Florida CFO Alex Sink unveiled a new online help center for Florida's insurance consumers, allowing Floridians to submit their insurance questions and complaints electronically. ...more

December 21, 2009

Something absolutely must be done about the legalized extortion suffered by senior citizens at the hands of health insurance companies. My wife and I have been customers of our health insurance company for seven years. In the first five years, our premiums were increased an average of 18.5 percent per year, despite the fact that the cost of living increased less than 3 percent per year. Two years ago, when our insurance company informed us that our annual premiums would be $14,400 plus a $2,000 deductible for two healthy 58 year olds, we knew something had to be done. ...more

December 21, 2009

This year, said Clerk of Courts Bob Germaine, county employees paid 200 percent more for their health insurance. ...more

December 18, 2009

A veteran of insurance firms Advantec and DavisBaldwin has sold his firm to Wells Fargo Insurance Services. ...more

December 10, 2009

At almost 60 years old, Mike Runyan isn't sure about biking more than 300 miles for an upcoming charity event called Ride 2 Recovery Florida Challenge. ...more

December 9, 2009

SEBRING The idea for the Backseat Guardian came one day when a teenaged driver cut in front of a car, almost causing an accident. ...more

November 30, 2009

Congress and President Barack Obama are proposing a cure for the ills of our health care system. But are we sure they have properly diagnosed the disease? ...more

November 28, 2009

A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. ...more

November 23, 2009

Florida has OK'd rate increases for the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. ...more

November 21, 2009

As a breast cancer survivor, I feel particularly qualified to assert my opinion on the latest U. S. Preventive Services Task Force's guidelines regarding mammograms. I'm uncertain at this point exactly whose best interests are served by this organization, but as one whose "starting annual mammograms at age 40" prevented "one additional death," I hope my story merits publication in your newspaper. ...more

November 20, 2009