Insurance commissioner blasted for rejecting 47 percent rate increase Florida Times-Union–March 6, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – Leaders from both parties urged Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to try to bring State Farm...
Sarasota Herald-Tribune–March 6, 2009 By LLOYD DUNKELBERGER H-T Capital Bureau State Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty was sharply questioned by a Senate committee on Thursday over state efforts to shore up its...
Miami Herald–March 5, 2009 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA storm season Insurance regulators have 30 to 45 days to come up with a plan to shore up the state’s hurricane catastrophe fund, which backs up the private insurers...
National Underwriter–March 6, 2009 BY PHIL GUSMAN The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund could face a significant shortfall if a major storm hits Florida this year, the state’s insurance commissioner told a State...
Miami Herald--March 5, 2009 By BILL KACZORAssociated Press Writer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The national credit crunch could threaten the viability of Florida’s hurricane insurance backup fund and that could lead to...
Florida Education Commissioner Eric Smith said that by the end of the week the state should know more about how it can work to get the “state stabilization” money that is part of the massive federal stimulus...
National Underwriter–March 4, 2009 BY PHIL GUSMAN Similar bills introduced in both houses of the Florida Legislature would shift coverage for hurricanes from private insurers to the state-a move that two industry...
Miami Herald--March 5, 2009 The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A House panel has given the green light to a bill that would set requirements for the use of automatic cameras to fine owners of vehicles that run red...
Florida Health News--March 4, 2009 By Christine Jordan Sexton Last year, Senator Durell Peaden was Gov. Charlie Crist’s health-care point man. He was primary sponsor of the Cover Florida Health plan and helped the...
Urges measures to strengthen economy and workforce, education, Everglades restoration TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist this evening addressed a joint session of the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida...