Category: Archive – News

Florida Approves 7.8% Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase

Oct 15, 2010

The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on October 15, 2010: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/10/15/114084.htm#ixzz12Sk5DIHR Florida workers’ compensation insurers have been given the green light to raise rates an average 7.8 percent starting Jan. 1, 2011. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty …

Florida Updating Regional Evacuation Studies With Mapping Project Data

Oct 14, 2010

This article was published in Emergency Management on October 14, 2010:  by Corey McKenna http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Florida-Regional-Evacuation-Studies.html Having information readily available before a disaster or storm can be invaluable for first responders and emergency managers tasked with organizing the response. The Florida …

Rick Scott Goes Back to Roots in Visit to State Farm in Winter Haven

Oct 14, 2010

The article was published in The Ledger on October 14, 2010:  By Merissa Green http://www.theledger.com/article/20101014/NEWS/10145101/1078/YOURTOWN21?Title=Rick-Scott-Goes-Back-to-Roots-in-Visit-to-State-Farm-in-Winter-Haven Republican candidate for Governor Rick Scott speaks during the State Farm employees candidate forum, Thursday, October 14, 2010 in Winter Haven, Florida. He was born …

Moss gets contract for Chinese drywall remediation

Oct 14, 2010

The article was published in the South Florida News Journal on October 14, 2010: by Paul Brinkmann http://www.bizjournals.com/southflorida/stories/2010/10/11/daily44.html Fort Lauderdale-based Moss & Associates has been chosen as lead contractor in a demonstration project to fix 300 homes affected by Chinese …

Drivers’ data needed

Oct 4, 2010

The Miami Herald published the following article on October 4, 2010: Floridians are being encouraged to register an emergency contact with the motor vehicle division under a state government campaign. The campaign, being championed in Tallahassee this week, is called …

Rick Scott calls for property insurance overhaul

Sep 21, 2010

The following article was published by the Miami Herald on September 21, 2010: By MARC CAPUTO AND BETH REINHARD Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Rick Scott called for some politically tough medicine Monday when he unveiled his position on property insurance: Make …