Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, December 28
Dec 28, 2010
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Click here to vote for the top 2010 Florida home insurance trends in the Sun Sentinel’s informal poll.
Early Florida crop loss estimates reach $115 million, but likely to increase
Florida farmers have lost at least $115 million so far in this winter’s cold blast, initial reports show.
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South Florida workplaces push smoking bans to cut insurance costs
Each smoker costs an employer about $3,400 annually in higher health care bills
South Florida businesses and nonprofits are pushing their employees to stop smoking and lead healthier lives with the goal of controlling ballooning health care costs and increasing productivity.
Florida’s Brown & Brown plans to buy Dania Beach-based Comcover Insurance
Brown & Brown Inc. of Florida has entered an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Comcover Insurance Group.
Editorial: Pill mills still going strong
State must push past delays to enforce new rules
When it comes to the unsavory and downright illegal, South Florida owns the market in healthcare scams. Miami-Dade County is the nation’s epicenter of Medicare fraud. Broward County is the state’s biggest black market in prescription pain killers like oxycodone. By now, many of the pill mills should have been shut down. They’re not.
Florida job market to pick up a little in 2011, forecasters say
Florida’s job market will improve here and there, but a full recovery is still far away, according to a new economic forecast.
Jetting through turbulent times, Governor-elect Scott stays sunny and promises work on job front
Governor-elect Rick Scott started his new job a week before officially taking office, with an inaugural road show starting in his Naples hometown and winding up with a down-home barbecue in Clewiston.
Governor-elect Scott eyes cuts for business power bills
With Governor-elect Rick Scott promising to save businesses a stunning $3.2 billion on their electric bills, consumer groups are bracing for a fight, fearing his plan will push higher costs onto residential customers.
Mel Martinez joins homelessness commission
Former U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez has joined the Central Florida Commission on Homelessness, a public/private partnership of community leaders addressing homelessness in Central Florida.
Home builder must pay $460,000 for wetlands violations
Failure to follow through in creating a promised wetlands ‘preserve’ resulted in one of the stiffest penalties levied in such cases.
When one of South Florida’s largest home builders received a federal permit seven years ago for a development called Islands of Doral, the approval came with some conditions.
Insurance claims from Ike still expected in 2011
More than two years after Hurricane Ike, insurance claims from the storm are expected to continue to be reported into the new year.
Unusual coalition pushes for restrictions on compounded drugs
Corporations, insurers and labor groups back proposed state legislation to limit prices of medically necessary customized medicines. They point to a sharp rise in bills submitted to California’s biggest workers’ comp insurer.
An unusual coalition of corporations, insurance companies and labor groups is pushing for legislation that would put restrictions on the customized medicines known as compounded drugs, saying the prescribing of these drugs has become rife with abuse.
Editorial: Toxic homes get little help
Chinese drywall has disrupted the lives of hundreds of American families, and a reasonable question is: Why did U.S. law offer no protection?
New Year’s Day Top Holiday for Car Thieves
While Americans are enjoying the holidays and most have time off from work, holidays are just another day at the shop for vehicle thieves.