Insurance experts will share ideas
Times Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2006
Some of the leading proponents and critics of
the Florida insurance industry will take center stage at a public meeting next
month in north St. Petersburg to discuss the states property insurance crisis.
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty
and Citizens Property Insurance board chairman Bruce Douglas are among the
panelists scheduled to take part in the Insurance Crisis: A Town Hall Meeting at
8 p.m., Oct. 12 at the Hilton St. Petersburg Carillon Park.
Presented by the St. Petersburg Times and
cable news channel Bay News 9, the meeting is designed to be informative and
offer solutions to the crisis.
Other members of the panel include:
-- Ginny Stevans, president of New Port
Richey-based Homeowners Against Citizens Inc., the states largest homeowner
group dedicated to insurance reform.
-- Sam Miller, vice president of the Florida
Insurance Council, the states largest insurance trade association, representing
245 insurance companies.
-- Bill Newton, executive director of the
Florida Consumer Action Network, the states largest consumer advocacy group.
The meeting is free and open to the public
with a general admission ticket, and will be televised live on Bay News 9, with
rebroadcasts on Bay News 9 On Demand, Ch. 342. To request tickets call (727)
893-8088.
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