Above: House Bill 447 Sponsor, State Representative Bill Proctor (R-St. Augustine–left), makes a point while huddling with Speaker-pro tempore Ron Reagan (R-Sarasota–center) and Rules &...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida’s Market and How Surplus Lines Agents Are Faring Hurricane Andrew, for all of the grief it delivered, gave wholesale broker Hull &...
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Advisory Council (“Council”) held a regularly scheduled meeting on March 18, 2010, during which it reviewed the 2010 FHCF Reimbursement Premium...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: William Stander: Property insurers’ breaking point In response to “How insurers make millions on the side:” The unfortunate...
The Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“Board”) met in teleconference on March 17, 2010, during which various employee leasing company-related administrative matters were considered. To...
The Miami Herald published this article on Marcyh 18, 2010. The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The House has passed a pair of bills to limit “slip-and-fall” lawsuits against businesses and cap fees the...
At the request of Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled to report on the status of the State’s property insurance market at the March 23 meeting of the...
A “robust” discussion on regulatory capital requirements, accounting and valuation issues and the related challenges of corporate governance and risk management was the focus of the recently concluded National...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Barney Bishop: Hurricane tax won’t stabilize insurance As the state legislative session kicked off this month, I began to wonder if I was...
The Miami Herald published this article on March 17, 2010. Growth management, which was at the center of an uproar last year, is being avoided this year by lawmakers. BY JOHN FRANK AND CRAIG PITTMAN Herald/Times Tallahassee...