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Florida Approves 5.4% Citizens Homeowners Rate Hike for 2010

Florida’s state-backed and largest property insurer will be allowed to raise its rates for homeowners an average 5.4 percent in 2010. The increase is the first one allowed since lawmakers froze the rates of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. three years …

Supporters Say Michigan Ballot Drive Would Drop Insurance Rates 20%

Michigan voters could decide on a proposal that supporters say would reduce automobile, home and business insurance premiums by 20 percent, if the proposal qualifies for the 2010 statewide ballot. The form of a legislative initiative submitted by a group …

California’s SCIF Announces Five Percent Rate Increase

California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund today announced it has filed a 5 percent rate increase in collectible premium. The revised rate will apply to new and renewal workers’ compensation policies effective on or after January 1, 2010. “The principal driver …

Louisiana Citizens Rate Increase Will Be Less Than Expected

A projected 10 percent increase in rates for clients of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will “probably be less than that,” the company’s CEO John Wortman said. Instead, the average statewide increase will likely be between 5 percent and …

Texas Windstorm Insurance Proposed Rate Hike Rejected

The Texas Department of Insurance has rejected a request from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association for a 10 percent rate increase for both residential and commercial risks. But regulators left open the possibility that a rate increase of a lesser …

Florida Approves 5.4% Citizens Homeowners Rate Hike

Florida’s state-backed and largest property insurer will be allowed to raise its rates for homeowners an average 5.4 percent in 2010. The increase is the first one allowed since lawmakers froze the rates of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. three years …

Louisiana Citizens Rate Increase Will Be Less Than Expected

A projected 10 percent increase in rates for clients of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will “probably be less than that,” the chief executive officer of the state’s insurer of last resort has said. John Wortman said the average …

Florida Urged to Hike All Citizens Property Insurance Rates By 10%

Florida insurance regulators are failing in their duties if they don’t make the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. raise property insurance rates by 10 percent across the board, a business group lobbyist said this week. Barney Bishop III, president of …

Florida Approves 14.6% Homeowners Insurance Rate Hike for Universal

Universal Property and Casualty Insurance Co. (UPCIC) reports it has received approval for a premium rate increase for its homeowners program in Florida. The premium rate increase, which will average approximately 14.6 percent statewide, was approved by the Florida Office …

Texas Windstorm Insurance Proposed Rate Hike Rejected

The Texas Department of Insurance has rejected a request from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association for a 10 percent rate increase for both residential and commercial risks. However, regulators left open the possibility that a rate increase of a lesser …