Customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are going to see their premiums rise, but by how much hasn't been finalized. ...more

April 29, 2009

The Senate has passed a hurricane insurance bill that raises rates on more than 1 million customers of the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ...more

April 28, 2009

Courage Deficit I thought the letter March 30 on "Economics 101" by Hugh Williamson was brilliant. It should be viewed by every American and acted on. The strategy seems so simple to understand, yet so difficult to act on. Are we too weak and dense to see where our immediate lack of control is taking us? ...more

April 1, 2009

One of Florida's new startup property insurance companies was told Wednesday to stop selling policies — at least for a while. ...more

March 18, 2009

Florida's insurance commissioner says the national credit crunch could lead to more home foreclosures. ...more

March 5, 2009

State Farm won't be the last property insurer to pull up stakes in Florida if insurance companies aren't allowed to charge their customers higher rates, industry experts said Tuesday. ...more

February 25, 2009

There's no doubt this recession is having a huge impact on consumers, and as a result, they're cutting back on spending and saving more. ...more

February 15, 2009

Like A Good Neighbor? So State Farm wants to stop writing homeowner's insurance in Florida. I checked into their automobile insurance some time ago and was told that I could not just buy auto insurance. They wanted it all - homeowner's, auto, life, health. At that point I was surprised it didn't include asking for my first-born child. ...more

February 2, 2009

With residents already struggling to make ends meet during the recession, the last thing they need now are higher premiums on Citizens Property Insurance homeowner insurance policies, a state lawmaker believes. So state Sen. Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, announced this week he will introduce legislation in March to extend the rate freeze on Citizens rates for another year. Citizens is the state-sanctioned property insurer of last resort. ...more

January 17, 2009

Legislation is in the works to extend the two-year freeze on Citizens Property Insurance homeowner policy rate increases Florida lawmakers imposed on the state's insurer of last resort. ...more

January 13, 2009