Category: Florida News
May 8, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Senate defeats federal wind coverage A Gulf Coast-backed effort to add wind coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program was soundly defeated Wednesday in the Senate amid concerns …
May 8, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) today, May 8, 2008, issued an Order to Show Cause (“Order”) to two life insurance companies related to their solicitation of business from U.S. military personnel. The OIR press release regarding the Order …
May 8, 2008
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Consumer Services has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing for: (Rule number: Rule title) 69J-2.003: Mediation Procedures for Resolution of Disputed Personal Lines Insurance Claims Arising from the 2004 and 2005 …
May 7, 2008
The Tampa Tribune–May 7, 2008 By MICHAEL SASSO TAMPA – To some investors, pumping money into a new Florida insurance company must be as attractive as investing in Florida real estate right now. The potential upside is great, but you …
May 7, 2008
The St. Petersburg Times–May 6, 2008 By Mike Donila, Times staff writer CLEARWATER — Ken Christman’s taxes were $5,000 per year when he bought the 14-room Golden Villa Motel on Clearwater Beach in 1996. Today, they’ve climbed to more than …
May 7, 2008
The Tampa Tribune–May 7, 2008 By BILLY HOUSE WASHINGTON – A Senate bill to renew the national flood insurance program is expected to reach a final vote this week, but not before lawmakers from Florida and other Gulf Coast states …
May 7, 2008
Orlando Sentinel–May 6, 2008 Associated PressTALLAHASSEE The state plane carrying Gov. Charlie Crist had to make a U-turn over Georgia and return to Tallahassee after three controls malfunctioned. Crist spokeswoman Erin Isaac, who was aboard the plane, says the governor …
May 7, 2008
South Carolina, South Dakota and … South Florida? By Lisa J. HuriashSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel–May 6, 2008 Furious at what they consider the giving of more tax dollars than they get, North Lauderdale commissioners passed a resolution to divide Florida into two …
May 7, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Insurance: Big Risks, Big Payoffs To some investors, pumping money into a new Florida insurance company must be as attractive as investing in Florida real estate right now. …
May 7, 2008
We have been advised that a significant number of Florida domestic and foreign homeowners insurers have received a Request for Reinsurance Information 2008-2009 from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”). It is not unusual for the OIR to request information …