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  News Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel Author: Ron Hurtibise Date Published: October 16   Hurricane Ian didn’t break Florida’s property insurance market. Insurers have the capacity to pay claims from…

News Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel Author: Ron Hurtibise Date: September 13, 2021 Florida might have dodged a bullet from Hurricane Ida, but consumers in the Sunshine State…

Source: Insurance Business Magazine Author: Lyle Adriano Date: August 9, 2021 Those looking to renew their homeowners’ insurance in Florida are being blindsided by significant premium increases, as…

Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel Authors: Mario Ariza and David Fleshler Date: August 7, 2021 Just days after the collapse of the condo tower in Surfside, an obscure…

Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel Author: Ron Hurtibise Date: July 25, 2021 Tony Lilly can’t find a private market insurance company willing to insure the…

News Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel Author: Ron Hurtibise Date: July 13, 2021 More customers of state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. could be required to…

News Source: Tampa Bay 10 Author: Emerald Morrow Date: July 1, 2021 TAMPA, Fla — With Hurricane Elsa picking up pace, you might be worried about having enough…

News Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel Author: Ron Hurtibise Date: June 26, 2021 State-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is becoming the go-to insurer for Florida homeowners besieged by…

News Source: South Florida Sun Sentinel Author: Run Hurtibise Date: May 24, 2021 Has your home insurance company notified you that your policy is being…

News Source: FOX 13 Author: Briona Arradondo Date: May 19, 2021 TAMPA, Fla. – With state approval, three Florida companies will drop home insurance policies for more than 50,000…

News Source: CBS News Author: Kate Gibson Date: May 20, 2021 As another hurricane season barrels toward the Sunshine State, Florida regulators have cleared the…

News Source: CBS12 News Author: Lexi Nahl Date: May 18, 2021 Click the link to watch the full video.  BOCA RATON, Fla. (CBS12) — Three major…

Many Florida Homeowners Hit with Higher Insurance Premiums News Provided by: WKMG Orlando ORLANDO, Fla. – Sharon Landry says she “freaked out” when she opened her…

News Provided by: On3PR New Congressional Legislation Promises Flood-Ready Federal Infrastructure House bill would ensure taxpayer funded infrastructure is built to withstand future flood risks…

The Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), is pleased to announce the appointment of Hope Zelinger, Managing Principal of Bressler, Amery, & Ross- Miami (Bressler), as the…

Opinion Editorial by FAIR Executive Chairman, Jay Neal Published in Insurance Journal Floridians pay the highest homeowner’s insurance rates in the nation. No one should…

News provided by: Insurance Journal The rating agency responsible for assigning financial stability ratings (FSR) to more than 40 Florida domestic insurers has warned that…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, November 4, 2019 –  The Federal Association for Insurance Reform, a non-partisan insurance consumer advocacy group, today announced the election of Jay…

News provided by Security First Insurance: ORMOND BEACH, Fla., Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The non-profit consumer advocacy group, the Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) has selected Melissa…

News provided by Demotech: COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Demotech is pleased to announce that excerpts from its exclusive interview on Worldwide Business with kathy…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, June 19, 2019 –  The Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), a national non-partisan, consumer advocacy group dedicated to providing insurance consumers…

WASHINGTON, DC, June 4, 2019 –  The Federal Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), a Florida-based non-partisan consumer advocacy group, today announces its national expansion and…

On November 29, 2018, the Florida Association for Insurance Reform, FAIR, hosted its Sixth Annual Awards Gala and Benefit. Former Florida Governor Bush delivered the…

PRESS RELEASE – FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, December 17, 2018 The Florida Association for Insurance Reform, (FAIR), today announced the election of former Florida Insurance Commissioner,…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, December 17, 2018 –  The Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR), a non-partisan association advocating for balanced insurance reforms to provide Floridians…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Jan. 19, 2018, Ormond Beach, Fla. – Each year Security First Insurance Company advises Floridians to be proactive in the lead up to hurricane season.…

FAIR delegation advocates for and against bills that impact policyholders Fort Lauderdale, FL. January 29, 2018: The Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) hosted FAIR…

Insurance wonks Jay Neal and Paul Handerhan want to make hurricane and flood readiness cool. The duo, who have been working together since 2011 as…

Come meet the FAIR team at our Open House! Tuesday, January 31, 2017 5:00pm – 7:00pm Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306 Learn FIRST-HAND about our 2017…

