Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Insurance: Big Risks, Big Payoffs To some investors, pumping money into a new Florida insurance company must be as attractive as investing in Florida real estate right now. …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Insurers not Impressed with Florida’s Revamped Insurance Package While many Florida lawmakers claim to be opposed to gambling, they don’t mind taking a chance on Mother Nature. Lawmakers Adjust …

House Sergeant at Arms Earnest W. Sumner (left) and Senate Sergeant at Arms Donald Severance, drop their hankies in the fourth floor rotunda at the State Capitol in the traditional Sine Die ceremony that officially ended the 2008 Florida Legislative …

  Legislative Meetings The 2008 Florida Regular Legislative Session concluded Friday, March 2. There are no further Legislative meetings scheduled at this time. Insurance Regulatory Meetings The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Reinsurance Task Force will hold a meeting …

Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink and Interim Insurance Consumer Advocate Terry Butler today, May 2, 2008, issued statements regarding the Legislature’s passage of CS/CS/SB 2012: An Act Relating to Insurance Policies, which includes provisions imposing restrictions on the …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Legislature passes insurance bill; industry irked A broad insurance bill that freezes rates charged by the state-run insurer and increases regulators’ power to police insurance companies passed the state …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Legislators compromise on ‘homeowners’ bill of rights’ The state House late Wednesday night passed a sweeping property insurance bill that is touted as a “homeowners’ bill of rights.” …

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Regulator Holds Public Hearing on New Reinsurance Rules The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation held a public hearing to ask for input on a draft rule that would …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Safe Home Program Insurance Benefit Scarce, Survey Finds Many My Safe Florida Home customers are not saving money on their wind insurance, according to a survey released Monday …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   One week to go and still much to do Insurance and property tax problems aren’t in the Legislative limelight like in past years, and other business issues are …