Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Published in InsuranceJournal.com, September 3, 2009 By James J. Donelon Now that the hurricane season is well underway, Louisianans remember when Katrina came ashore, late in August 2005, with a storm surge that eventually flooded New Orleans and leveled many …

This article was published in the Miami Herald on September 3, 2009   At the state and local level, plans have been created to deal with the underinsured and the uninsured — although some have many of the same flaws …

This article was published in the Miami Herald on September 3, 2009   State Rep. Ray Sansom, Jay Odom and Bob Richburg — the protagonists of a political scandal involving a $6 million taxpayer-funded building in Destin — no longer …

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Fall 2009 National Meeting is scheduled for September 21 – 24, 2009 in Washington, D.C. at the Gaylord National Hotel and Convention Center. The meeting agenda and an official Preview have been published …

  The Florida State Board of Administration (“SBA”) held its regularly scheduled quarterly meeting on September 1, 2009, during which the SBA Board of Trustees heard reports on state financial investments.  An update on Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) capacity …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Editorial:  Insurance chief’s numbers amount to fuzzy math Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty and Gov. Charlie Crist insist the state’s homeowners insurance market is resurging.   Market upswing aids …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2, 2009 A race-baiting flier. Shadowy attack groups. Hidden campaign money. The tactics in a bare-knuckle special election to succeed Republican Sen. Jim King of Jacksonville have prompted legislators on …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2, 2009. A secretive group of powerful legislators, business groups and Texas oil companies has been laying the groundwork since December to win legislative approval to open Florida waters to …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2. The state’s top law enforcement agency is investigating the Public Service Commission on grounds that commissioners and staff members may have had improper relationships with the utilities they regulate. …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on September 2, 2009 Stung by a $250 million Manhattan real estate investment that tanked, Gov. Charlie Crist and two other Cabinet-level elected officials want to see more of Florida’s retirement pension …