Category: Florida News

Big storm may spur insurance shortfall

May 20, 2008

Palm Beach Post–May 19, 2008 By RANDY DIAMONDPalm Beach Post Staff Writer The credit markets crunch could mean property insurers in Florida, and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. in particular, could have problems paying claims if a hurricane were to cause …

EDITORIAL: Florida storm program’s a keeper

May 20, 2008

ISSUE: Storm program to hit projections. South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board South-Florida Sun-Sentinel–May 20, 2008 If there’s a storm-related expenditure that should prove its worth next time a hurricane slams Florida, it might be the My Safe Florida Home Program …

Florida Homes Safe With State Inspection Program

May 20, 2008

The Tampa Tribune–May 20, 2008 By TAMI TORRES Special to the Tribune The Tampa Tribune The My Safe Florida Home program complaint rate, after serving hundreds of thousands of Floridians, is less than 1 percent. The My Safe Florida Home …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, May 20

May 20, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to Testify Before U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, will …

Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology

May 20, 2008

The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold a two-day meeting in Room 116 (Hermitage Conference Room), 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, on the following dates and times: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:00 a.m. through Noon 2:00 p.m. …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of May 19-23

May 19, 2008

Tuesday, May 20 and Wednesday, May 21 The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold a two-day meeting in Room 116 (Hermitage Conference Room), 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, on the following dates and times: Tuesday, May 20, …

FHCF Eighth Annual Participating Insurers Workshop June 19-20

May 19, 2008

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) will hold its Eighth Annual Participating Insurers Workshop Featuring the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center on Thursday, June 19, and Friday, June 20, 2008 at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida. To …

Catastrophe fund needs a bailout

May 19, 2008

Insurance surcharge may be on way By GABRIELLA SOUZAgsouza@news-press.comNews-Press.com–May 17, 2008 The possibility Florida residents could soon be faced with higher surcharges on their home, auto and other insurance policies because the state’s catastrophe fund needs more money to pay …

Can smaller insurers tackle big storms? Florida says yes

May 19, 2008

Orlando Sentinel–May 17, 2008 Anika Myers Palm Sentinel staff writer About 100,000 Florida homeowners are facing the 2008 hurricane season with a different insurer. Many were dropped by larger companies and now have policies with smaller, newer insurance companies with …