Category: Florida News
Jul 21, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–July 18, 2008 By Tom Zucco, Times Staff Writer ARCADIA — For nearly four years, Bobby Young has lived with either his mother or his girlfriend. The one place he hasn’t lived is 809 S Orange Ave. — …
Jul 21, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–July 20, 2008 By Steve Bousquet, Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE — At a time when Floridians have their pick of pocketbook concerns, from record gasoline prices to lack of health care, one issue remains a high priority: property …
Jul 21, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Crist sends long-distance criticism of State Farm Gov. Charlie Crist took time out from his European trip Friday to fire off a letter to Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty …
Jul 18, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–July 18, 2008 By Tom Zucco, Times Staff Writer By most accounts, the odds are remote that State Farm will win approval to raise homeowners insurance rates an average of 47.1 percent statewide. “I know I will do …
Jul 18, 2008
Palm Beach Post–July 17, 2008 By RANDY DIAMONDPalm Beach Post Staff Writer It’s likely that State Farm won’t be the last property insurer to ask Florida for a new rate hike, an industry spokesman said Thursday. ”It won’t be surprising …
Jul 18, 2008
U.S. Rep. Robert Wexler, a Democrat from Boca Raton, believes State Farm Florida’s request for an average 47.1 percent rate increase deserves congressional scrutiny. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIAPHILIP BROOKER / MIAMI HERALD FILEMiami Herald–July 18, 2008 A Florida congressman called …
Jul 18, 2008
Herald Tribune–July 18, 2008 By John Hielscher State Rep. Keith Fitzgerald will not have to sweat the hefty homeowners insurance rate increase proposed by State Farm Florida — the company is dropping him this year. But the Sarasota Democrat was …
Jul 18, 2008
Florida Today–July 18, 2008 State regulators should reject State Farm’s request for yet another big rate hike Hide your wallets because the rip-off artists are back. State Farm, the second largest property insurer in Florida with more than 1 million …
Jul 18, 2008
Florida Governor Charlie Crist today, July 18, 2008, issued a letter to Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty regarding State Farm Florida Insurance Company’s (“State Farm”) rate filing.  In the letter, Governor Crist expresses concern that the rate increase requested by State …
Jul 18, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  State Farm’s rate request may hide motives By most accounts, the odds are remote that State Farm will win approval to raise homeowners insurance rates an average of …