A bill to allow out-of-state surplus lines property insurance companies to take over policies of Citizens Property Insurance Corp. passed through two committees Thursday – one in the House, one in the Senate – and is now headed to the floor in both chambers, despite objections from some lawmakers that it does not include enough [...]

A House committee on Wednesday scrapped the personal injury protection (PIP) no-fault program by passing a bill that establishes Emergency Care Coverage instead.

Although the House and Senate appear worlds apart, Florida Gov Rick Scott urged lawmakers in his State of the State address Tuesday to tackle personal injury protection and make the rates more affordable for Florida motorists.

The House and Senate are deeply divided on the breadth of changes that need to be made to the state’s personal injury protection program.

TALLAHASSEE — Naples insurance agent Mark Fiacable says a part of the federal health care act destroyed his business and caused him to lose his home.

Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are costing Floridians hundreds of millions of dollars but have eluded resolution for more than a decade.

Looking back on 2011, Florida thankfully avoided a hurricane landfall for an unprecedented sixth consecutive year.

The state’s annual report on workers’ compensation insurance says Florida’s market is “competitive,” and its availability is not a significant problem.

TALLAHASSEE — Florida would join a group of 41 other states that have already standardized requirements and application procedures for life insurance, long-term disability coverage and other insurance products, under a measure filed Tuesday and backed by industry representatives and state regulators.

As the media reports on insurance-related matters throughout Florida, especially with regard to the state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corporation and Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, the term reinsurance is one that is frequently used but sometimes misconstrued.

Granted, the nation has too much costly litigation, but citizens also should watch closely whenever lawmakers begin monkeying with their rights. Too often the politicians end up stacking the legal deck for special interests.

A new study by the Americans for Insurance Reform should reverberate in Tallahassee as Gov. Rick Scott and state lawmakers prepare to reform no-fault auto insurance, including personal injury protection, or PIP.

Federal regulators have refused to temporarily waive the requirement that Florida health insurance providers meet rigid minimum requirements on health care spending, and that is unfortunate.

As policymakers look for ways to cut health care costs, they face the task of decreasing spending without jeopardizing the quality of care. As daunting as this may seem, we have an opportunity not only to reduce costs but improve to care, simply by reforming outdated and inefficient insurance company policies that restrict access to [...]