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By Brent Kallestad, Associated Press |
March 6, 2012
In Florida, three major insurance bills are awaiting action in the final four days of the 2012 legislative session, including one that is a priority of Gov. Rick Scott.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 24, 2012
Throughout the country surplus-lines carriers are being affected by newly enacted and proposed legislation, but a measure being mulled in Florida is looking at these unregulated high-risk writers to help save the state’s residential market.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 23, 2012
Desperate to shrink its dangerously overexposed state-run insurer, Florida is floating legislation to allow eligible surplus-lines insurers to take policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state’s ostensible last-resort insurer.
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By Brent Kallestad, Associated Press |
December 1, 2011
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. plans to eliminate homeowners coverage on roughly 7,500 coastal homes valued at $2 million or more and reduce the amount of homeowner liability coverage in a measure designed to reduce the size of the state-backed insurer and corresponding risk to Florida taxpayers.
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By Fred E. Karlinsky, Esq., Katherine Scott Webb, Richard J. Fidei, Esq. |
November 28, 2011
Given the 2011 residential property reforms, expect Florida’s 2012 session to be much quieter in that area. The exceptions could be legislation on Citizens and the Cat Fund.
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By William Stander |
November 28, 2011
What does the 2012 legislation session hold? Property issues, PIP, bad faith, and repackaged drugs all rank high on the agenda. Wait, what year is this?
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
October 25, 2011
Companion bills introduced in the Florida House and Senate would allow surplus-lines insurers to participate in a program to depopulate the state’s supposed insurer of last resort.
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By Chris Hackett, CPCU |
October 1, 2011
Grants and deductions create incentives for homeowners to protect their assets
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By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 7, 2011
Tampa-based HomeWise Preferred Insurance Co. was ordered into receivership on September 2.
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By Joan E. Collier, PropertyCasualty360.com |
August 4, 2011
The gap widens as the debate continues over proposed rate hikes for sinkholes covered by Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
