Allstate insurance companies can keep on writing new policies in Florida under an appeals court ruling that rejected the state’s attempt to stop them, but which also potentially sets up a quick resolution to the standoff. In the ruling issued …
The insurance industry should not be allowed to thumb their nose at regulators and lawmakers, an expert told a Florida Senate panel Tuesday. J. Robert Hunter, an actuary who has spent 45 years in the business, testified there was no …
The huge insurance premium increases paid by Florida consumers to protect homes and businesses in the aftermath of the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons have been largely contained as a result of a new law passed in a special session …
The nonstop coastal building across Florida has pushed the insurance risk in the state to nearly $2 trillion, keeping it the diciest place in the world for insurers, according to the insurance industry. Gov. Charlie Crist has campaigned furiously to …
The nonstop coastal building across Florida has pushed the insurance risk in the state to nearly $2 trillion, keeping it the diciest place in the world for insurers, an industry analyst said. Gov. Charlie Crist has campaigned furiously to get …
While many Florida voters don’t think enough has been done to bring down their property taxes or insurance premiums, more than 70 percent say Gov. Charlie Crist has done a good job during his first six months in office, a …
A Florida public service campaign to heighten hurricane awareness has been scrapped by Gov. Charlie Crist just three weeks before the 2007 tropical storm season after two firms that lost out on the lucrative contract cried foul. Public relations veteran …
The Florida Senate has passed a $5 million claims bill between the state and family of a Panama City teenager who died after being roughed up by boot camp guards last year. The bill (SB 2968) must now win passage …
The Republicans who control the Florida Legislature swore they would solve the property tax imbroglio before the 2007 session ends May 4, but their competing bills remain unresolved along with several other bills of importance. The state’s $70 billion budget …
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has rebuked the state’s insurance commissioner for hosting a political fundraiser on behalf of the wife of one of his employees. Sink also said she has ordered the department’s inspector general to investigate whether …
