Liberty American Select Insurance Company has requested a 22.8% average statewide rate increase with regard to homeowners policies, and a 17.0% average statewide rate increase with regard to dwelling fire policies. Additionally, Liberty American ...

DATE AND TIME: March 29, 2006. First hearing session, 12:00 Noon; Second hearing session, 6:00 p.m.

PLACE:  Holiday Inn Hotel and Conference Center, 3260 US Highway 98 North, Lakeland, Florida. Contact: Kristopher Duer, Esquire [phone] or Sam Coskey [phone].

GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED:  Liberty American Select Insurance Company has requested a 22.8% average statewide rate increase with regard to homeowners policies, and a 17.0% average statewide rate increase with regard to dwelling fire policies.  Additionally, Liberty American Insurance Company has requested a 20.7% average statewide rate increase with regard to homeowners policies.  The requested rate increase is not uniform and some areas are subject to a higher rate increase than other areas.

Florida law allows the Office of Insurance Regulation to hold a public hearing for any purpose within the scope of the Insurance Code deemed to be necessary. Input from interested parties will be received at this public hearing.  If you are unable to attend this public hearing, please forward your comments to Kristopher Duer at [e-mail]

Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing, please telephone or email Sam Coskey at [phone] or email at [e-mail] at least 48 hours before the hearing.