This news release was issues by Senator Mike Bennett’s and Representative Scott Plakon’s offices on March 16, 2010. Tallahassee, FL –State Senator Mike Bennett (R-Bradenton) and State Representative Scott Plakon (R-Longwood) have filed legislation that requires that the Financial Services …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Regulators fine, warn Clearwater-based insurer A Clearwater-based property insurance company is the latest Florida company to run afoul of Florida insurance regulators. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty ordered …

FPCA Member Roger Desjadon has prepared a draft White Paper entitled, “Why Are Homeowners Insurance Companies Losing Money in Florida?”  FPCA lobbyists intend to use this White Paper to educate legislators on the hardships insurers currently are facing in the Florida …

The Miami Herald published this article on March 16, 2010. The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Clearwater-based property insurance company is the latest Florida company to run afoul of Florida insurance regulators. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty ordered Homeowners Choice …

The Miami Herald published this article on March 16, 2010. Florida’s Department of Community Affairs made sweeping changes as the state continues pushing to spend federal housing money. BY CRISTINA SILVA Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — The state Department of …

  At tomorrow’s March 17 House Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Committee (“Committee”) State Representative Bill Proctor plans to file a strike-all amendment to HB 447, which is also known as the “Consumer Choice” bill.  The substance of the amendment will …

Above:  Speaker Larry Cretul (R-Ocala), left, and Speaker pro tempore Ron Reagan (R-Sarasota) man the House rostrum as the 2010 Legislature began its first of 60 days on March 2, 2010.  (House photo by Mark Foley)   With the Senate …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   How insurers make millions on the side Today, nearly half of Florida’s home insurance is provided by companies whose primary profit comes not from insuring homes but …

This article was published by the Miami Herald on March 15, 2010. BY CATARINA SARAIVA Bloomberg News Florida’s government-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp., bracing for an “above-normal” hurricane season, plans to sell $2 billion in tax-exempt bonds as early as …

This news release was issued by the Southern Oak Insurance Company on March 12, 2010. Jacksonville, FL — Southern Oak is pleased to announce the quick resolution of concerns expressed by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) in its …