Category: Florida News
Apr 1, 2008
 Tuesday, April 1 The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee held a meeting on Tuesday, April 1, 2008 from 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-related bills scheduled to be discussed included: …
Mar 31, 2008
Miami Herald–Mar. 30, 2008 The rainstorms inundating parts of the Midwest are a reminder that floods — like hurricanes — are recurring natural disasters that create misery in parts of this country year after year. Like hurricanes, floods are not …
Mar 31, 2008
Orlando Sentinel–Mar. 31, 2008 Anika Myers PalmSentinel staff writer As credit rating service Fitch Ratings claimed the homeowners insurance market in Florida is so unstable that it would "collapse" if a major storm hits the state in 2008, state insurance …
Mar 31, 2008
Senate plan would cap rates, but accord may be hard to reachHerald Tribune–Mar. 26, 2008 TALLAHASSEE While Florida lawmakers have eagerly embraced plans to slash property taxes, the House and Senate may have more difficulty finding agreement on another major …
Mar 31, 2008
If the Legislature doesn’t let Citizens Property Insurance Corp. raise rates, the Legislature shouldn’t take money from Citizens. Palm Beach Post–Mar. 31, 2008 With property insurance still contributing to Florida’s affordability problem, one big issue this year is what to …
Mar 31, 2008
Miami Herald–Mar. 29, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA Money earmarked to pay future insurance claims could end up funding a program to provide additional capital for start-up and newer insurance firms. A bill passed Thursday by the House Jobs and …
Mar 31, 2008
 Above: Sophomore GOP lawmaker Don Gaetz (here with Sen. Rhonda Storms) is generating a buzz as a future Senate chief.  FEDC Legislative Report: Week of March 24-28 Week Four of Florida’s 2008 Regular Legislative Session has sailed by, …
Mar 31, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Legislators eye Citizens’ surplus Citizens’ surplus could be tapped to fund a capital build-up program for start-up insurers despite concern about Citzens’ exposure to possible large storm claims. Money …
Mar 28, 2008
Are You Over Paying for Homeowners Insurance? Orlando Sentinel–Mar. 28, 2008 Almost midway through the session in Tallahassee, legislative leaders are making more sense than not as they try to get the state and its homeowners to weather …
Mar 28, 2008
Insurance rates again take up Legislature’s time By McClatchy TribuneKeynoter.com–Mar. 28, 2008 A year after making sweeping property insurance changes, Florida legislators are divided between maintaining a consumer-friendly face or allowing homeowner premiums to start inching up. This week, the …