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Crist:
Any insurance bill must include broad rate reduction
ST. PETERSBURG Times - January 11,
2007
"Any bill that reaches my desk
must require a meaningful and broad-based rate reduction for homeowners,"
Crist said. "And I believe it will, from what I've seen."
...read more.
Lawmakers' Plans Would Cut
Premiums
The Tampa Tribune - January 11, 2007
Homeowners insurance rates could drop 33 percent to 40 percent starting
in July under a plan unveiled by the state Senate on Wednesday...read
more.
Excerpt from Gov. Crist's
Inaugural Address:
"Two weeks from today the
Legislature will convene in a special session to address the insurance
crisis. I pledge the full resources of my office to work with the leaders
of the House and the Senate along with our new chief financial officer to
bring our people the relief that they need and deserve."
Read more about what
Gov. Charlie Crist said about the insurance crisis in his inaugural
address.
Legislators to talk
insurance
ST. PETERSBURG Times - November
30, 2006
A special session starting in January
will likely focus on rates and the role of Citizens. Some question how
much can get done in one week...read
more.
Insurance plan stirs outrage
ST. PETERSBURG Times - November
18, 2006
The cause
of all the angst is tucked deep inside Senate Bill 1980, a major piece of
insurance reform legislation passed last May by the Florida Legislature
...read
more.
See how Tampa Bay area Legislators voted
for the property insurance reform bill (Senate
Bill 1980).
Citizens may seek record rate hike
Most of Citizens
Property Insurance Corp.'s 1.3-million policyholders could be hit by a
proposed 55.8 percent average statewide rate increase starting March 1
because of a change in state law...read
more.
Citizens proposal - to hit commercial policyholders
with a statewide average
610% increase in March.
In coastal Pinellas, the county's 561 commercial property owners who have
Citizens policies could see their premiums jump
969%.
Crist defers to Bush on
insurance
ST. PETERSBURG Times - November 09, 2006
The governor-elect won't meddle in a special session that is expected before he
takes office. If you want to see Charlie Crist take the lead on Florida's
insurance crisis, you'll have to wait 51 days...read
more.
Self-Storage Industry Jolted By Insurance Problems
The Tampa Tribune - October 6, 2006
Despite never having filed a claim
with her insurer, her commercial coverage was not renewed. She found a new
carrier, but the annual insurance premium on the 475-unit storage center
increased to $87,000. That's more than a five-fold increase from the $16,000 she
paid her former carrier...read
more.
Homeowners Group Taking Insurance Fight
To Streets
The Tampa Tribune - October 1, 2006
They've packed town hall meetings and
traveled to Tallahassee to protest on the capitol steps, barraged
politicians with e-mail and phone calls and gathered thousands of
signatures on a petition from outraged homeowners...read
more.
Citizens Trims Proposed Insurance Rate Increase In
Pasco, And Hernando
The Tampa Tribune - September 30, 2006
Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has moderated its rate increases for Pasco
and Hernando counties, but residents still can expect to pay almost one-third
more for their coverage...read
more.
Citizens' sinkhole plan could cut rates
The St. Petersburg Times - September 30, 2006
Citizens Property Insurance proposes
letting customers drop sinkhole coverage from their policies...read
more.
A warrior chosen for insurance battle
The St. Petersburg Times - September 27, 2006
County commissioners and activists fighting rising insurance rates finally
found a man who might unite them: Timothy Volpe, a lawyer who successfully
challenged high insurance rates in Monroe County...read
more.
A fight over sinking homes
The St. Petersburg Times - September 25, 2006
Some homeowners in St. Petersburg say
sinkholes are dooming their houses. Insurers are not so sure...read
more.
Call special Legislature session now and pass
pro-consumer insurance fix
FloridaToday.com - September 24, 2006
Space Coast residents are
overwhelmed with the skyrocketing cost of property insurance, with some annual
bills coming in at $5,000, $6,000 and more...read
more.
State may revisit Citizens loophole
The St. Petersburg Times - September 23, 2006
More than 100,000 Florida homeowners, including some in the Tampa Bay area,
have been caught in a loophole that allows a property insurance company to
charge rates far higher than state-run Citizens Property Insurance...read
more.
Homeowners take insurer to task
The St. Petersburg Times - September 20, 2006
Nationwide wants an average hike of 71
percent. At a public meeting, the company tastes residents' outrage...read
more.
Insurance crisis continues to impact the economy
Bay News 9 - September 20, 2006
Donna Cahill, a west Pasco real estate
agent, said business has been rocky because of the growing trend. She
illustrates how the insurance crisis is impacting the economy...read
more.
WHO'S LOOKING OUT FOR US?
The St. Petersburg Times - September 18, 2006
A panel of 15 is trying to fix the
property insurance crisis. Trouble is, most have ties to the industry...read
more.
