Category: Florida News
May 18, 2010
Gary Fineout of The Fine Print published the following on May 18, 2010: The Fine Print Florida politics, policy, and plain-spoken analysis by Gary Fineout. A new round of estimates for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund show that it should …
May 18, 2010
As the keynote speaker at the recent fifth annual Climate and Loss Mitigation Conference in Oklahoma, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon discussed key factors in the recovery of Louisiana’s post-Hurricane Katrina and Rita insurance market. These included: The adoption of …
May 18, 2010
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) announced today, May 18, 2010, that it has ordered 16 workers’ compensation insurance companies to return a total of more than $9.4 million in profits to their policyholders pursuant to Florida’s excessive profit law. An …
May 17, 2010
The Miami Herald published the following on May 16, 2010: BY STEVE ROTHAUS srothaus@MiamiHerald.com EMILY MICHOT / MIAMI HERALD STAFF Donna Milo is running for Congress as a Republican against Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Milo, who is transgender, will …
May 17, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Ironshore Enters Florida High-Valued Homeowners Market Specialty insurer Ironshore Inc. has entered the personal lines market to underwrite a high value homeowners program for properties valued in …
May 17, 2010
The following article was published in “The Curious Capitalist” blog on TIME.com on May 14, 2010: Posted by Barbara Kiviat [Editor’s note: I wrote a story for Time.com, which is now being funneled here, to the Curious Capitalist. I …
May 14, 2010
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of May 17-21, 2010: Note: All times are Eastern Standard Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink were noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, May 18 …
May 14, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Miami-Dade Family First in Florida to Take on Chinese Drywall Homeowners hope lawsuit will bring them relief. The demolition was underway Wednesday at a Miami-Dade home, as …
May 14, 2010
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“Fund”) posted a “NetRoadshow” on the Internet to educate potential buyers about the financial strength of the Fund prior to beginning sales of a $694 million Series 2010A bond issue on May 12. …
May 13, 2010
Demotech, Inc. President Joe Petrelli issued the following statement today, May 13, 2010: “I have been advised that the recent positions that Demotech has taken in specific situations are being interpreted as broad sweeping changes imposing reinsurance requirements. To …