In a news release issued today, February 9, 2016, Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) announced the launch of a multi-faceted education campaign to improve customer claims...
Florida renters pay $279 more for car insurance, survey finds Florida drivers are being charged an average of 10 percent more, or $279 a year, for car insurance simply because they rent instead of own their home,...
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) released its “2015 Review of Assignment of Benefits Data Call Report” today, February 8, 2016. The report provides aggregated results...
Florida Fights Back Against Assignment of Benefits Abuse Florida insurers, consumer and insurance advocates, as well as regulators, are hoping 2016 may finally be the year that legislators address the misuse of...
Florida’s Insurance Regulation Grade Sinks in R-Street Report Florida’s insurance regulatory climate report sunk from a D+ to a D in this year’s R-Street state-by-state report. Insurance abuse...
Florida Governor declares Zika emergency Governor Rick Scott declared a health emergency in four Florida counties Wednesday after at least nine cases of the mosquito-borne Zika illness were detected, the Associated...
Florida begins search for new Insurance Commissioner Insurance Journal reports the search is on for the next Florida Insurance Commissioner – the first one to be appointed to the office since current Insurance...
Citizens Property Insurance policies approved for April takeouts Up to 66,500 policies may be moved from state-backed Citizens Property Insurance into the private market in April for what will be the fourth...
To ease South Florida flood risk, Lake Okeechobee draining to resume South Florida flooding threats are triggering the pumping of polluted farm water into Lake Okeechobee, just as more lake water is set to be drained...
Washington gets blizzard assist from Florida Governor Rick Scott is taking on a different kind of gridlock in Washington, and he’s hoping to lure beltway tourists to Florida in the process. Jeff Burlew...