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The Pressing Need For Insurance Reform in Florida

By BPeck on Mar 15, 2010

Florida’s property insurance market is currently in disarray, the product of over-regulation that has hampered competition. With the imminent threat of hurricane season, the Florida state legislature is once again considering the issue of insurance reform; hopefully it will take the opportunity to revitalize Florida’s fiscally vulnerable insurance market.

State Press Releases

Florida FreedomWorks Applauds Regulatory Relief that will allow State Farm to Stay in Florida

Office of Insurance Regulation’s deal is a step in the right direction, but much more work remains

Dec 17, 2009

Florida FreedomWorks is pleased that the state’s Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) took steps this week to provide some regulatory relief to Florida’s insurance system that will allow State Farm to remain in the state and continue to do business.

However, while the OIR has granted State Farm enough breathing room to manage policies and rates in a manner sufficient for them to continue operating in Florida for no

State News

Woman's year-ago protest launched tea party movement in Florida

Feb 11, 2010

 

Florida politics haven't been the same since a fleeting bipartisan semi-hug between President Obama and Gov. Charlie Crist at a stimulus rally in Fort Myers one year ago today.

National politics have changed as well — and the same Fort Myers event provided a little-noticed sneak preview of the tea party protests that have since altered that landscape.