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Fla. Insurance Bill On Gov. Crist’s Desk Comes with Risks
Jan 24 2007 // The Florida Legislature on Monday overwhelmingly passed a bill members hope will lower Floridians’ skyrocketing property insurance rates and sent the measure to Gov. Charlie Crist, who has demanded meaningful relief...
Fla. Lawmakers Agree on Insurance Relief Plan; Bill Sent to Gov. Crist
Jan 23 2007 // Florida homeowners could see property insurance rates cut by as much as 40 percent under a plan finalized by lawmakers hoping to reverse hurricane-fueled increases many residents say have threatened to price them out of...
Florida Lawmakers Near Agreement; Vote Expected Today on Insurance Plan
Jan 22 2007 // Florida lawmakers tentatively agreed Saturday on a comprehensive proposal aimed at lowering Floridians’ skyrocketing property insurance rates, saying they’d finalize the plan with a vote on the package on...
Fla. Mortgage Lenders Unlikely to Back Homes Without Wind Coverage
Jan 22 2007 // Florida homeowners might want to go without wind coverage, and may decide on a higher deductible in return for lower rates, but mortgage companies could keep these options from producing what the Florida Legislature wants:...
Fla. House and Senate Expected to Meet Through Weekend to Merge Bills
Jan 19 2007 // Laboring to comply with Gov. Charlie Crist’s call for lowering Florida insurance costs by at least 25 percent during a quick, seven-day special session, both the House and Senate have passed bills promising to do...
Fla. Day 2: Senate Passes 25% Rate Cut; Citizens Would Enter Commercial
Jan 18 2007 // Two days into a special legislative session, after debating 20 amendments, the Florida Senate voted to pass Senate Bill 4-A, a measure which promises an average 25 percent premium cut to homeowners and lets Citizens...
Fla. Insurance Costs Seen Behind Shorter Stays by Snowbirds
Jan 17 2007 // Florida’s mild climate and world-class beaches continue to draw Northern retirees seeking temporary refuge from harsh winter weather, but tourism experts say many of these snowbirds are shortening their stays. Rental...
Fla. Session Day 1: Expanding State’s Hurricane Cat Fund Tops the Agenda
Jan 17 2007 // When Florida House Speaker Marco Rubio and State Senate President Ken Pruitt slammed their gavels in opposite sides of the Florida Capitol Tuesday signaling commencement of a special legislative session, the hopes and...
Fla. Lawmakers Face Balancing Act in This Week’s Insurance Session
Jan 15 2007 // Florida lawmakers wish they could simply outlaw hurricanes. That would solve the state’s insurance crisis. Unfortunately, changing the weather seems easier than what legislators have on their hands. As they return to...
Flood Policy Sales Rise 24% in Texas
Jan 11 2007 // The popularity of federal flood insurance policies in Texas is on the rise, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. ICT reported that Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) records show that the number of flood...
INSURANCE SURCHARGES ADD UP FOR FLORIDA PROPERTY OWNERS
Jan 8 2007 // Many Floridians already facing soaring insurance rates will be hit by additional surcharges that could tack another 9 percent to their premiums next year. The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association approved a new 2 percent...
‘Snowbirds’ not protected by Florida state law, court rules
Jan 8 2007 // Part-time Florida residents and so-called “snowbirds” who insure their cars back home cannot make claims under Florida laws that may be more favorable to them than those in their own states, the state Supreme...
Florida report finds small, new firms and construction gaps in workers’ comp availability
Jan 8 2007 // The Florida workers’ compensation market is in good shape, although some small firms may be having difficulty obtaining coverage. An analysis by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s office shows the...
Florida medical malpractice market marked by low profitability
Jan 8 2007 // Stacked up against the country’s other five most populous states, Florida’s medical malpractice market ranks fourth lowest in overall profitability. On the flip side of the coin, Florida ranks fourth highest...
‘Snowbirds’ not protected by Florida state law, court rules
Jan 7 2007 // Part-time Florida residents and so-called “snowbirds” who insure their cars back home cannot make claims under Florida laws that may be more favorable to them than those in their own states, the state Supreme...
Florida medical malpractice market marked by low profitability
Jan 7 2007 // Stacked up against the country’s other five most populous states, Florida’s medical malpractice market ranks fourth lowest in overall profitability. On the flip side of the coin, Florida ranks fourth highest...
Florida report finds small, new firms and construction gaps in workers’ comp availability
Jan 7 2007 // The Florida workers’ compensation market is in good shape, although some small firms may be having difficulty obtaining coverage. An analysis by Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty’s office shows the...
Insurance surcharges add up for Florida property owners
Jan 7 2007 // Many Floridians already facing soaring insurance rates will be hit by additional surcharges that could tack another 9 percent to their premiums next year. The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association approved a new 2 percent...
J. Rolfe Davis Insurance of Florida Names New President
Jan 5 2007 // David McKinney, chief executive officer and chairman at J. Rolfe Davis Insurance of Maitland, Fla. named John A. Turner as the company’s new president. Turner served as vice president at J. Rolfe Davis during the...
House Reps. Introduce National Catastrophe Insurance Proposal
Jan 5 2007 // U.S. Representatives Ginny Brown-Waite (FL) and Vern Buchanan (FL) today introduced the Homeowners’ Insurance Protection Act of 2007, a comprehensive catastrophic insurance bill that would establish a federal...
