Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Tuesday, June 7
Jun 7, 2011
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
- 10:00 a.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Board of Governors meeting; To view the meeting notice, click here.
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation: Commercial Insurer National Group Is Insolvent
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation says commercial insurer National Group Insurance Co. is insolvent.
Suspected sinkhole opens up under Spring Hill home
A suspected sinkhole has opened on the property of a home located at 4016 Everett Avenue in Spring Hill.
Florida Home Inspectors Must Now Have State License
Home inspector Dave Sorge was on the job today with another home inspection to complete.
Florida beach nourishment gets funding after all
A program prized by Pinellas tourism businesses escaped Gov. Rick Scott’s veto pen.
Hurricanes steer clear of Pinellas for 90 years
The Great Tampa Bay Hurricane made landfall in Pinellas County in August of 1921. It is the last hurricane to directly affect the county in the past 90 years.
South Florida insurance groups merge
Miami Lakes-based NSI Insurance Group said Monday that it has merged with Miami-based Royal Marine Insurance Group. The combined company will continue to be known as NSI Insurance Group, NSI said.
Governor Rick Scott visits Canada on quest to lure jobs to Florida
Governor Rick Scott on Monday kicked off a five-day tour of Canada’s two largest cities.
Florida Governor Scott Is a Magnet for Lawsuits
The lawsuits against new Florida Governor Rick Scott keep piling up.
Florida State Department’s rationale for the rush to implement elections overhaul
The day after Gov. Rick Scott signed Florida’s controversial new election rules into law, the Division of Elections issued an emergency rule requiring groups that want to sign up new voters to register with the department. The department’s speedy implementation has already spawned two lawsuits.
State Senator Mike Bennett files papers to run for Congress against Kathy Castor
Mike Bennett successfully pushed to make voters work harder to get to the polls. But in the past the 66-year-old state senator sometimes skipped the trip himself.
Districting Commission to meet in Pensacola
The Districting Commission for the City of Pensacola will have its first meeting at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, in the Whibbs Conference Room on the first floor of City Hall.
Martin County to host a redistricting public hearing
Martin County will host one of the public hearings on state legislative and U.S. Congressional redistricting now scheduled throughout Florida.
Lawmakers told to pay for summer trips out of their own pocket
State lawmakers who want to head to this summer’s two main legislative conferences will have to pay their own way.
Home Insurer Dropping 73,000 Policies in Alabama
Alabama’s second largest insurer of homes, Alfa Insurance, announced plans Friday to not renew policies on one out of every six homes it insures in Alabama.
Surplus lines reform deadline looms
As the July 21 implementation date of the Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act approaches, state legislatures are addressing requirements within the federal law that call for them to devise a method to allocate surplus lines premium taxes.
Bill allowing risk retention groups to offer property coverage praised
The Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. is among groups hailing Monday’s introduction of legislation in the House of Representatives that would allow risk retention groups to offer property as well as liability coverage to their members.
Massachusetts Reform Effort Targeting Homeowner Insurance Transparency
Hurricane season is here. The storm-prone time of year began on Wednesday, with experts declaring the chances of major storms striking the coast to be slightly higher than average.
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