Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Rolling retaliation for State Farm

Jul 24, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–July 23, 2008By Tom Zucco, Times Staff Writer When State Farm denied the sinkhole claim on Dave Bowers’ Port Richey home two years ago, he decided that venting to his friends just wasn’t enough. He had to take …

EDITORIAL: Insurance rate-hike request over the top

Jul 24, 2008

OUR OPINION: STATE REGULATORS MUST CONSIDER ALL RELEVANT FACTORS Miami Herald–July 24, 2008 There is a silver lining in State Farm Florida Insurance Co.’s request to hike windstorm policy rates by as much as 70 percent in some areas: The …

Brown & Brown Pays Dividend

Jul 24, 2008

National Underwriter–July 24, 2008 Daytona Beach, Fla., insurance broker Brown & Brown Inc. has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 7 cents a share payable on Aug. 20 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 6. The broker reported …

TEST: NAIC Releases Long-Term Care Insurance Hearing Testimony

Jul 24, 2008

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) today, July 24, 2008, released testimony from four members given before the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee of the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce at a hearing titled, “Long-Term Care Insurance: Are …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, July 24

Jul 24, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Insurance Rate Increase Divides Florida Lawmakers After 24 years with State Farm, Brenda Harding is being dropped by the company she’s come to trust like an old friend. …

Florida Zero-Collateral Rule Moves Ahead

Jul 23, 2008

National Underwriter–July 22, 2008 BY DANIEL HAYS Foreign reinsurers with triple-A ratings from two rating firms would not have to post collateral under a new Florida Office of Insurance Regulation published Friday. Florida and New York, in advance of action …