As Tropical Storm Gustav spun toward the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, insurance companies were ready to send adjusters and appraisers to assess damage from the storm if it does make landfall in the United States. They were also prepared financially, having made changes in their coverage in the three years since Hurricane Katrina. ...more

August 29, 2008

By asking the simple question "why" and refusing to back down until he got a reasonable answer, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has saved customers of Allstate millions of dollars. ...more

August 20, 2008

Fowler White Boggs Banker, one of the larger Tampa-based law firms, will break off one of its legal practice groups into a separate firm this autumn, according to its senior partner. ...more

August 14, 2008

State regulators are set to begin dissecting State Farm's request to raise home insurance rates an average of 47.1 percent statewide at a highly anticipated public hearing in Tallahassee set for Tuesday. ...more

August 11, 2008

The two Republicans seeking the District 67 State House seat agree more attention must be paid to the state's economy and the high costs of property taxes and homeowners insurance. ...more

August 2, 2008

A relatively new homeowners insurance company with plans to expand operations in the Tampa Bay area raised millions of dollars from investors this week. ...more

August 1, 2008

A new homeowners insurance company plans to expand operations in the Bay area and raised millions of dollars from investors this week. ...more

July 31, 2008

Hundreds of auto accidents happen here every year, and city officials say most of them are caused by motorists from somewhere else. ...more

July 26, 2008

The latest word is that the government will now bail out Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ...more

July 18, 2008

A recent report on the county fire department could translate into savings on your homeowner's insurance. ...more

July 12, 2008