Several months ago, I got an insurance lesson from a marsupial. I was working in my home office one evening when I heard something in the attic. I didn't know what it was, but I knew I wanted it gone quickly. Read more from Florida Trend Executive Editor Mark Howard here
Healthy insurance market We applaud the Times for the thorough coverage of Florida's homeowners insurance market and willingness to report on the industry's strong financial position on virtually every level, including: the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, with almost $14 billion in surplus; Citizens, with more than $7 billion; and a healthy and competitive private marketplace [...]
The arguments were familiar at a daylong forum in Boca Raton attended by 150 players in Florida's homeowner insurance rate crisis. Read more from the Sun-Sentinel here
Preparing to leave state government after 27 years, former Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty warned that South Florida faces further property insurance rate increases if a solution isn't found to water claims abuses. Read more from the Sun-Sentinel here
Click below to view a Hurricane Preparedness 2016 segment from Tallahassee's WCTV, featuring FPCA Executive Director William Stander. Click here to view the segment
With property insurance companies blaming a rising tide of water loss claims for rate increases this year, Florida's insurance consumer advocate has scheduled a public forum next month in Boca Raton to look for a solution. Read more from the Sun-Sentinel here
Republican Party of Florida Chairman Blaise Ingoglia on Saturday selected the 15 delegates and 15 alternates chosen as at-large delegates who had yet to be determined to be part of the state’s contingent of 99 delegates that will represent the Sunshine State at the Republican National Convention. Read more from Florida Politics here
The May issue of the Latin American Association of Insurance Agencies (LAAIA) Broward Chapter newsletter contains the following article, which describes the ongoing assignment of benefits (AOB) issues and is authored by FPCA Executive Director William Stander. Click here to view the full LAAIA Newsletter
Running out of time and job applicants, Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members broke a logjam Friday and placed untested state regulator David Altmaier on the hot seat as Florida's new insurance commissioner. Read more from the Tampa Bay Times Here
A second Florida Cabinet meeting has ended with no agreement on a new state Insurance Commissioner. Gov. Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater again deadlocked on Tuesday, further stalling the process. Read more from Florida Politics here