Governor Charlie Crist finally got his Kodak moment a few hours before the Florida legislature wrapped up its 2008 session. The House and Senate passed the governor's plan to provide low-cost,

Hillary Clinton couldn't do it in Washington when she was First Lady. Neither could Arnold Schwarzenegger in California. Jeb Bush barely got to first base during his attempt in Florida. Yet, somehow

This article started out as a story of hope for uninsureds, and hope for everyone looking to control health-care costs. A state advisory board in December came up with two ideas that, on the surface,

The announcement that four private insurers were willing to snatch tens of thousands of policies out of the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is being greeted as wonderful news within

For the third time in 15 months, Florida property insurers are being told to belly up to the bar and pay another Florida Insurance Guaranty Fund (FIGA) assessment to clear up the claims left behind

If Hurricane Katrina -- not to mention the eight other hurricanes that hit Florida and other parts of the country in 2004 and 2005 -- showed America just how vulnerable and ill-prepared it was, it

At a new upscale outdoor mall in Jacksonville, the latest trend in selling insurance is tucked between a Crispers restaurant and Qdoba Mexican Grill. The store is called Florida Blue. Inside, they're

For the past 13 years, Florida property insurers have been comforted knowing that no matter how many severe hurricanes hit the state, they always had a backstop of reinsurance through the Florida