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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Sweet deal for state taxpayers or Scott donor giveaway?
Critics see political donations and heavy lobbying by Heritage Property and Casualty as evidence that Citizens Property and Gov. Rick Scott are tapping the insurer’s $6.4 billion surplus for special giveaways to politically-connected companies.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Gov. Scott, emergency managers discuss Florida storm surge risks
Storm surge and federal budget cuts concern Florida officials at hurricane conference.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Surge, budgets focus of hurricane conference
At an annual hurricane conference, Gov. Rick Scott and emergency managers discussed the risks of storm surge and worries about federal budget cuts.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
First-responders converge on Fort Lauderdale to discuss storms
Florida Hurricane Conference will feature an appearance by Gov. Rick Scott but the stars of the show are the hurricane forecasters.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Miami-Dade expands hurricane evacuation zones
Miami-Dade has dramatically expanded hurricane evacuation zones to cover nearly three-quarters of the county’s population.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Citizens Insurance overhaul bill delayed — again
The 100-page bill seeks to shrink the level of risk carried by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. by raising its rates and forcing its policyholders into the private market.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
State says Allianz insurance subsidiary committed fraud
The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit accusing German-based Allianz of a fraudulent scheme that resulted in the insolvency of a Miami-based property insurance company.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Lawmakers could raise rates for Citizens Insurance customers
Citizens Insurance says it has done an ‘extraordinary’ job of reducing risk since last year, but lawmakers are pitching sweeping rate hikes anyway.
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BRADENTON HERALD HURRICANE CENTER
Hurricane Sandy ranked as second-costliest storm behind Katrina
Hurricane Sandy ranked among the most expensive hurricanes in history — for both the United States and Cuba.
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BUSINESS
Liberty Mutual Insurance not accepting Manatee homeowners
Liberty Mutual Insurance no longer writing homeowner policies in Manatee County as Citizens continues to grow






