South Florida Sun-Sentinel--June 21, 2008 By Julie PatelSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel When Ron Wise learned Nationwide Insurance dropped the coverage on his Palm Beach Gardens home this year, he figured he’d be lucky to...
Palm Beach Post--June 22, 2008 Special to The Post By REP. RON KLEIN We’re three weeks into hurricane season, and as South Florida residents prepare for the first big storm, they have a right to ask their elected...
A survey shows that 25 percent of small businesses do not have a disaster recovery plan, which can be as simple as back-up disks stored off the company’s premises. BY JIM WYSSMiami Herald--June 23, 2008 After Hurricane...
Dallas Business Journal–June 20, 2008 Florida’s Chief Financial Officer, Alex Sink, was the guest of honor at a National Association of Industrial and Office Properties function June 16 at Epping Forest Yacht...
Florida Today--June 19, 2008 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TALLAHASSEE — The Board of Governors’ chairman for the state-created homeowners insurance company is stepping down. Bruce Douglas announced Thursday at a board...
Orlando Sentinel--June 20, 2008 Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said Thursday that it now has $1.75 billion in financing for its high-risk account. The state-backed insurer obtained the funding by selling one- and...
South Florida Business Journal--June 19, 2008 South Florida Business Journal Miami-Dade County said it has been awarded nearly $18 million in funds to harden area buildings against hurricanes. Some grant recipients include...
Florida Today--June 20, 2008 Readers express a variety of opinions in their letters to FLORIDA TODAY. A pledge to hold insurers accountable In 2007, three years after one of the worst hurricane seasons in the state’s...
News-Press--June 20, 2008 Editorial Hurricanes, and the threat of hurricanes, make living in Florida a gamble, forcing residents to choose the risk level they’re comfortable with. The foolhardy fail to stockpile basic...
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will hold the following meetings on Wednesday, June 18 and Thursday, June 19, 2008: Market Accountability Advisory Committee at 1:00 p.m. on June 18. The call-in number for this meeting...