Cash-Flush Florida Tries to Buy Back Its Bonds for First Time October 23, 2024 Florida bond investors are about to have an unusual decision to make — whether to sell their debt back to...
Commentary: Reforms Needed to Protect Florida Policyholders June 7, 2018 By Jay Neal Like thousands of other Floridians, I recently received my homeowner’s insurance renewal statement only to learn that my premium was...
What the Florida Industry Needs to Know for the 2018 Hurricane Season June 1, 2018 By Amy O'Connor The 2018 hurricane season is officially underway, even as the dust continues to settle on the 2017 hurricane season —...
Florida Hurricane Fund in Good Shape for Storm Season May 25, 2018 The Florida fund that helps private insurers pay out claims after a hurricane remains in good shape heading into a...
Florida’s Hurricane Irma Recovery: The Cost, The Challenges, The Lessons November 30, 2017 By Amy O'Connor The hurricane season is officially over, but it didn’t go by without leaving a major mark on Florida and its...
Florida Hurricane Fund Irma Payouts Could Exceed $5B October 30, 2017 Hurricane Irma’s damaging rampage through Florida may require the state fund that provides backing to private insurers to pay up...
Florida Approves Increases for Citizens Commercial Property Rates October 4, 2016 The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has issued an order establishing the 2017 commercial property rates for Citizens Property...
Fitch: No Credit Implications for Florida State-Run Insurers From Hermine September 7, 2016 Hurricane Hermine, the first hurricane to make landfall in Florida in 11 years, is not likely to have a significant...
Price Declines Slow on June U.S. Reinsurance Renewals: Guy Carpenter June 5, 2015 After two years of price decreases averaging 15 percent on U.S. property catastrophe placements, risk-adjusted pricing moderated at the most...
Florida’s Hurricane Insurance Fund Replenished and Ready After 9 Quiet Years May 15, 2015 By Gary Fineout Florida’s nine-year streak of avoiding hurricanes is helping the state reach a historic milestone: for the first time ever, the...