Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Aug 6, 2008
Orlando Sentinel–August 6, 2008 Anika Myers Palm Sentinel staff writer Florida Farm Bureau is contemplating its next move now that the Office of Insurance Regulation has rejected the company’s request to raise its property-insurance rates. The company is considering whether …
Aug 6, 2008
Jacksonville Business Journal–August 5, 2008 by Mark Szakonyi A new disaster recovery center with the ability to withstand a Category 5 hurricane will open in Jacksonville in mid-September. Colo 5’s 122,000-square-foot data center, which is housed in the former Barnett …
Aug 6, 2008
Hurricane season’s early activity has 2 forecasters upping their predictions By Anna Scott Herald Tribune–August 6, 2008 Florida has so far been spared from being hit in an active early hurricane season. But as the season peaks over the next …
Aug 6, 2008
Palm Beach Post Letters to the Editor Palm Beach Post–August 06, 2008 Port St. Lucie recently passed ordinance 08-58 that allows non-occupied structures to be protected with closed storm shutters during the storm season (June 1 to Nov. 30). Many …
Aug 6, 2008
Treasure Coast Palm–August 5, 2008 By Nadia Vanderhoof The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday denied a June 20 rate hike request by Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Co.’s subsidiaries Farm Bureau General and Farm Bureau Casualty. Farm Bureau was …
Aug 6, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  State denies insurer Farm Bureau’s proposed rate hike The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday denied a June 20 rate hike request by Florida Farm Bureau Insurance …
Aug 6, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) announced the re-launch of the updated www.ShopAndCompareRates.com Web site today, August 5, 2008.  In conjunction with the Office of Governor Charlie Crist, the OIR activated the free, online tool in July 2007 to assist consumers looking to …
Aug 6, 2008
On Tuesday, August 5, 2008, the Florida Department of Revenue (“DOR”) held a workshop regarding amendments to Rule 12B-8.003: Tax Statement; Overpayments. To view the complete Rule text and meeting notice, click here. The purpose of the proposed amendments are …
Aug 6, 2008
Update: Please note the press conference materials attached to this email. Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizensâ€) Executive Vice President of Corporate Operations Susanne Murphy, and Paul Palumbo, Citizens Senior Vice President of Underwriting held a press conference today to inform …
Aug 6, 2008
> The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office will hold a Budget/Executive and Board of Governors meetting on Wednesday, August 6 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, 2600 Tiburon Drive, Naples, Florida.