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Insurance & Banking Subcommittee to Review FHCF Proposal

Insurance & Banking Subcommittee to Review FHCF Proposal

| Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

The Insurance & Banking Subcommittee of the Florida House of Representatives is scheduled to hold a workshop today to consider proposals for shrinking the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.  Jack Nicholson of the FHCF has advanced a proposal that will reduce the size of the FHCF, increase the industry’s retention, and increase the cost of FHCF […]

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First Do No Harm

First Do No Harm

| Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

We’ve heard the phrase before in many contexts–  first do no harm.  Let’s hope this line of thinking applies to the 2012 legislative session, particularly as it relates to Florida’s residential property insurance market.  Governor Rick Scott issued a challenge several months ago for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to dramatically reduce its exposures.  Unfortunately, its […]

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New Year to Start Fast for Insurance and Other Issues

New Year to Start Fast for Insurance and Other Issues

| Written By: Travis Miller | Insurance

The holiday season always seems to pass too quickly.  After an extended period of unwinding and spending time with families and friends, the new year always brings an abrupt end to this relaxed pace as we return to work, children return to school and we pick up where we left off.  This will especially be […]

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