The cost of property insurance for businesses has fallen by 30 percent in some cases, but the state still has much work to do to solve its insurance problems, state Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said Thursday. ...more

December 13, 2007

The police union is upset with Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee because he won't go along with its contract proposal. But you won't see anything about its demand for raises of up to 10 percent in the union's brochures or ads attacking the sheriff. ...more

December 6, 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

Coastal residents living in flood zones could face legal action if they added living space to flood-prone lower levels of their homes. ...more

November 28, 2007

NEW PORT RICHEY - Coastal residents living in flood zones could face legal action if they have added living space to flood-prone lower levels of their homes, based on action Pasco County commissioners took today. ...more

November 27, 2007

TAMPA - The chill is in the air, if you consider high 50s cold; it was light on the morning commute this morning. It must be fall in Florida, about time for the price for a gallon of gasoline to spike. ...more

November 5, 2007

What Crist said: "What's most important to me, and I've said it over and over again, is that we have significant rate reduction." ...more

November 4, 2007

A slowdown in growth and a correction in housing prices highlight the question posed by a headline last month in The Wall Street Journal: 'Is Florida Over?' ...more

October 30, 2007

Regarding 'Canceled Coastal Insurance Policies Argue For National Disaster Fund' (Our Opinion< oct. 20): ...more

October 27, 2007

For years, snowbirds have been complaining about higher taxes and rising insurance rates. Has this changed their living arrangements in Highlands County? Are they putting off decisions to buy a home here? Are they selling their Florida homes and returning north? ...more

October 3, 2007