FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, November 8,2018 – The Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), a non-partisan non-profit association advocating for balanced insurance reforms to provide Floridians with affordable, quality insurance coverage, announced today that Former Florida Governor, Jeb Bush, will deliver a keynote address at its Annual Awards Gala and Benefit on November 29, 2018 at…
Jun 22, 2018, 12:43 ET, News provided by Demotech, Inc. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 22, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Insurance industry leaders say better collection of data and use of analytics, coupled with a new method of looking at insurance company liabilities and surplus, are keys to providing “the true picture” of the rising costs of Assignment of…
June 19, 2018, Story by Ron HurtibiseContact Reporter South Florida Sun Sentinel State-owned Citizens Property Insurance Co. is once again seeking to increase annual rates by about 10 percent — the maximum allowable by state law — while blaming “skyrocketing nonweather related water loss claims in South Florida.” Yet according to Citizens’ own data, nonweather…
Join the June 20, 2018 free webinar to hear experts offer real solutions for this costly problem Jun 18, 2018, 12:26 ET, News provided by Demotech, Inc. COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — An Orlando contractor has become the newest face of reported Assignment of Benefits abuse in Florida, accused of defrauding 19…
Featuring a Special Presentation by Keynote Speaker- Jeb Bush FAIR Sixth Annual Awards Gala & Benefit When: Thursday, November 29th, 2018 5:30pm – 9:30pm Where: JW Marriott Miami – 1109 Brickell Avenue Miami, Florida 33131 On November 29, 2018, FAIR hosted its Sixth Annual Awards Gala and Benefit. Two hundred guests gathered to celebrate the accomplishments of…
June,13 2018, Story by Ron Hurtibise Contact Reporter South Florida Sun Sentinel Home improvement financing now offered in Florida with no money down and no minimum credit score requirement could become more difficult to get under a new federal law recently signed by President Donald Trump. The law directs the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to write…
June 7, 2018, Story by Jay Neal Like thousands of other Floridians, I recently received my homeowner’s insurance renewal statement only to learn that my premium was increasing by a double-digit percentage – nearly $600 annually. But like most homeowners who have a mortgage and who pay insurance and property taxes through an escrow account,…
June 4, 2018, Story by Ron Hurtibise Contact Reporter South Florida Sun Sentinel There hasn’t been much good insurance news to report for Florida property owners over the past several years. Premiums for most South Florida policyholders have increased significantly over the past three years — a result of claims abuses and sharp upticks in costly…
February 1, 2018, Florida Politics, Peter Schorsch The Florida Association for Insurance Reform said Thursday items such as impact-resistant windows and doors should be included in the disaster preparedness sales tax holiday plan moving through the Florida Legislature. The Senate’s plan, SB 620 by Sen. Kathleen Passidomo, would set up two tax-free weeks for disaster…
Jan. 19, 2018, Ormond Beach, Fla. – Each year Security First Insurance Company advises Floridians to be proactive in the lead up to hurricane season. This year the company has aligned with the non-profit consumer advocacy group, The FAIR Foundation, in a statewide effort to set the stage for a safer New Year. Melissa Burt…