Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Citizens Property commercial rates proposed to nearly triple TALLAHASSEE — Unfettered by legislative mandates to keep rates down, Citizens Property Insurance is eyeing premiums for its commercial hurricane coverage nearly …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued Informational Memorandum OIR-07-13M today, August 30, 2007 to all Florida property and casualty insurers, residual and alterative markets, and surplus lines providers regarding Florida Catastrophic Event Data Reporting (CEDRA) Revisions.  A copy …

On August 30, 2007, the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Actuarial and Underwriting Committee (“Committee”) met and discussed the following: Sinkhole Underwriting Rules The Committee discussed amending Citizens’ underwriting guidelines so that agents would have the capability of binding risks …

Among the legislation which passed during the recently conducted 2007 Louisiana Legislative Session was House Bill 678, which established the Insure Louisiana Incentive Program (“Incentive Program”). This Incentive Program, which becomes effective on December 1, 2005, is structured as a …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Exemption might not be so super Many would be better off with Save Our Homes, analyses show. TAMPA — Living in your dream home? Have visions of growing old there? …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Nationwide Doubling Policy Cut Florida’s beleaguered home insurance market took another hit Tuesday as the state’s fifth-largest property insurer expanded its withdrawal from the state.   National Hurricane Center Hires …

The Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) noticed a public hearing on a proposed technical change to Rule 69O-149.002, relating to the Filing of Forms and Rates for Life/Health Insurance.  The hearing was scheduled for today, August 29, 2007, but did …

The meeting materials for today’s Florida Property and Casualty Association’s (“FPCA”) 3:00 p.m. teleconference are attached to this e-mail.  Included are the agenda, minutes and a breakdown of Representative Bogdanoff’s bill. As a reminder, the call-in information is as follows: …

  The meeting materials for today’s Florida Property and Casualty Association’s (“FPCA”) 3:00 p.m. teleconference are attached to this e-mail. As a reminder, the call-in information is as follows: 1-800-369-128594889#  Should you have any questions or comments regarding this information, …

    From the Tallahassee Democrat       Originally published August 28, 2007   Business briefs TALLAHASSEE Law firm settles into new office Fort Lauderdale-based Colodny Fass has expanded and moved its Tallahassee governmental consulting and law office to …