Updated: 1:14 PM EDT Jun 11, 2021 Jim Saunders, News Service of Florida Author Florida’s insurance commissioner said Friday he is seeing “positive signs” in the market as Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a property-insurance package passed by lawmakers in April.The measure (SB 76) is intended to curb roof-damage claims and lawsuits, while allowing larger rate increases for customers of the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Lawmakers passed the bill as private insurers have raised rates and shed policies, with many homeowners turning to Citizens for coverage.At a bill-signing event Friday in Sarasota, Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier said he has seen changes from private insurers since lawmakers passed the measure, which will take effect July 1.“Carriers have brought in additional private market capital to re-bolster their balance sheets. We have seen positive news from the reinsurance markets with respect to the direction that reinsur
COVID’s Impact On Colleges
Miami Dade College started the year with a drop in enrollment of 17%, but they’re hoping to make a full recovery to pre-pandemic enrollment this summer.
Sundial spoke with MDC president Madeline Pumariega about the college s new recruitment ideas and the long-term implications the pandemic will have on higher education.
“I’m an eternal optimist. At some level, I had hope that we would get through to the other side of this pandemic. I expected what I’ve seen. We are a resilient community and we are a resilient college,” Pumariega said.
Local Black students are also dropping out of Miami Dade College at an alarming rate, according to the
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There may be no more competitive race for Congress anywhere next year than the one for Floridaâs 10th Congressional District, where three vibrant criminal justice reform crusaders want to replace Rep.
Val Demings.
Natalie Jackson, who both announced their candidacies Tuesday, and former State Attorney
Aramis Ayala, whoâs announcing her candidacy Wednesday, are all Democrats.
Randolph Bracy tossed his hat in the ring for CD 10, which is starting to heat up. Image via Colin Hackley.
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Termination notices going out as hurricane season approaches
State insurance regulators are allowing three companies to cancel or not renew thousands of policies, forcing those jilted customers to find new coverage weeks before hurricane season begins. SUN SENTINEL/TNS
As another hurricane season bears down on the state, more than 50,000 Florida home insurance customers will soon receive notices that their policies have been canceled or wonât be renewed.
State insurance regulators recently authorized âextraordinaryâ terminations of thousands of policies of Florida-based insurers Universal Insurance of North America, Gulfstream Property & Casualty, and Southern Fidelity.
And the bloodletting will likely continue over the coming months with other insurers seeking to shed risky or unprofitable policies while refusing to insure older homes with roofs, electrical systems and plumbing that have not been upgraded to comply with cur