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Increase in property insurance rates?

State officials approve plan to shore up CAT fund

Story Created: Jul 3, 2008 at 10:30 AM EST

Story Updated: Jul 3, 2008 at 10:38 AM EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida residents might see an increase in property insurance rates because of a plan to bolster the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.

State officials on Wednesday approved a plan to spend $224 million so that the state can access the $4 billion it might need if a major hurricane hits Florida in the coming months. Under the proposal that was approved, property insurance rates might increase 2.5 percent.

Officials were concerned that if the Florida was hit with a major hurricane, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund - known as the CAT fund - could have difficulty borrowing the money needed to pay insurers.

Attorney General Bill McCollum and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink each voted for the plan, but both said they didn't like its terms.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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Thursday, Jul 3 at 3:02 PM CCADTI wrote ...

What a scam. Legelaized theft of money for the Government. I still never got paid from hurricane Charley even though Citizen's reopened the claim. Theives,theives,theives.