Category: Archive – News
Aug 7, 2012
The following article was posted to the news.demotech.com website on August 7, 2012: Mitigating the Impact of Catastrophic Storms on the State of Florida news.demotech.com After Hurricane Andrew made landfall in 1992, the State of Florida experienced eleven insurer insolvencies. …
Aug 7, 2012
The following article was published in The Florida Current on August 7, 2012: Atwater to auto insurers: Quit whining by Gray Rohrer www.floridacurrent.com CFO Jeff Atwater thinks auto insurers should get on board with rate reductions and “quit whining.” “Quit …
Aug 6, 2012
The following article was published in PropertyCasualty360º on August 6, 2012: Florida OIR: Study on Potential Savings of No Fault Bill Not Final By Chad Hemenway www.propertycasualty360.com With numerous caveats, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation released the findings …
Aug 6, 2012
The following article was published in PropertyCasualty360º on August 6, 2012: FAPIA mourns death of President Wolfman By Chad Hemenway www.propertycasualty360.com Harvey Wolfman, president of the Florida Association of Public Adjusters (FAPIA), died Aug. 2 following a heart attack. …
Aug 5, 2012
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on August 5, 2012: Backlash Grows Against Citizens Inspections By Charles Elmore www.palmbeachpost.com Executives at the state’s last-resort insurer Citizens acknowledge a massive building reinspection campaign is “under fire.” They …
Aug 4, 2012
The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Times on August 4, 2012: Bribery and insurance shouldn’t mix www.tampabay.com It’s been clear for years that brand-name property insurance companies will not cover more Florida homeowners no matter how high …
Aug 3, 2012
The following article was published in The Florida Current on August 3, 2012: Insurers Push Back in TICL Fight By Gray Rohrer www.floridacurrent.com Upset over not being granted a waiver to avoid paying for optional state-backed reinsurance they say is …
Aug 3, 2012
The following article was published in The Longboat Key News on August 3, 2012: Property Insurance for a Coastal Community By Adam Tebrugge www.lbknews.com The story is a familiar one. After paying premiums for 20 years without making a …
Aug 2, 2012
The following article was published in The Florida Current on August 2, 2012: Universal asks for 22 percent hike in homeowner insurance rates By Gray Rohrer www.floridacurrent.com Citing large losses from sinkhole claims and uncertain results of legislation aimed at …
Aug 2, 2012
The following article was published in the Sun Sentinel on August 2, 2012: South Florida Has Problem Bridges, Website Says By Michael Turnbell www.sun-sentinel.com When drivers cross the Camino Real bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Boca Raton, few probably …