The head of Allstate Floridian pleaded poverty as the reason behind rising homeowners insurance rates on Monday, insisting the back-to-back four-storm seasons of 2004-05 nearly crippled the company and continue to squeeze its ability to cover claims. ...more

February 4, 2008

Our country's national debt is in the trillions of dollars, most Americans are head-over-heels in personal debt, most have not saved anything for retirement - and yet, the government's answer is to reward us with a tax rebate to "stimulate" the economy. And they may have to borrow the rebate from China, adding to the national debt. ...more

February 3, 2008

Accusing Allstate Corp. of engaging in an "ongoing crime," state regulators asked a state appeals court Wednesday to reinstate an order prohibiting the insurer from conducting new business in Florida. ...more

January 23, 2008

With a sharp attack on the industry by a heavyweight national consumer advocate, state lawmakers on Tuesday opened their own investigation into why homeowners' insurance rates haven't dropped to expected levels. ...more

January 23, 2008

Allstate agents were back at their desks Friday after a Tallahassee court lifted the state's order preventing the company from selling insurance in Florida. ...more

January 19, 2008

TALLAHASSEE - A Tallahassee court has lifted the state's order preventing Allstate companies from selling insurance in Florida. ...more

January 18, 2008

The state's feud with Allstate Corp. heated up Thursday, with the company appealing an order forbidding it from doing future business in Florida after regulators expanded their ban from auto policies to all new insurance products the company sells. ...more

January 18, 2008

The state's feud with Allstate Corp. escalated again today, with Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty forbidding the insurer from writing any new policies in Florida – expanding the ban from simply auto insurance. ...more

January 17, 2008

Standing before a panel of state lawmakers Saturday, high school sophomore T.J. Mouse proposed legislation that would require students to take a driver's education course to graduate. ...more

January 13, 2008

Hillsborough County is considering joining the handful of Florida communities that use video cameras to nab drivers who blow through red lights. ...more

January 12, 2008