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Dec 2, 2010
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News Release: Florida Peninsula Insurance Company Wins Top Honors At CSC Connect Awards
Awards Recognize Peer Use of CSC Solutions for Business Gain
CSC today announced the winners of its 2010 Connect for Property and Casualty Awards, which acknowledge P&C insurance carriers and self-insured companies that have advanced innovation and improved efficiency in their operations using CSC’s products and services.
Drought threatening Florida with possible wildfires
Florida survived the hurricane season unscathed but now faces another threat from Mother Nature: wildfires.
Brown & Brown Acquires Ruland & Mattingley Insurance Services Assets
C. Roy Bridges, regional president of Daytona Beach, Fla.-based Brown & Brown Inc. and Lloyd S. Ruland III and Philip M. Ruland, shareholders of Ruland & Mattingley Insurance Services Inc. of Laguna Hills, Calif., announced the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Ruland & Mattingley Insurance Services Inc. by Brown & Brown of California, Inc., a subsidiary of Brown & Brown.
The Army Corps of Engineers has put the brakes on plans to extend Ridge Road, which Pasco County officials see as a critical future hurricane evacuation route.
Editorial: Who made West Palm’s $3 million mistake? And how?
Three dozen low-income families who suffered damage from Hurricane Wilma in 2005 will not get their homes repaired
By the time a city fires an employee, the city usually has figured out what went wrong and who’s to blame. Why then won’t West Palm Beach officials explain why they fired a housing employee, and how the city lost a $3 million federal grant he oversaw?
Few motorists aware of Florida law to stop at crosswalks with signs
Hoping to combat Florida’s history of dangerous streets and pedestrian fatalities, state lawmakers passed legislation in 2008 requiring motorists to stop at most pedestrian crosswalks.
Florida could lose more than $500 million in Medicaid money
Florida will have less federal money to spend on Medicaid than initially anticipated this summer under new guidelines that were posted by the federal government earlier this month.
Blog: Florida Senate President Haridopolos takes on ObamaCare
In a run up to his likely race for U.S. Senate, state Senate President Mike Haridopolos announced he filed a proposed amendment to the state constitution that could stop President Obama’s health care plan, which requires people to buy health insurance or face penalties.
Study: Florida health premiums grow slower than U.S.
Florida heath insurance premiums have grown slower than the rest of the nation, according to a study by the Commonwealth Fund, which said the Affordable Care Act would lessen that growth in coming years.
Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in Florida
Prescription drug-related deaths continue to rise in Florida, according to a report released Thursday.
Jobless benefits to end for 107,500 Floridians, group says
More than 107,500 unemployed workers in Florida are losing their jobless benefits on Wednesday, unless Congress acts on an extension, according to an advocacy organization for the unemployed.
Blog: Governor-elect Scott, U.S. Representative Wasserman Schultz spar over healthcare
Florida’s next governor Rick Scott made the rounds on Capitol Hill today, meeting with most of the state’s congressional delegation in a series of polite meetings in which just about everyone vowed to work together.
Florida agency withdraws proposed growth rules because of veto override
The Florida Department of Community Affairs has withdrawn two controversial proposed rule changes because of the Legislature’s override of the governor’s veto of HB 1565.
Florida to receive a portion of water quality settlement
The Department of Justice says national homebuilder Beazer Homes USA Inc. has agreed to a fine and changes in managing stormwater runoff at home sites.
Florida Senator Fasano’s bill would cut out middleman in state pension investments
If state Sen. Mike Fasano has his way, money managers and funds seeking an investment from Florida’s public pension not only won’t have to pay a middleman to make introductions, they won’t be allowed to.
Blog: Scott asks Thrasher to remain as chairman; the senator says ‘no’
For weeks, Gov.-elect Rick Scott has been urging state Sen. John Thrasher of Jacksonville to remain as chairman of the Republican Party of Florida, serving as Scott’s crucial liasion to the party rank-and-file and the Tallahassee establishment.
Rod Smith will be next Florida Democratic Party chairman
It looks like Gainesville attorney Rod Smith has wrapped up enough votes to become chairman of the Florida Democratic Party.
Florida Hispanic Community Help Sought for Arizona-Style Immigration Bill
The lawmaker spearheading an effort to pass an Arizona-style immigration law in Florida is trying to get the state’s Hispanic community on board with his plans in an attempt to dispel fears that the measure will lead to flagrant racial profiling.
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Rick Scott Faces Florida’s Sea of Red Ink
Republican Rick Scott got plenty of political mileage during the governor’s race ridiculing the Obama administration for running up the federal deficit.
In Tallahassee, Democrats a rare sight
After last month’s elections, the party has little power at the Capitol, little hope it can influence legislation
After the electoral tidal wave that wiped out all of the last vestiges of Democratic power at the state Capitol, the party and its allies are left trying to figure out how to move forward over what promises to be a long two years.
U.S. Representative-elect Southerland wants GOP to ‘make a statement’
Congress should extend all of the Bush Administration’s tax cuts in its lame-duck session, but leave other big issues for the next year, U.S. Rep.-elect Steve Southerland said Wednesday.
Florida consumer confidence up from last year, still ‘historically low’
Florida consumer confidence remains higher than a year ago and even last summer, but it’s still in the “historically low” range as concerns over housing, jobs and tourism persist, according to a University of Florida survey released Tuesday.
Virginia Names New Insurance Commissioner
Virginia has named Jacqueline K. Cunningham as the state’s next commissioner of insurance.
U.S. Senators push to delay flood insurance requirement
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin and New York Sen. Charles Schumer are pushing a measure that would stave off property owners having to buy mandatory and perhaps expensive flood insurance in areas newly designated by the federal government as being at high risk of inundation.
U.S. judge says deal to fix homes with Chinese drywall going well
A federal judge says a pilot program to fix homes with tainted drywall made by a major Chinese manufacturer is progressing well.
The National Conference of Insurance Legislators appears set to win the support of another state legislative trade group for its interstate compact designed to implement the surplus lines reform law passed by Congress earlier this year.
Louisiana: 63% of Citizens Rebate Still Unclaimed for 2005, 2006
Nearly $355 million in rebates from Louisiana’s property insurer of last resort has not been claimed and state’s top insurance regulator wants people to know about it.
U.S. Deficit Commission Recommends Tort Reform, Disaster Plans
The co-chairmen of the deficit commission appointed by President Obama today proposed “aggressive tort reform” as one of its recommendations for reducing the federal budget deficit.
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