Pensacola News-Journal–February 15, 2009 As Florida’s Insurance Consumer Advocate, I am disappointed in State Farm Florida’s decision to exit the property insurance market. We need to consider the immediate...
Florida Times-Union–February 15, 2009 Many politicians, editorialists and citizens have weighed in on the recent decision by State Farm to withdraw from Florida’s property insurance market. Some of the comments...
Herald-Tribune--February 15, 2009 Now that the state has given State Farm Florida conditional approval to leave Florida’s property insurance market, Gov. Charlie Crist and legislative leaders can drop their populist...
The Office of Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink--February 16, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – Following meetings around the state with senior investors and the “Safeguard our Seniors” Task Force, Chief Financial...
The News Service of Florida--February 16, 2009 BY KEITH LAING THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE……….U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek, who became the first major candidate to get in the 2010 U.S. Senate race last month, picked...
Insurance Journal--February 13, 2009 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has offered a withdrawal plan for State Farm Florida Insurance Co. and its parent company with major conditions that were not in the original...
Tampa Bay Business Journal–February 12, 2009 USAA will consolidate its Sacramento, Calif., operations and part of its Norfolk,Va., operations into its Tampa and other locations to reduce its excess real estate capacity....
National Underwriter–February 13, 2009 NU Online News Service A new report predicting hurricane landfall rates finds slightly decreased chances of a strike on the Florida coastline and a bit less for U.S. Southeast...
South Florida Business Journal--February 13, 2009 by Brian Bandell The Florida Office of Financial Regulation has opened an examination into Stanford Group Co., an Antigua- and Barbuda-based financial firm with offices in...
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA--February 13, 2009 By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE…… State Farm, the state’s largest private property insurer, will be allowed to pull out of the Florida property...