At the end of 2009, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida's largest home insurer, probably will be free to raise rates for the first time in three years. ...more

January 6, 2009

Policyholders of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could face sizable rate increases and lose the option to stay with the state-backed property insurer if a task force's recommendations are approved. ...more

January 3, 2009

A final meeting of a task force Tuesday in Tampa will discuss several major changes for customers of Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Florida's largest property insurer. ...more

January 2, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County School District officials say they have figured out ways to cover the current $8.7 million budget shortfall and much of the $10 million to $15 million shortfall the district could face after the Legislature's special session in January. ...more

December 18, 2008

State regulators are making progress in moving policies out of state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. and into the hands of private insurers. ...more

December 14, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Pasco County School Board members will deal with more than just their current $8.7 million shortfall when they meet Tuesday in a budget workshop to review the school district's financial woes. ...more

December 13, 2008

An administrative law judge has rejected a 47.1 percent rate increase request by State Farm Insurance, the state's largest private property insurer. ...more

December 12, 2008

LAND O' LAKES Pasco County School Board members will deal with more than just their current $8.7 million shortfall when they meet Tuesday in a budget workshop to review the school district's financial woes. The board also will be bracing for a 2009-10 budget year that's expected to be even worse than the current one. ...more

December 12, 2008

This may be a trifle early, but rather than wind up mouthing platitudes for gratitudes when the family convenes for its traditional turkey feast next week, I'm leaning toward a little proactivity. ...more

November 21, 2008

Private insurers are taking another 110,000 homeowners policies out of state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp., state insurance regulators announced late Thursday. ...more

November 15, 2008