Issues for Insurers.(Brief Article)

Homeowners: A showdown is brewing between two groups that are usually allies -- the insurance industry and homebuilders -- over tougher building codes. Insurers are lobbying for a hurricane-resistant building code. Requirements in the proposed code include shutters or impact-resistant glass for windows in all new buildings in coastal areas. But homebuilders, expected to put up a fight, say the new requirements would add too much to the cost of building new homes.

Healthcare: the insurance industry wants new legislation to limit the Florida Department of Insurance's disc