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Sides battle over insurance litigation changes

By Jim Saunders News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida lawmakers began moving quickly Monday to pass major property-insurance changes, with supporters saying the plan would stabilize the troubled system and critics saying it would hurt consumers. Sen. Danny Burgess, R-Zephyrhills, said lawmakers need to take action as homeowners across the state face large rate

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Insurance

Lots of work to do in special session

The following editorial was published in The Daily Sun on Dec 12, 2022. OUR POSITION: The topics that legislators could discuss during this week’s special session are endless but insurance reform has to be at the top of the list. Hurricane Ian has exposed the myriad of problems in Florida’s insurance industry. The question now is: what are our

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Housing

Charlotte County: Ian made affordable housing situation worse

By NANCY J. SEMON, STAFF WRITER, The Daily Sun, Dec 11, 2022. PORT CHARLOTTE — Hurricane Ian made the lack of affordable and subsidized housing worse, members of the Charlotte County Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) believe. The good news is Charlotte County’s strategic plan for 2021-22 is to add 200 new affordable housing units

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