By Steve Bousquet Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Politics and the regulation of your insurance coverage is a dangerous mix in Florida. This maxim takes on new relevance as the state braces for another hurricane season in just a few weeks (the first named storm is “Alex”). Winds of change are swirling in Tallahassee. Florida needs an…
Insurance-related concerns reacted with cautious optimism to Friday’s naming of David Altmaier as Florida’s new Insurance Commissioner. “The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida is committed to working with the new commissioner to increase the health and stability of the property and casualty insurance market in Florida,’’ Executive Director Michael Carlson said in a statement. The…
Personal Insurance Federation of Florida Looks Forward to Working with New Insurance Commissioner FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (April 29, 2016) – The Personal Insurance Federation of Florida (PIFF) said today it looked forward to working with the state’s newly named insurance commissioner, David Altmaier, to improve personal insurance products for all Floridians. “The Personal…
Tampa Bay Times Steve Bosquet April 29, 2016 TALLAHASSEE — The third time was the charm Friday as Gov. Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater agreed to hire deputy insurance commissioner David Altmaier to replace Kevin McCarty, the state’s powerful insurance regulator who resigned after 13 years at the helm of the Office…
By Jim Turner The News Service of Florida Published: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 7:17 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 at 7:17 p.m. TALLAHASSEE — A disagreement about the pending exit of Florida’s longtime insurance commissioner continued Wednesday, as the state Cabinet prepares to again try to end an impasse about hiring a…
Sun Sentinel Do you have a dog “known to be nervous or temperamental?” If so, Stillwater Property & Casualty can deny you one of its insurance policies. Does your property fail to “show pride of ownership” and does it have one of those roofs “that exceeds their maximum useful life expectancy?” You and Peoples Trust…
Sun Sentinel Gov. Rick Scott signed a bill requiring state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to provide more information to customers targeted for “takeout” by private companies. Scott vetoed a similar bill last year. The new measure requires Citizens to provide estimates of comparable coverage in the private market and rates available with Citizens to customers…
Tampa Bay Times As Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet prepare to resume the search for a new insurance commissioner Tuesday, a few legislators are weighing in with their own endorsements of candidates to be Kevin McCarty’s successor. Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, sent Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater a glowing recommendation for Ray Blacklidge, a…
By JIM TURNER THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 21, 2016………. Gov. Rick Scott and the state Cabinet on Tuesday will interview four applicants hoping to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. But an impasse remains between Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, who must jointly agree on the next…
Sun-Sentinel Posted: 04/19/2016, 01:57pm Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is sharing scant details about the scope of its new managed repair program — a cost-reduction initiative that industry experts figure will be imitated widely throughout Florida’s property insurance industry. The managed repair program is intended to allow state-run Citizens to control the claim from beginning to…