The property insurance merry-go-round continues as Florida's leaders struggle to balance the cost of homeownership against financial pressures on the state. ...more

March 11, 2009

The state board that oversees the fund designed to pay homeowner claims in the event of a catastrophic hurricane searched Tuesday for ways to reduce its risk with hurricane season only months away. ...more

March 10, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist's political mantra has been to hold down property insurance rates, taxes and almost anything else costly for people he wants voting for him next year. ...more

February 22, 2009

The similarity of our national economic meltdown to the property insurance crisis poised to occur within Florida's economy should serve as a wake-up call to us all. Our state stands among the leaders of a motley pack suffering the ill effects of an overheated real estate market. But we stand alone in our potential to add to this economic misery due to the collapse of an artificial property insurance market crafted by the hand of government. ...more

October 18, 2008

After being barred by state regulators from seeking new business and losing its appeal in state court, Allstate Corp. agreed on Friday to settle its dispute with Florida regulators. ...more

August 16, 2008

Last Thursday afternoon proved to be a very pleasant and most informative afternoon for me. ...more

August 7, 2008

Despite misgivings, members of the state Cabinet voted 2-1 to pay $224 million to financier Warren Buffett in exchange for his pledge to buy up to $4 billion worth of state bonds in the event of massive property damage this hurricane season. ...more

July 30, 2008

Florida has voted Republican six out of the past seven presidential elections, but unless John McCain begins paying more attention to the state's most important issues, he can't assume it will turn red for him in November. ...more

July 29, 2008

In the early stages of a presidential battle between opponents who are less dissimilar than either campaign would eagerly confess, one line of demarcation interesting to Floridians emerged recently: The opinion gap puts much of Florida's Republican-led Legislature and all of its Pasco delegation in the camp of - gulp - presumptive Democrat nominee Barack Obama. ...more

June 19, 2008

The bills for the wicked hurricane seasons of 2004 and 2005 are still coming in, and Floridians with insurance policies covering everything from autos to boats to homes will have to dig deeper to cover the tab. ...more

June 11, 2008