When Citizens Property Insurance refused to pay the full appraised value of an electrical fire damage, a St. Pete homeowner filled a lawsuit seeking the full amount for repairs, WTSP-TV10 reports. To view the...
Governor Scott approves new congressional map Florida Governor Rick Scott signed off on new maps that will alter several congressional districts in the state, but it doesn’t appear the changes will end the legal tussle...
Florida’s top elections official said he is prepared to meet a noon deadline on August 15, 2014 to present a proposed special election schedule for the new congressional districts passed by the Florida Legislature this...
State Representative Steve Crisafulli (R-Merritt Island) is teaming up with Citizens Property Insurance to provide face-to face assistance for concerned policyholders at his local district office. Citizens’ staff will...
The hard-fought battle and long wait to give children lawyers in dependency court was cause for celebration at the Legal Needs of Children Committee meeting. The Legislature passed and Gov. Scott signed into law a $4.5...
Democratic candidates George Sheldon and Perry Thurston contend Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi is vulnerable in the November election because she has been a national lightning rod, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s...
A coalition of Florida cities and business groups announced on August 12, 2014 that they will be pushing for reforms to prevent Florida from facing a Detroit-like municipal pension crisis, Lloyd Dunkelberger reports for the...
It’s been 10 years this week since Hurricane Charley plundered Southwest Florida, Bob Rathgeber and Mary Wozniak write in this special report for the Southwest Florida News-Press. To read the story, click here.
Florida is continuing to offload policyholders from its state-backed insurer Citizens onto private insurance companies – potentially boosting business for Bermuda’s reinsurers. Jonathan Kent reports for the...
Libertarian gubernatorial candidate Adrian Wyllie will be showcasing his new running mate — businessman Greg Roe, who has spent more than 30 years in the insurance industry — at campaign stops in Largo on...