Dec 3, 2008
Orlando Business Journal–December 2, 2008 Florida Municipal Insurance Trust, a nonprofit organization that provides workers compensation, liability, auto, property and health insurance to governmental entities within Florida, added 20 cities to its roster of clients this year. The trust also …
Dec 3, 2008
Senate President Jeff Atwater (R-Palm Beach) announced the appointment today, December 3, 2008, of Senator J.D. Alexander (R-Lake Wales) as the Chair of the Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means and Senator Alex Diaz de la Portilla (R-Miami) …
Dec 3, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurer wants a rate increase The 2008 hurricane season is finally over, but the quest for higher homeowners insurance rates marches on. More homes may fall in …
Dec 3, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–December 2, 2008 By Julie Patel Nationwide Insurance Co. of Florida wants to raise residential property insurance prices by a statewide average of 10 percent. The increase is needed primarily to beef up reserves to pay for non-hurricane …
Dec 3, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–December 2, 2008 By Ihosvani Rodriguez Cities throughout South Florida are giving the green light to red-light cameras. Advocates hail them as a safety measure — a way to get folks to slow down and avoid crashes. “The …
Dec 3, 2008
Insurance Journal–December 2, 2008 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty stays busy with a list of insurance related measures enacted during a special session of the Florida Legislature in January 2007. Keeping property insurers in the market and diffusing the large …
Dec 3, 2008
Bradenton Herald–December 1, 2008 With Sunday’s official end to the Atlantic hurricane season, Florida’s run of good fortune now stands at three seasons and counting. The state only suffered heavy rains and flooding from Tropical Storm Fay, which threatened Manatee …
Dec 3, 2008
Treasure Coast Palm–December 2, 2008 By Ed Killer STUART – The night of Oct. 27, Stuart boaters Bill and Jane Sprague’s lives flashed before their very eyes. It was a little after dark near Hell’s Gate in the St. Lucie …
Dec 3, 2008
The Florida Property and Casualty Association (“FPCA”) Homeowners Division met on December 2, 2008, in Orlando, Florida and approved the creation of four subcommittees to begin drafting specific legislative and regulatory proposals in areas of interest to the Members. The …
Dec 3, 2008
On Monday, December 1, 2008, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held a Reinsurance Committee (“Committee”) meeting to review the 2009 Reinsurance Program options. To view the complete meeting agenda, click here. Bill Fleischhacker from the FWCJUA’s reinsurance …