Mar 31, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida’s Crist Opposes, Bush Backs Bill Deregulating Insurance Prices Tallahassee politicians must ensure a robust private property insurance market to avoid a financial disaster if a major …
Mar 31, 2010
A bill that expands investment options for insurance companies in Louisiana was passed unanimously by the Louisiana House of Representatives Insurance Committee today, March 31. Among other provisions, the bill, HB 284, would enable insurers to invest in stocks …
Mar 31, 2010
Due to the Passover and Easter holidays, the FPCA Automobile Division meeting scheduled for this Friday, April 2, has been cancelled. The next meeting will be held via teleconference on Friday, April 9 at 2:00 p.m. An agenda for the …
Mar 31, 2010
The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference tomorrow, April 1, 2010, at 3:30 p.m. The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 63016#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the March 26, 2010 meeting, are …
Mar 31, 2010
THis article appeared in The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) on March 31, 2010: By Mark Schleifstein Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans region, it may come as a surprise that the metropolitan area with the most to …
Mar 30, 2010
A report to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ (“NAIC”) Solvency Modernization Task Force on a suggested “Windows and Walls” approach for regulation of United States-based insurers operating within corporate groups was presented to at the NAIC’s Spring 2010 National …
Mar 30, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Education shocker: Florida not a winner in federal Race to the Top education grant In a huge surprise, Florida is not a first-round winner of a massive …
Mar 30, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Citizens has successful bond pre-sale Amid predictions of an active hurricane season this year, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is bulking up its reserves with a $2.4 billion …
Mar 30, 2010
Above: State Representative Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel (right), confers with Rules and Calendar Council Chair, State Representative Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, during a floor session on March 23, 2010. Representative Weatherford is the sponsor of HB 1509, which relates to economic development …
Mar 30, 2010
The Miami Herald publised this letter on March 30, 2010. BY ALBERTO M. CARVALHO www.dadeschools.net The numbers don’t lie, and the equation is alarmingly simple: Shrinking property values + less money from the state = a projected $190 million shortfall …