Category: Florida News

House Panel Okays 3 Insurance Measures

Jul 10, 2008

National Underwriter–July 10, 2008 BY MATT BRADY A House Financial Services Subcommittee approved three bills yesterday aimed at improving the insurance regulatory system and increasing the availability of coverage through risk retention groups. Members of the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, …

EDITORIAL: Insurers too gung-ho on global warming

Jul 10, 2008

OUR OPINION: RATE MODELS OVERSTATE CLIMATE CHANGE’S CURRENT EFFECTS Miami Herald–July 10, 2008 Granted, it took more than two strikes, but the state of Florida appears to have finally learned its lesson when it comes to dealing with windstorm insurers …

COLUMN: Pay him now, so we can pay him later

Jul 10, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–July 9, 2008 By Howard Troxler, Times Columnist You and I — let’s call us “schmoes” — will now be paying $224-million to Warren Buffett — let’s call him “one of the richest guys in the world.” The …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, July 10

Jul 10, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   House Panel Okays 3 Insurance Measures A House Financial Services Subcommittee approved three bills yesterday aimed at improving the insurance regulatory system and increasing the availability of coverage …

Two Insurance-Related Rules To Take Effect During July

Jul 9, 2008

The following final versions of insurance-related Rules have been adopted and will take effect during July, 2008: Military Sales Practices The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Insurance Agents and Agency Services has adopted the final version of Rule …

Storm protection program still open

Jul 9, 2008

Palm Beach Post–July 08, 2008 By RANDY DIAMONDPalm Beach Post Staff Writer It’s not too late to apply for a free hurricane home-hardening inspection after all. Originally, state officials had expected that they would have used up all available inspection …

Big Bertha a reminder to prepare for storms

Jul 9, 2008

Fearsome Category 3 hurricane churns far out at sea BY PAUL FLEMMINGFlorida Today–July 8, 2008 Hurricane Bertha on Monday was little more than a reminder to Floridians that it’s storm season. "We have the first storm of the Atlantic-basin hurricane …

State Farm joins in Latino voter drive

Jul 9, 2008

Bradenton Herald–July 09, 2008 By MAURA POSSLEY State Farm Insurance has joined a national coalition encouraging one of the fastest growing minority populations to become citizens and register so their voices are heard. Agents can opt into the campaign – …

Remodeling codes get makeover of their own

Jul 9, 2008

Herald Tribune–July 9, 2008 By Zac Anderson SARASOTA COUNTY — It is a common sight: A historic home near the water is deemed too expensive to renovate and down it comes, to be replaced by a mansion. Less apparent is …