Category: Florida News

Miami Herald: Is Citizens Insurance ready for the big one?

Sep 21, 2009

This article was published by the Miami Herald on September 21, 2009 By BEATRICE E. GARCIA bgarcia@MiamiHerald.com JOE RIMKUS JR. / MIAMI HERALD FILE, 2004 This home was destroyed by Hurricane Charley in 2004. Citizens Property Insurance, which mainly covers …

UF model tests hurricane resilience

Sep 21, 2009

Monday, September 21, 2009, 12:03pm EDT South Florida Business Journal A new kind of computer forecast could save Florida, its residents and businesses millions of dollars in hurricane damages to the fragile web of utilities that carries its electrical power, …

The Wall Street Journal: Big Brokers Want Fees Reinstated

Sep 21, 2009

Published September 19, 2009 Big Brokers Want Fees Reinstated By LAVONNE KUYKENDALL The biggest insurance brokers are in negotiations with regulators to reinstate a type of commission banned due to conflict-of-interest concerns, a development that could restore some, but unlikely …

NAIC Fall 2009 National Meeting

Sep 21, 2009

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Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, September 18

Sep 18, 2009

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Editorial: Groundhog Day in Florida An addendum to the fiscal forecast shows that the state’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund is about $7 billion short of meeting its maximum legal …

CALENDAR: Insurance-Related Meetings–September 21-25

Sep 18, 2009

    Monday, September 21 through Thursday, September 24   NAIC Fall 2009 National Meeting The NAIC will hold its Fall 2009 National Meeting on Monday, September 21, through Thursday, September 24, 2009, in Washington, D.C.  To view the tentative …