Category: Florida News

Court upholds Allstate sales ban

Apr 7, 2008

Ruling spurs the insurer to post thousands of pages of documents on the Web By John Hielscher and Paige St. JohnSTAFF WRITERSHerald-Tribune–April 5, 2008 A state appellate court Friday freed Florida to ban Allstate from writing new policies in Florida. …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, April 7

Apr 7, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Court upholds Allstate sales ban Ruling spurs the insurer to post thousands of pages of documents on the Web A state appellate court Friday freed Florida to ban Allstate …

FWCJUA Reinsurance Committee Meeting Report: April 3

Apr 6, 2008

On Thursday, April 03, 2008, the Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held a Reinsurance Committee (“Committee”) meeting to discuss the reinsurance intermediary selection process and commutation matters.  The meeting was called to order with the following Committee members …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, April 4

Apr 4, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Appeals Court Says Fla. Can Suspend Allstate A Florida appeals court lifted a stay today that had prevented the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation from suspending the license …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of April 7-11

Apr 4, 2008

  Legislative Meetings The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in Room 412 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-related bills to be discussed include: SB …

OPINION: Watchdog: Cheaper insurance does exist

Apr 3, 2008

Florida Today–Apr. 3, 2008 Rockledge insurance agent Carl Moulton is selling more homeowner’s insurance lately but making less money from it. More people are shopping, if involuntarily. And premiums for many are dropping — along with agents’ commissions. Credit a …

As insurance firms’ money vanished, Poes played politics

Apr 3, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–Apr. 2, 2008 By Jennifer Liberto, Times Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — As Poe insurance companies sank toward insolvency after two record hurricane seasons, Poe family members and managers were not just collecting hefty payments, they were also flexing …