Allstate agents were back at their desks Friday after a Tallahassee court lifted the state's order preventing the company from selling insurance in Florida. ...more

January 19, 2008

Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday he wants three trial lawyers to review documents for a possible class-action lawsuit against property insurers, alleging that the industry hasn't passed on savings to consumers as required by a new Florida law. ...more

December 20, 2007

The last day of November traditionally marks the end of hurricane season, but over the past five years, four storms have ignored the calendar and formed in December. ...more

December 12, 2007

TAMPA - The last day of November traditionally marks the end of hurricane season, but over the past five years, four storms have ignored the calendar and formed in December. The latest, Tropical Storm Olga, formed Monday night near the Virgin Islands and grazed Puerto Rico and Hispaniola, raising a question of whether the six-month season should stretch longer. ...more

December 12, 2007

The nonstop coastal building across Florida has pushed the insurance risk in the state to nearly $2 trillion, keeping it the diciest place in the world for insurers, an industry analyst said Thursday. ...more

November 30, 2007

Repairs to restore sections of historic Fort Jefferson are under way after a two-year delay attributed to hurricanes. ...more

November 25, 2007

State regulators on Friday denied a series of home insurance rate increases proposed by five Allstate companies. ...more

November 17, 2007

There seem to be more tractors tearing up St. Lucie County's old citrus groves than tending them these days. ...more

October 19, 2007

Another slow hurricane season in Florida has commercial fishermen enthusiastic about the potential for a productive stone crab season when the annual harvest opens today. ...more

October 15, 2007

The country's best-known forecaster of hurricane seasons issued a new outlook for the next two months, calling for two hurricanes before season's end - one of them growing into a Category 3 or higher. ...more

October 3, 2007