Category: Florida News
Oct 16, 2008
Miami Herald–October, 16, 2008 Homeowners covered by Citizens Property Insurance will need to reapply for coverage when their windstorm policies renew after Feb. 1. The insurer is switching to a new computer system for underwriting and administering its policies. It’s …
Oct 16, 2008
The following insurance carriers have been selected as providers for the Cover Florida Plan. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida statewide United Healthcare statewide Total Health Choice in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties JMH Health Plan in Miami-Dade County Medica Health …
Oct 16, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Note: The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has created a new, weekly feature entitled “Decision 2008,” which is designed to provide news and information about key political races that …
Oct 15, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–October 15, 2008 Should a hurricane again strike Florida, condo boards now possess an unprecedented ability to quickly act. A new state law allows boards to temporarily suspend condo governing documents during an emergency, said Leigh Katzman, of …
Oct 15, 2008
South Florida Business Journal–October 15, 2008 South Florida Business Journal – by Susan R. Miller While many Floridians are being hit hard by the economic downturn, for some, the money crunch is delivering a one-two punch. First, consumers find themselves …
Oct 15, 2008
Houston Chronicle–October 14, 2008 DAYTONA BEACH, FL and TAMPA, FL — (Marketwire) — 10/14/08 — Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO) announced that it inadvertently released certain preliminary incomplete financial data for its third fiscal quarter of the year earlier this …
Oct 15, 2008
The Tampa Tribune–October 14, 2008 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — As the economy has sunk, burglary and theft have been on the rise, and Florida’s top prosecutor warns that it could get worse. Crime in Florida increased by 1.6 percent in …
Oct 15, 2008
Palm Beach Post–October 14, 2008 By RANDY DIAMOND Palm Beach Post Staff Writer A state fund responsible for backing up homeowners insurers in the event of a major or catastrophic storm said Tuesday that it could not make good on …
Oct 15, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State storm fund short, official says A state fund responsible for backing up homeowners insurers in the event of a major or catastrophic storm said Tuesday that it could not …
Oct 15, 2008
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced today, October 15, 2008, that he has disapproved the National Council on Compensation Insurance’s (“NCCI”) August 27, 2008 rate filing for workers’ compensation insurance rates that would have become effective January 1, 2009. Commissioner …