Fort Lauderdale, Jan. 13 2017 – Former Florida Insurance Commissioner Tom Gallagher has joined Deerfield Beach-based People’s Trust Insurance Co. as chief operating officer, the…

Fort Lauderdale, Jan. 6 2017 – Groundhog Day isn’t until Feb. 2, but two legislative meetings scheduled next week in Tallahassee will likely have a…

Congratulations to FAIR Board member, Melissa Burt DeVriese! She was recognized with a 40 Under 40 award by the Daytona Beach News-Journal as one of…

FAIR NEWSLETTER MARCH 2017  

West Palm Beach, Feb. 10, 2017 – Jeff Atwater of North Palm Beach announced Friday he plans to step down as the state’s chief financial…

Legislative Days in Tallahassee are set! On March 14, our FAIR delegation will visit members of the Florida House and Senate to share critical insurance…

Fort Lauderdale, Feb. 9, 2017 – Looming ratings downgrades for six to eight Florida-based property insurers could affect about 250,000 policyholders statewide, forcing some to…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Dec. 19, 2016 – A three-judge panel is slated to hear appeal arguments just after the new year in the simmering “trade secrets”…

A program enabling homeowners to finance energy efficiency and storm hardening improvements through assessments on their tax bills is ripe for abuse by predatory contractors,…

FAIR (Florida Association for Insurance Reform) is seeking a low to moderate income condominium community to benefit from a Residential Construction Mitigation Program (RCMP) grant…

TALLAHASSEE, FL, November 23, 2016 – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has granted an additional 30-day extension for National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policyholders…

FAIR’s 4th annual awards dinner recognized contributions that positively impact policyholders Fort Lauderdale, FL. October 3, 2016: Thomas J. Jerger, a pioneer in the Florida…

Hurricane Matthew could be the first major test of claims-handling capabilities by numerous young insurance companies created since the 2004-05 run of hurricanes that ended…

Workers’ Comp – A case of the fox guarding the henhouse in Florida? FAIR advocates ending monopoly For over a hundred years, some form of…

Costs could start to fall for Florida consumers who want to finance energy efficiency improvements with no money down and no credit check. That’s the…

“If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you are misinformed.” Although the author is unknown, this comment…

An influential insurance industry watchdog has announced a new mission: promoting and keeping tabs on the growing market for certain energy-efficiency improvements. Principals of the…

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The FAIR Foundation is hosting a Climate Resilience workshop on Tuesday July 26, 9:30am – 3:15pm at the Long Key Nature…

Fort Lauderdale, FL – As an organization that advocates strongly for mitigation and energy savings programs, the Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) welcomes the…

FAIR believes that it’s critically important for communities to recover quickly after disasters and catastrophic events. People need to be able to go about their…

Monday, July 11, in Clearwater and Tuesday, July 12, in Tarpon Springs and Wednesday, July 13, in Treasure Island, 6:00 – 9:00pm: Tampa Area property-owners…

As South Florida property insurance rates climb this year, homeowners are paying more attention to everything that can affect their premiums. More and more, that…

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) joins seven organizations in supporting the Ross Murphy Flood bill pending in Congress. “The…

State-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is seeking rate increases for South Florida homeowners that fall just short of the 10 percent maximum allowed under state…

Fort Lauderdale, FL. January 20, 2016: Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty’s resignation presents an opportunity for Floridians to weigh in on the replacement process…

State-backed Citizens Property Insurance is looking to boost premiums an average of 6.8 percent statewide as water-damage claims, particularly in South Florida, continue to surge.…

Fort Lauderdale, FL – The Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) recommends several potential solutions to mitigate recent rate hikes that have stemmed from increases…

One of South Florida’s largest property insurance companies has been rebuffed by state insurance regulators for seeking Assignment of Benefits restrictions that were disapproved two…

Preparing to leave state government after 28 years, former Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty warned that South Florida faces further property insurance rate increases if…

The ability of Florida’s young homeowner insurance companies to manage a large catastrophic hurricane is “uncertain” despite recent strong financial performance, a new Fitch Ratings…

With property insurance companies blaming a rising tide of water loss claims for rate increases this year, Florida’s insurance consumer advocate has scheduled a public…

