Florida Governor Charlie Crist today, July 18, 2008, issued a letter to Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty regarding State Farm Florida Insurance Company’s (“State Farm”) rate filing.  In the...
Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, July 18
July 18, 2008
Category Florida and Insurance News
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  State Farm’s rate request may hide motives By most accounts, the odds are remote that State Farm will win approval to raise homeowners insurance rates an...
Insurance Fraud Weekly ePort: Week Ending July 18
July 18, 2008
Category Insurance Information Institute
Insurance Fraud Weekly ePortWeek Ending July 18, 2008 www.InsuranceFraud.org ________________________________    LEGISLATION & REGULATION The Massachusetts Senate approved a bill requiring the state’s...
Senator Haridopolos: Amendment 5 Debate Schedule to Begin in Broward
July 17, 2008
Category Property Tax and Education News
Senator Mike Haridopolos announced dates for 10 public debates to be held across Florida regarding Amendment 5.  The first debate is scheduled to be held at Broward Community College Pembroke Pines campus on Tuesday,...
State Farm requests 47% rate hike on homes
July 17, 2008
Category Archive - Seminars
Florida Today–July 16, 2008 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TALLAHASSEE — State Farm asked Florida insurance regulators today for a 47.1 percent increase on its homeowners policies in the state. The Illinois-based company,...
State Farm’s rates could rise 70% for some
July 17, 2008
Category Archive - Seminars
State Farm Florida has requested an average 47 percent rate increase for its homeowner policies. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA PHILIP BROOKER / MIAMI HERALD FILE Miami Herald--July 17, 2008 State Farm Florida, the state’s...
State Farm plans to drop 50,000 policies
July 17, 2008
Category Archive - Seminars
South Florida Business Journal--July 17,2008 00:00 by Biz-Journal-SF State Farm Florida Insurance Co. said it will not renew about 50,000 Florida homeowner policies, starting Jan. 1. But some or all of those cancellations...
Florida awarded $21.5M in Bristol-Myers Squibb settlement
July 17, 2008
Category Archive - Seminars
South Florida Business Journal--July 16, 2008 South Florida Business Journal Florida was awarded $21.5 million as part of a global settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and its former wholly owned subsidiary Apothecon,...
$250 fire-rescue fee hot topic in Gables budget workshop
July 17, 2008
Category Archive - Seminars
Miami Herald--July 16, 2008 BY ELAINE DE VALLE In his presentation at the Coral Gables City Commission’s first budget workshop, City Manager David Brown stressed the positive: Many city homeowners could see tax...
Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners–July 17
July 17, 2008
Category Property Tax and Education News
            Above: As part of this week’s Team Florida Trade and Business Development Mission to the United Kingdom, Florida Governor Charlie Crist met with His...