Auto insurers should not be allowed to use credit scores to determine rates, especially in tough economic times, two state officials said Thursday. ...more

March 20, 2009

Auto insurers should not be allowed to use credit scores to determine rates, especially in tough economic times, two state officials said today. ...more

March 19, 2009

Teresa Jackson, a State Farm policyholder for 18 years, has been looking for replacement coverage since State Farm announced, in late January, plans to pull out of Florida's property insurance market. ...more

March 4, 2009

State regulators say Florida's insurance market can absorb most, if not all, of the 1.2 million policies State Farm plans to drop over two years beginning in November. About 470,000 policies, including all boat-owner policies, will be dropped during the first year. But many insurers won't sell policies for older homes and homes in high-risk coastal areas. ...more

February 27, 2009

Florida is busy assessing the effects of Tropical Storm Fay and bracing for further damage should the storm make its third landfall in the state. ...more

August 20, 2008

Florida's top regulator of mortgage brokers said Tuesday that he will leave his post Sept. 30 amid continuing criticism for allowing thousands of ex-convicts to obtain mortgage brokering licenses and, in some cases, commit fraud. ...more

August 13, 2008

Vintage opera glasses, a 100-ounce bar of fine silver and a Rolex watch will be among more than 40,000 unclaimed items the state plans to auction Saturday at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. ...more

August 1, 2008

TAMPA - Alex Sink, Florida's chief financial officer, will meet with Alan Crotzer today in Tallahassee and sign the final paperwork needed to pay Crotzer $1.25 million for his wrongful imprisonment. ...more

May 6, 2008

The Florida attorney general's office and two state legislators said Tuesday that they will more aggressively pursue and prosecute companies that use deception to acquire the homes of people trying to avoid foreclosure. ...more

January 23, 2008

Local authorities are scrutinizing a bail bondsman's tactics that led to a man pulling a gun in a busy public office earlier this week. ...more

January 12, 2008