Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today announced that the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has filed an administrative complaint against the American General Life Insurance Co. (“American General”) seeking to suspend or revoke its certificate of authority to write …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: How many has program helped? My Safe Florida Home doesn’t track results; lawmaker wants to change that A new $1.06-million My Safe Florida Home advertising campaign tells homeowners statewide …

The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee (“Committee”) held its third meeting of the 2008 Regular Legislative Session on March 18, 2008. To view the meeting packet, click here. Although the Committee spent most of its time debating and analyzing a …

Miami Herald–Mar. 18, 2008By MARY ELLEN KLAS One of the biggest tax cuts in state history is headed for the November ballot, after a powerful state commission voted Monday to put an amendment before voters that would scrap most of …

Tallahassee Democrat–Mar. 18, 2008 The Florida Legislature is in session through May 2. Here are the key issues yesterday and what’s coming up:      TAXES What happened: Florida’s voters will be offered a chance to cut their property taxes …

The Tampa Tribune–Mar. 18, 2008 By MARK A. WILSON As the 2008 legislative session begins and hurricane season approaches, Florida’s businesses and homeowners continue to struggle with the increasing cost of property insurance. The quest for answers to the state’s …

Take action to protect our insurance rates St. Petersburg Times–Mar. 17, 2008 Insurance reform is still under way It is ironic that on the day after the Florida Senate’s Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability presented its legislative recommendations to …

Miami Herald–Mar. 18, 2008BY ERIK HOLM AND JOSH P. HAMILTON The collapse of the subprime mortgage market will lead to record losses for insurance companies, overtaking Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster in U.S. history. The amount of asset write-downs …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurance firms walloped Insurance industry losses from the subprime mortgage debacle have the potential to surpass Hurricane Katrina claims. The collapse of the subprime mortgage market will lead to …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Panel puts 25 percent property tax cut on November ballot Florida voters will have a chance in November to approve an across-the-board property tax cut averaging 25 percent, which would …