The group that represents state trial lawyers used a dizzying array of committees to spend roughly $530,000 in a handful of hotly contested GOP primaries, losing in each. Read entire story here
As reported by the Sun-Sentinel, Simple questions sometimes provide great food for thought. Especially when dealing with complex issues, like Florida's windstorm insurance situation and state-run Citizens Property Insurance. Read the entire story here
As reported by the Tampa Bay Times, Former Gov. Charlie Crist wants his old job back because he wants Florida back. And it shouldn’t be a surprise he switched parties to try to do it. Read the entire story here
As reported by the Orlando Sentinel, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. delayed putting existing policies into a clearinghouse designed to shift property owners into the hands of private companies. Read the entire story here
Lawmakers’ plans to reduce state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s exposure continue apace. Read the entire article here.
At its meeting this morning, April 24, 2014, Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corporation's ("Citizens") Board of Governors ("Board") approved what Chairman Chris Gardner termed the "largest catastrophe bond in the history of the world." Check it out here.
In their zeal to shed policies in the state-run Citizens Property Insurance, the Florida Senate is poised to approve a bill that gives homeowners a low-cost — though unregulated — insurance alternative. Read the rest of the article here.
House member Wednesday readied HB 129, which requires Citizens Property Insurance Corp. customers to choose from contractors approved by the company to conduct sinkhole repairs, for a final vote that could come as soon as Friday. Read the entire article here.
The fight over the direction of the state's reinsurance fund is essentially over for this year. Read why here.
A plan slammed as “insane” by one lawmaker — which could raise insurance bills for Florida homeowners by having a state storm fund buy $1.5 billion of private reinsurance — did not reach the Florida Cabinet on Tuesday and may be running out of time before hurricane season. Read the entire article here.