NU Online News Service, June 3, 2:36 p.m. EST

Florida homeowners insurer Argus Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. has been ordered to stop doing business in the state.

The company, owned by United Automobile Insurance Group, cannot buy adequate catastrophe reinsurance for the 2011 hurricane season, concludes an order from the Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR).

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