Locke Burt News

Florida Insurer Security First Appoints Burt DeVriese as President

The Security First Board of Directors has approved Melissa Burt DeVriese to serve as president and Locke Burt as chairman and chief executive officer of Security First, effective immediately. Quality Assurance led by Mark Bowsher, Special Investigations and Fraud Prevention …

Security First to Lower Florida Homeowners Insurance Rates

Security First Insurance, one of Florida’s largest private property insurance companies, has told state regulators that it is going to lower rates by an average of 9.3 percent statewide. The lower rates will take effect for new customers on Oct. …

After Years of Increases, Florida Property Insurance Rates May Be Stabilizing

It’s been nearly eight years since Hurricane Wilma raked the southern end of Florida and caused billions in damages, the last of eight hurricanes to hit the state in 2004 and 2005. Yet even as the state has been spared …