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Tampa Bay > News Subscribe to Tampa Bay Business Journal The primary reason the company c... State moves to deny First Florid
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The primary reason the company cited for the increase was for higher reinsurance costs for non-Florida Hurricane Catastrophic Fund reinsurance.
The OIR said there was not sufficient support in the filing for the request.
"I am keenly aware that Floridians have had a very difficult time dealing with higher insurance cos...
Back to Home > Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Business Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006 email this print this... Special session might be c
Back to Home > Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Business Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006 email this print this
Florida lawmakers could soon be making a return trip to the state capital to wrestle with the state's deepening insurance crisis.
Heeding the pleas of beleaguered businesses and homeowners, Gov. Jeb Bush is talking about concrete proposals that could be tackled during a special session...
Back to Home > Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Opinion Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006 email this print this<... Tougher rules needed...
Back to Home > Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Opinion Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006 email this print this
he Florida Building Commission was wrong to continue to exempt the Panhandle from the tough building codes required elsewhere in coastal regions of the state. The decision is unsupported by evidence. Moreover, it is politically divisive and financially damaging both to Panhandle residents and ...
Back to Home > News > Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Nation Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006 email this print... Davis, Smith take gloves o
Back to Home > News > Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Nation Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006 email this print this
In an often bruising debate Wednesday night, Jim Davis cast his opponent as a pawn of Big Sugar, the insurance industry and other special interests while Rod Smith decried Davis as a do-nothing congressman who has "not earned the promotion to governor."
The Democrats, who have grow...
Back to Home > News > Thursday, Aug 24, 2006 Opinion Posted on Thu, Aug. 24, 2006 email this prin... Lack of reinsurance princi
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n the last two years, eight hurricanes made landfall in Florida causing $36 billion in insured losses, affecting all 67 counties and generating 2.8 million insurance claims. Floridians have experienced rising insurance premiums and a reduction in available coverage. I am concerned that ...
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Stock Details Company Profile Analyst Research PRESS DIGEST - New York Times business - Aug 24 UPDATE 1-Rite Aid in talks to buy drug chain-source More Company News... Thomas Ryan
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Back to Home > Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 Posted on Wed, Aug. 23, 2006 email this print this S... Building-rule break stands in Pa
Back to Home > Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 Posted on Wed, Aug. 23, 2006 email this print this
Spurning last-ditch pleas from Gov. Jeb Bush, Cabinet officials and safety advocates, a state building-standards panel on Tuesday again voted to preserve much of the Panhandle's exemption from Florida's toughest windstorm construction codes.
The Florida Building Commission, meeting in Miami L...
Back to Home > Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 Posted on Wed, Aug. 23, 2006 email this print this Power ... Gallagher, Crist both drop
Back to Home > Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 Posted on Wed, Aug. 23, 2006 email this print this Power and ambition in Florida
If name-dropping determined who won Tuesday's debate between the Republican candidates for governor, Tom Gallagher and Charlie Crist battled to a draw.
Gallagher put Crist in the same ''liberal'' camp as Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry, the 2004 Democratic pres...
Back to Home > Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 Posted on Wed, Aug. 23, 2006 email this print this T... Tourism workers flee pricey Keys
Back to Home > Wednesday, Aug 23, 2006 Posted on Wed, Aug. 23, 2006 email this print this
Three out of five tourism workers plan to leave the Keys during the next five years, largely because they can't afford to live in the popular vacation spot anymore, according to a new survey.
High rents topped the list of complaints from workers planning their permanent evacuation from the isl...
But more companies need to adopt innovative approaches to tackle the problem over the long term, ... Many Insurers Thinking Gre
But more companies need to adopt innovative approaches to tackle the problem over the long term, the report said.
Global warming, fueled by the emission of such gases as carbon dioxide, is believed to be changing climate and leading to more intense hurricanes, droughts, floods and wildfires. The study comes nearly a year after Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, causing an estimated $45 billi...
