, 2010
The following article by Gary Fineout was published in the June 2, 2010 issue of the Florida Tribune: www.fltrib.com Gov. Charlie Crist’s decision to carve up the state budget with vetoes drew howls of protest last week from Republican legislative leaders. …
Jun 2, 2010
RENO, Nev. – June 2, 2010 – Douglas D. Dirks, chief executive officer of Employers Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EIG), is scheduled to participate in two panel discussions at Oppenheimer & Co.’s second annual Insurance CEO Summit on Tuesday, June …
Jun 2, 2010
Click on a headline to view a complete story: William Stander of PCI–Fixing the Florida Insurance Marketplace: We’re All In It Together The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America issued the following statement in response to the June …