The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“FCHLPM”) will meet from 9:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15, Wednesday, September 16, and Thursday, September 17, in the Hermitage Centre Conference Room, Hermitage Centre, 1801 Hermitage Boulevard, Tallahassee. …

The NAIC Multi-State Surplus Lines Premium Tax Working Group of the Property and Casualty Insurance Committee will meet via teleconference on Wednesday, September 16, at 1:00 p.m. (EST). The registration call-in number is: 412.317.6715.

Above:  Senate District 8 Primary Winner John Thrasher (center) gets congratulations from Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Chair Mike Hightower (right). Also pictured is Stephen Heckel.  (Photo credit:  JON M. FLETCHER/The Times-Union)   Former Florida House Speaker John …

Immediate, Continual Updates at www.newsserviceflorida.com ALEXANDER: TRUE MEASURE OF FLA FINANCES INCLUDES STORM SCENARIO By JOHN KENNEDY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 15, 2009…..Senate budget chief J.D. Alexander cast a deeper shade of red ink over …

Immediate, Continual Updates at www.newsserviceflorida.com MCCARTY: PRIVATE CAPACITY THERE TO ABSORB MOST STATE FARM POLICIES By MICHAEL PELTIER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Sept. 15, 2009…Despite difficult times for many insurers during the first half of 2009, …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Fla. insurance chief: Rate increases may be needed Florida’s insurance commissioner says companies offering hurricane coverage may need rate increases due to underwriting losses although the state hasn’t …

This article was published in the Miami Herald on September 15, 2009 A year after the economic dominoes began to topple, many believe the worst is over for Wall Street, though rising unemployment and foreclosures are likely to mean a …

Florida’s Joint Legislative Budget Commission meets today, September 15, 2009, during which it will vote to adopt Florida’s Long-Range Financial Outlook, a constitutionally-mandated document containing recommended fiscal strategies to the State and its departments for the purpose of assisting the …

During a review of his recent presentation on the Florida property insurance market at the Florida Cabinet meeting this morning, September 15, 2009, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty described challenges currently being experienced by insurers doing business in the State, …

This article was published by The News Service of Florida on September 14, 2009 By KEITH LAING THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Charlie Crist has said before that he does not think the Public Service Commission should grant Florida Power …