Citizens Task Force on Claims Handling Resolution

Feb 26, 2008

The Citizens Task Force on Claims Handling Resolution will hold a meeting on Tuesday, February 26 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 401 of the Senate Office Building, Tallahassee. Items to be discussed include Citizens policy administration, and …

Criminal Justice Estimating Conference

Feb 26, 2008

The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research Criminal Justice Estimating Conference will review two insurance-related bills (HB 0267/SB 0752) on Tuesday, February 26. The meeting begins at 11 a.m. in Room 117 of the Knott Building, Tallahassee, FL.

Florida Cabinet Meeting

Feb 26, 2008

The Florida Cabinet will hold a meeting on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 from 9-10:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, FL. To view the agenda, click here.

Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing: Mitigation Retrofits Required

Feb 26, 2008

The Florida Department of Community Affairs, Division of Housing and Community Development has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing regarding Rule Number: Rule Title 9B-3.0475: Mitigation Retrofits Required. The purpose of the meeting is to modify, enhance and clarify …

FWCJUA Board of Governors Meeting Report: Feb. 25

Feb 25, 2008

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) held a meeting of its Board of Governors (“Board”) on Friday, February 22, 2008. To view the agenda and meeting packet, click here. Supplemental data for the Rates and Forms Committee was …

Fla. Insurers See Hurricane Insurance Market on the Mend

Feb 25, 2008

Insurance Journal–Feb. 25, 2008 The insurance market in Florida is adjusting to changing conditions � some man-made, others resulting from forces of nature � all of which make property insurance for Florida homeowners more available and more affordable, according the …

Lawmakers jittery about risk rethinking storm insurance ‘fix’

Feb 25, 2008

Daytona Beach News-Journal–Feb. 25, 2008 By JIM SAUNDERS Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE — With homeowners getting hammered last year by costly property-insurance bills, Gov. Charlie Crist and Florida lawmakers took a gamble. They froze rates for customers of the state-backed …

COMMENTARY: Crist’s insurance plans simply don’t add up

Feb 25, 2008

Orlando Sentinel–Feb. 24, 2008 Mike Thomas Florida’s great socialized insurance experiment is failing. The state cannot pay its bills if there is a major storm. Put another way, hurricane insurance in Florida is a fiction. Here is an explanation: Florida …