Florida Underwriter October 2008
Cover Story
Five Insurance Experts Speak Out About Fees, Taxes, Regulations, and Citizens
With politics, laws, economics, and elections currently uppermost in everyone's minds, we asked a cast of Florida insurance experts to opine on legislative and regulatory "hot topics" of their
Features
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eNote
Hurricane Ike wiped out Galveston, then swept up to Illinois, Ohio, and Kentucky where it plunged millions into darkness. The storm completely bypassed Florida, providing a potential new marketing
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Florida's Antitrust Act Is Consistent With Federal Antitrust Laws
Three years have passed since the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons punished Florida with eight powerful hurricanes that caused in excess of $30 billion in damages, most of that covered by private
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Cat Fund Changes Urged
"We have dodged a bullet temporarily," said Ring. "Citizens and taxpayers of Florida need to understand that the single biggest risk to our economy is not our property taxes or real estate
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Citizens' Mission Review
At the time I'm writing this -- September 8 -- Governor Charlie Crist has yet to notify the staff of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation of his two appointees to the Citizens Mission Review Task
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Federal Insurance Regulation:
Insurance regulation and the federal government probably never entered your mind at the same time, but you may need to change the way you think. Currently, each state regulates rates, agent and
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Crisis Looms for Florida Elder Care Services
Florida's 85-and-over population is forecast to grow by 126 percent in the next 22 years, a reflection of the state's continued lure as a retirement haven and the good health enjoyed by seniors
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Do You Insure High-Performance Boats?
The setting: Waters off the coast of Florida. The action: A high-speed boat chase across choppy seas. The players: Homeland Security agents, the Coast Guard, smugglers, illegal aliens, and an
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Potential Sales Tax on Services Axed by the Courts
Florida insurance agents, in addition to countless other professions, have dodged a bullet. A proposed Amendment 5 was set to appear on state ballots in November. The amendment, which proposed to
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To Serve and Collect
Amidst the ongoing saber-rattling over the future of the state's homeowners' insurance system, auto insurers last year watched the sunset -- and then the confused return -- of no-fault and mandatory
Market Watch
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Falling Workers' Compensation Rates Worry Insurers
That's what workers' compensation insurers in Florida are asking about the price of coverage. They thought they were there earlier this year following a state-mandated 18.4 percent rate rollback.
