Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Friday, May 13

May 13, 2011

  To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below.   Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Insurance-Related News      Daily Florida Insurance-Related …

Editorial: More favors with no strings

May 13, 2011

The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on May 13, 2011: More Favors with No Strings This year’s property insurance bill from the Legislature is another favor for the insurance industry. Though hurricanes, as always, were an …

Citizens Opponents Pull Strings for Special Session

May 12, 2011

The following article was published by the Capitol News Service on May 12, 2011: Citizens Opponents Pull Strings for Special Session By Whitney Ray Citizens Property Insurance is buying reinsurance and bonding so it will have enough cash if a …

Hollywood City Commissioner Richard Blattner and Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom voted Chair and Vice Chair of Broward’s Metropolitan Planning Organization on May 12, 2011

May 12, 2011

  Hollywood City Commissioner Dick Blattner and Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner Charlotte Rodstrom are the newest members of Broward County’s Metropolitan Planning Organization (“MPO”).  The pair were voted chairman and vice chairman, respectively, during the May 12, 2010 MPO Board …

Citizens purchases reinsurance

May 12, 2011

The following article was published in the Bradenton Herald on May 12, 2011: Citizens purchases reinsurance Florida’s state-backed property insurance company is shoring up its ability to pay claims to home and business owners should a major hurricane or series …