Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, January 14
Jan 14, 2009
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State insurers’ exposure to hurricane losses tops $2-trillion
Florida’s exposure to costly hurricane damage continues to escalate sharply despite ongoing efforts to shore up homes and discourage coastal development, state regulators said Tuesday.
What is about to happen with Citizens Property Insurance Corp. rates?
Miami man sentenced in Medicare fraud case
The former owner of several Miami durable medical equipment companies was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar health care fraud and money-laundering scheme.
Obama takes on Advantage plans, popular in FL
More than 855,000 Medicare patients in Florida will see their health coverage change if President-elect Barack Obama follows through on a statement he made Sunday.
Legislative panel skeptical about global warming
Potential trouble for state’s greenhouse gas emissions proposals
Proposals aimed at curbing Florida’s greenhouse gas emissions led to skepticism about global warming from a key legislative committee Tuesday, highlighting potential trouble for the most significant environmental legislation expected in this year’s regular session.
Fla. deficit-elimination plan passes
A $2.8 billion deficit-elimination package is heading for approval to close out a special legislative session.
Fla. Gov. Crist, lawmakers differ on Indian deal
A House committee examining a potential gambling deal with the Seminole Tribe was told the agreement Gov. Charlie Crist already signed essentially doesn’t exist.
With a slew of potential contenders nibbling at Florida’s U.S. Senate race, Kendrick Meek is demanding to be taken seriously.
Candidates dive in, but will they stay?
Imagine if you wanted to put in for a promotion but knew that getting passed over could end your entire career.
FEMA releases Ike damage report
Authors of the Hurricane Ike Impact Report, released Monday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, estimate the storm’s final damage tally could reach into the tens of billions of dollars.
State Farm Katrina Suits In Miss. Settled Quietly
A spokesman for State Farm said today that it has now settled more than 200 hurricane damage lawsuits brought by the Scruggs Katrina Group in Mississippi.
Dinallo Warns Against Optional Federal Regulation
American International Group’s bailout by Washington does not prove the need for a national regulator, but if a federal charter is established by Congress it should not be optional, according to New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo.
U.S. House to take up children’s insurance
Pregnant immigrants and the children of legal immigrants would get health coverage under legislation the House is considering as part of an expansion of a children’s health insurance program.
Lawyers Hope to Fix Catastrophe- Related Insurance Problems
The nation’s lawyers who deal with insurance issues are developing policy recommendations designed to improve access to insurance coverage, reduce litigation over coverage and mitigate future losses involving natural catastrophes.
Calif. health insurers must provide interpreters
Maribel Pantoja sat nervously on an examination table, awaiting word from her doctor about a painful wound on her left leg.
SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT: Property Casualty Insurers Association of America
- PCI, Industry Prepare For Major Federal Challenges in 2009
- PCI Outlines 2009 Legislative Agenda
- PCI President David Sansom’s January 12, 2009 Remarks from the American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting Insurance Conference in San Antonio, Texas
SPECIAL HIGHLIGHT: Guy Carpenter
- Catastrophe Losses, Credit Crisis Push Reinsurance Pricing Upwards, According to Guy Carpenter Review
- 2008 Catastrophe Update Report
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