Insurance reform backers get help
The St. Petersburg Times - September 13, 2006
Petitions urging state leaders to stop Floridians' escalating homeowners
insurance bills have been given to state Rep. John Legg after being kept under
wraps this summer...read
more.
County to lobby for
homeowner insurance rate changes
The Suncoast News - September 13, 2006
DADE CITY – County leaders hope to enlist some help to convince regulators to
lower homeowner insurance rates in Pasco County...read
more.
Panel moves beyond theory
The St. Petersburg Times - September
8, 2006
Concrete proposals are offered as the state
looks to revise insurance industry in deep crisis...read
more.
Sinkhole rates could drop 14 percent
The St. Petersburg Times - September
7, 2006
Florida's insurance regulator will announce today that Pasco County will get a
little relief on its property insurance bills...read
more.
Competition, plans needed in insurance
game
The St. Petersburg Times - September
3, 2006
There are 115,000 foreclosures in Florida, and 4,100 of them are in Pasco
County. On Aug. 12, I attended a local Homeowners Against Citizens
Insurance meeting. After asking a couple of key questions, I walked away
from the meeting with some thoughts about the insurance problem...read
more.
Storm zeros in on Citizens' heart
The St. Petersburg Times -
August 29, 2006
Citizens Property Insurance is gaining unwanted insurance policies at an
unprecedented rate of 17,000 a week. And that's not the bad news...read
more.
INSURANCE CRISIS? WHAT CRISIS?
Tampa Bay Online -
Aug 26, 2006
PALATKA - Perhaps Putnam County's motto should be, "Come for the old Florida
charm; stay for the cheap property insurance."...read
more.
Hefty Insurance Premiums Alter Lives
Observernews.net - August 24, 2006
A relaxed retirement in friendly Florida? The traditional trip to family
Christmas? Another car to replace the aging flivver?...read
more.
Lawyers vs. insurers a stormy battle
The St. Petersburg Times -
August
23, 2006
With the first anniversary of
Hurricane Katrina just days away, two groups with enormous financial stakes in
the plight of hurricane victims - insurance companies and trial attorneys...read
more.
Put people in office who will fix insurance
crisis
The St. Petersburg Times - August 22, 2006
The last word on the insurance crisis is - politicians. The only way to begin
solving this problem is with our votes...read
more.
State-run insurer for businesses
now open
The St. Petersburg Times - August
19, 2006
The state-run insurer for
businesses that can't find property coverage in the marketplace just went from
temporary to permanent...read
more.
FIRM Celebrates Wind
Win with Parade
Keysnews.com
-
August 19, 2006
Insurance regulators focusing on Citizens rate proposals...read more.
FOR STORM UPGRADE, ONLY SMALL
SAVINGS.
The St. Petersburg
Times - Aug 16, 2006
The state's new
hurricane mitigation program promises lower insurance rates to those who
make their homes storm-proof. But nobody told insurers how much the
savings had to be...read
more.
WHAT DO GUBERNATORIAL
HOPEFULS THINK ABOUT THE INSURANCE CRISIS?
The St. Petersburg
Times - Aug 10, 2006, in
PDF format.
What voters want is policy on insurers
The St.
Petersburg Times - August 10, 2006
Of all the crises in
Florida, none can make candidates squirm more than being asked about
homeowners insurance...read more.
Broker packages insurance, home
sale
The St.
Petersburg Times - August 4, 2006
After watching real estate deals
collapse because potential buyers couldn't find or afford property insurance,
Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate Inc. decided to intervene...read more.
Coldwell Banker offers insurance in Florida
The Business Journal of Jacksonville - August 03, 2006
Some insurance companies many be pulling out of Florida, but Coldwell Banker
Residential Real Estate is coming in...read
more.
Foreclosures on the rise in
Pasco
Bay News 9 - July 19, 2006
Call it the bust after the boom. Losing a home for failing to keep up with
the mortgage is a growing trend, a trend Pasco County is trying to slow
with its foreclosure prevention program...read
more.
THE FLORIDA INSURANCE REFORM
COMMITTEE
On June 27, 2006, Governor Jeb Bush released
Executive Order 06-150 creating the Florida Property and Casualty
Insurance Reform Committee. To find out more here is the link to the
State insurer has a fight on its hands
The St.
Petersburg Times - May 24, 2006
They don't take over government offices or wave banners on street corners, and
there are no plans to publicly burn their Citizens Property Insurance policies.
But that may be next...read
more.
State House begins looking into
the ills of
Citizens Insurance Company
The Palm Beach Post -
10/19/2005
Legislators took their
first crack Tuesday at what is expected to be a months-long look into the
inner workings and failures of Citizens Property Insurance Corp...read more.
Citizens Insurance Head Wants
Stricter Ethics...read more.
The Tampa Tribune
- 10/19/2005
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