In today’s fast-paced world, we spend our lives making sure we respond to e-mails, voicemails, memos and other demands for information. we speed dial, do canned letters and notes to cut down on the time it takes us to keep …
Year: 2009
Insurer remains, but some policies will not
In a major turnabout for the property-insurance market, State Farm Florida said Wednesday it will continue doing business in the state — though it will drop 125,000 residential policies and raise rates.
State Farm and Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced …
Hurricane-proofing discounts attacked by insurance industry
State leaders and the insurance industry have sent the message time and again to Florida homeowners.
Add hurricane shutters, strengthen your roofs and make other home improvements.
And if you do, you’ll get a two-pronged reward: better protection against hurricanes …
Why your rates keep rising even without hurricanes
Wayne and Nancy Haller were in the “good hands” of Allstate for 42 years.
The Hallers insured a house, cars, a motorcycle and a boat. They were grateful to Allstate, too, after Hurricane Charley blew apart a pool screen and …
Prepare to pay more for Florida Home Insurance
Seven major Florida property insurers are asking to increase home insurance rates – from 8 percent to 15 percent – within the next year despite several years without serious storms.
The insurers, who are among the top 25 largest home …
Mobile Homes, Mobile Market
As we enter the last half of the 2009 hurricane season, the state of Florida has a significant number of mobile homes/manufactured housing at risk. A U.S. Census Bureau report titled Structural and Occupancy Characteristics of Housing: 2000, notes that …
Lobbyists Earn Professional Designation
The 5th Annual FAPL Conference has come and gone but results of surveys showed that the topics, speakers, location, and the conference in general was a huge success and if you did not attend, be assured you were missed!
At …
Citizens Insurance premiums going up for most in South Florida
Most South Florida homeowners covered by the state-run insurance company will see a 10 percent increase in their premiums next year, but a lucky few could wind up with rate cuts.
Most homeowners in South Florida covered by the state-run …
Florida OKs Insurer’s Exit Plan
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty on Friday approved State Farm’s exit from under a plan that would keep state-run Citizens Property Insurance from swelling.
McCarty approved the company’s plan to drop some 800,000 homeowners policies, with conditions.
“Our goal is …
