Apr 4, 2008
Florida House Representative Don Brown today released his policy recommendations based on hearings held by the House Insurance Committee on March 14th and March 24th. The House Insurance Committee took testimony under oath given by officials from Citizens Property Insurance …
Apr 4, 2008
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty will hold a press conference to discuss the First District Court of Appeal’s order upholding the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation’s (“OIR”) Immediate Final Order of January 17, 2008 suspending the licenses of the Allstate …
Apr 4, 2008
National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) President Representative Brian Kennedy (RI) released a statement today, April 4, 2008, in response to the Department of the Treasury Blueprint for a Modernized Financial Regulatory Structure proposal. A copy of the statement is …
Apr 4, 2008
 Legislative Meetings The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. in Room 412 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-related bills to be discussed include: SB …
Apr 3, 2008
Florida Today–Apr. 3, 2008 Rockledge insurance agent Carl Moulton is selling more homeowner’s insurance lately but making less money from it. More people are shopping, if involuntarily. And premiums for many are dropping — along with agents’ commissions. Credit a …
Apr 3, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–Apr. 2, 2008 By Jennifer Liberto, Times Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — As Poe insurance companies sank toward insolvency after two record hurricane seasons, Poe family members and managers were not just collecting hefty payments, they were also flexing …
Apr 3, 2008
Petition says homeowners were not told they could seek mediation. Anika Myers Palm Sentinel staff writer Orlando Sentinel–Apr. 3, 2008 The state’s financial- and insurance-regulation departments are accused in a lawsuit of violating consumer-protection laws and allowing insurance companies to …
Apr 3, 2008
Insurance News Net–Apr. 2, 2008 National Desks/Business Editors/Legal Writers/Insurance Writers CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.–The Hurricane Law Group announced today that it has filed a lawsuit in the Circuit Court of the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County against CFO Alex Sink, Insurance …
Apr 3, 2008
Miami Herald–Apr. 03, 2008 A Broward attorney filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding the Department of Financial Services and the Office of Insurance Regulation enforce the state statute that provides homeowners with access to mediation to quickly settle still-open claims from …
Apr 3, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Lawsuit: Enforce insurance mediation A Broward attorney filed a lawsuit Wednesday demanding the Department of Financial Services and the Office of Insurance Regulation enforce the state statute that provides homeowners …