Florida’s new insurance commissioner has decided to appeal a circuit court ruling allowing State Farm Insurance Co. to opt out of submitting policy-count totals to…

After reducing its policy count by more than two-thirds over the past four years, state-run Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to shed its risk load…

Abuse of assignment of benefits (AOB) from water loss claims has become a full-blown Florida insurance crisis that will mean higher insurance rates next year…

Ten years ago, David Altmaier was coaching track and teaching algebra to 9th graders in southern Kentucky. Now at age 34, he is becoming the…

On their third attempt at reaching a consensus, Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinetagreed Friday to promote a deputy now on staff to the post…

It is the most powerful job in state government most people can’t name. Florida’s insurance commissioner has the unfettered ability to affect the cost of…

Between a Florida Cabinet meeting Tuesday and another special Cabinet meeting Friday, the drama over picking a new state insurance commissioner is shifting momentarily from…

The Florida Association for Insurance Reform hosts an industry conference on the role of Catastrophe Reinsurance and a Wind Exposed Region. Expected to attend are…

With hurricane season on the way, exactly when the end is coming for Florida’s current insurance commissioner has become a storm of its own. Amid…

Although the role of catastrophe reinsurance in a wind exposed region is intuitively obvious to an insurance professional and most insurer rating agencies, the need…

“The Role of Catastrophe Reinsurance in a Wind Exposed Region” to be held April 28 in Tampa Fort Lauderdale, FL – Top executives from Florida’…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. March 30, 2016. An insurance reform group is asking the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate a hedge fund manager’s November “short…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. March 29, 2016. Florida Gov. Rick Scott made it known Tuesday that his choice for the next Florida insurance commissioner would not…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. March 29, 2016: A year after Gov. Rick Scott tried to force an insurance regulator on the public, he and the Florida…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. March 29, 2016. Gov. Rick Scott’s nominee for Florida insurance commissioner faced multiple questions Tuesday about a Palm Beach Post story on…

Fort Lauderdale, FL. March 24th, 2016: Increasingly more homeowners and business owners throughout Florida are finding new ways to mitigate risks from severe storms and…

Fort Lauderdale, FL – On behalf of property insurance consumers in Florida, the Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) has written to the US Securities…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL. December 18, 2015 – The Florida Association of Insurance Reform joins the Florida Justice Association, a lobbying arm for trial lawyers, and…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – There is a dangerous trend in the property insurance market affecting commercial residential condos. Condo associations are increasingly becoming insured by…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Commissioner Kevin McCarty was honored with standing ovations from more than 170 corporate executives representing diverse industry sectors, as he received…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Commissioner Kevin McCarty is being recognized with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his 27 years of public service, by FAIR, the…

PENSACOLA, FL – September is National Preparedness Month and State Senator Greg Evers invites you to take action and make a plan. Residents and business…

Executive Summary An assignment of benefits (AOB) is a legal instrument, whereby a policyholder can assign their post-claim rights and benefits to a third party.…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Today the Florida Association for Insurance Reform (FAIR) issued a letter to the Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Steve…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Older homes with aging roofs or inadequate coverage leave many Florida homeowners exposed. When these events happen, people become trapped without…

BRADENTON, Fla. – A bill making its way through the final days of the Florida legislative session would vastly expand the financing power of the…

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Rick Scott and Cabinet members voted Tuesday to bolster the state’s catastrophic insurance fund with $2.2 billion of added coverage in advance…

On Tuesday, executives from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund recommended to the state Board of Administration, consisting of Gov. Rick Scott, Chief Financial Officer Jeff…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Frances, Jeanne and Wilma; sounds like it could be a gathering of gal pals for a fun night out on the…

FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Since Kevin McCarty’s appointment as the first non-elected insurance commissioner for the state of Florida, he has been a champion for…

Consumer Advocacy Group Presents Security First Insurance Chairman and President with Lifetime Achievement Award Tampa, Fla. (September 17, 2014) – The looming and ever-present potential…

A recent article from Reuters reported that Florida’s property insurance market may be an “accident waiting to happen.” An unbiased and balanced assessment of the…

People with poor credit scores in some states pay nearly twice for homeowner’s insurance. Poor credit can result from illness, job loss, and other factors.…

The recent Palm Beach Post article critical of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s alleged lavish travel junkets to buy reinsurance was unbalanced, unfair, and frankly over-the-top.…