Senate President Mike Haridopolos, R-Merritt Island, and House Speaker Dean Cannon, R-Winter Park, were good friends when the 2011 legislative session began.

But as the session drew down to the wire, and a spat between the two chambers turned into a showdown that resulted in Cannon putting one over on Haridopolos, that relationship appears to be fractured, at best.

To prepare for a hurricane season, homeowners typically buy shutters, stock up on batteries and water and recheck the generator.

Property insurers, on the other hand, need to stock up on cash.

Three weeks before the official start of the hurricane season, Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state-run company and Florida's largest insurer with 1.3 million policies, is set to borrow nearly $1 billion to bulk up its surplus in case of a hard-hitting storm.

Legislators delivered for most Florida businesses in the 2011 session, as much of their agenda is making it into law. But there was one glaring exception -- insurance companies.

Businesses received a windfall of tax breaks and deregulation, but private insurers, whose prices are set by the Office of Insurance Regulation, were not invited to the party.