Category: Florida News
May 29, 2008
Reuters–May 28, 2008 TAMPA, Fla.–(Business Wire)– As the 2008 storm season is set to begin June 1, Floridians areurged to prepare an emergency communications plan to be ready forhurricanes and other crises. Verizon Wireless, which makes intensivepreparations to maintain strong …
May 29, 2008
Miami Herald–May 28, 2008 By JO WERNE A hurricane approaches and what’s the first thing to go? A screened pool or patio enclosure. But there are precautions a homeowner can take. ”Armor Screening is the best product to come out,” …
May 29, 2008
Guy Carpenter and Company, LLC published a briefing on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, entitled “Prices Drop: Outlook for Florida Renewals on June 1, 2008.” The briefing, which can be viewed by clicking here, gives information on property catastrophe rates in …
May 29, 2008
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will hold an Actuarial and Underwriting Committee meeting on Thursday, May 29, 2008 from 9:00-11:00 a.m. via teleconference. The call-in number for this meeting is 866.631.2413. Items scheduled to be discussed include: Agent communication 2008 Legislative …
May 28, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Local insurers writing policies, but avoiding some areas The last two hurricane seasons have been kind to Florida. Stakes mount in fight over ‘insurance scoring’ A five-year battle …
May 28, 2008
The Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”) has released a notice of the estimated borrowing capacity and projected year-end fund balance for the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”). The estimate, which is attached for your review, will be formally announced …
May 28, 2008
Small, Florida-based insurers are snagging market share — but are they the solution to reinvigorating the state’s home insurance market? By Mike Vogel Florida Trend–June 1, 2008 Domestic bliss:‘Domestic’ insurers — Florida-based companies that generally only do business here — …
May 28, 2008
Insurance claims could go unpaid By JIM SAUNDERS Tallahassee Bureau Chief News-Journal–May 25, 2008 TALLAHASSEE — State lawmakers had one major focus when they gathered in January 2007: Stop rising property-insurance rates that were digging into the checkbooks of Florida …
May 28, 2008
May 27, 2008 AM Best – Chad Hemenway It appears at this point in Florida that all there is left to do is buy stock in plywood and take bets on what the next hurricane will be named, because what …
May 28, 2008
Houston Chronicle–May 27, 2008 To coincide with the official start of the U.S. Atlantic coast hurricane season June 1st, Fitch Ratings today released the third installment of its annual hurricane season desk reference guide, which, similar to all prior Fitch …