Highlands County Administrator Michael Wright was quick to mention an increase in the millage rate from 7.1 mills to 8 mills to balance the county budget. This would be adding insult to injury for homeowners in Highlands County. ...more

July 7, 2009

Allstate Floridian Insurance Co. is changing its name to Castle Key Insurance Co. to differentiate itself from its national parent company. ...more

July 3, 2009

Florida returned more than $173 million in unclaimed property during the past budget year. ...more

July 3, 2009

Allstate Floridian Insurance Company is changing its name to Castle Key Insurance Company to differentiate itself from its national parent company. ...more

July 2, 2009

Please Gov. Crist, insurance costs are killing us; if you can get it. Let the market place give us a choice. ...more

June 29, 2009

Federal banking regulators have hit the small First Commercial Bank of Tampa Bay, 4600 W. Kennedy Blvd., with a cease-and-desist order demanding, among other things, the bank improve its finances. ...more

June 28, 2009

Enough is enough. I'm tired of high taxes and insurance rates. ...more

June 25, 2009

Please sign into law HB 1171 and allow insurance companies to compete for casualty insurance business in this state. Taxpayers should not have to subsidize Citizens Property Insurance Corp. losses. ...more

June 25, 2009

The state has created an economically unsustainable property insurance program — Citizens. ...more

June 25, 2009

I heard Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., saying something to the effect that we don't want a government run health care program because we don't want a government bureaucrat standing between the patient and his/her doctor. ...more

June 23, 2009