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A Bit Of Week-Ending Chop Suey

Education

Even after purging out topics which, while I was distracted with earning a paycheck, either burned out or were discussed to death elsewhere online, there are still enough items worthy of mentioning to merit a “chop suey” post:

The Sun-Sentinel’s House Keys blog mentioned that Florida Insurance Commissioner McCarty has been making the rounds, touting how [...]

On The Horizon: A Festive Florida State Legislative Session

Insurance

Seen at the Palm Beach Post:

After years of trying, Florida lawmakers still haven’t found a solution to the state’s volatile property insurance market. They’ll try again when the 2009 legislative session begins March 3.

A top priority will be dealing with the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, which pays claims when private insurance companies can’t. The companies [...]

WaPo on Florida Property Insurance

Insurance

For folks who have been staying at least semi-aware of the property insurance circus in Florida, it doesn’t contain any particularly new information….but for folks who have been out of the loop, the Washington Post has run an article summarizing the Florida insurance debate to date:

Last year’s legislation saved insurers money because the state assumed [...]

Well, That Went Well

Insurance

Seen in an Orlando Sentinel blog:

A short while after launching a hearing into Allstate’s insurance rates today, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty was so displeased with the company’s responses he abruptly called off the hearings.

“Allstate’s total lack of cooperation and responsiveness made it unproductive to continue the hearing,” McCarty said in a statement. “The bottom [...]