Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, June 13

Jun 13, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Is Uniquely Vulnerable A much-needed climate-change bill was defeated a week ago today in the U.S. Senate when supporters fell short of the votes needed to overcome …

Homeowners sue state over insurer Poe

Jun 12, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–June 11, 2008 By Paul OwersSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel A nonprofit agency formed by the Legislature to pay claims of the insolvent Poe property insurance companies has been slow to respond, say lawyers who have filed suit on behalf …

AmCOMP contests OIR claim of excessive profits

Jun 12, 2008

South Florida Business Journal–June 11, 2008 AmCOMP said it has it filed a petition requesting a hearing to review a claim by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation that it realized $11.7 million in excessive profits. In May, the OIR …

Florida Startup Cuts Home Insurance Rates

Jun 12, 2008

National Underwriter–June 11, 2008 BY TIFFANY REIDNU Online News Service Olympus Insurance Company, one of the newer entries in the Florida marketplace, said it is offering rate decreases of up to 35 percent in northern and central Florida. A spokesman …

Global warming spurs new flood worries

Jun 12, 2008

Water management officials studying ways to protect water supplies, structures from rising threat By VALLI FINNEYNaples Daily News–June 11, 2008 Will global warming cause the sea level around Florida to rise quicker than expected? If so, officials from the South …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, June 12

Jun 12, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Homeowners sue state over insurer Poe A nonprofit agency formed by the Legislature to pay claims of the insolvent Poe property insurance companies has been slow to respond, …