Category: Florida and Insurance News

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Sink, Rubio forge insurance alliance When Republicans and Democrats approved a plan last year to dramatically expand Florida’s hurricane catastrophe fund, increasing taxpayers’ exposure to risk in the …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Reinsurance rehab on table CFO Sink wants to lower Florida’s exposure. Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink’s quest to shed some of the state’s hurricane risk has a …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Hartford Group to Shed 27,000 Homeowners’ Policies in Florida The Hartford Group, testifying in front of the Florida Senate Select Committee on Property Insurance Accountability Tuesday said they will …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Lawmakers schedule more hearings on property insurance rates After two more days of grueling questions to state regulators and insurance company executives, a special Senate panel wrapped up …

  To view a complete story,click on a headline below:   Day 1: A polite grilling for insurance execs Insurance executives got a polite but chilly reception Monday when they testified under oath to a bi-partisan Senate committee. Allstate blames …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Legislators set to ask insurers why savings weren’t passed on to homeowners Hearings will address why savings weren’t passed on to homeowners Have insurers inflated homeowner policy prices in …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Court action deals blow to state in fight with Allstate In a blow to insurance regulators’ hopes that Allstate’s new business would again be quickly suspended, an appeals court has …

Governor Charlie Crist and Lt. Governor Jeff Kottkamp today unveiled highlights of their Crist/Kottkamp Budget Recommendations for Fiscal Year 2008-09. The full text of the Governor’s press release is reprinted below. Highlights of the proposed $70-billion budget include ensuring public …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Senator Jeff Atwater: Time insurance companies keep promises to homeowners Exactly one year after Gov. Charlie Crist signed legislation to lower property insurance premiums, the Florida Senate has …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Double wins put Crist in control A budget proposal for tough times is the next challenge for the riding-high governor. The biggest winner Tuesday night may have been Gov. Charlie …