Category: Archive – News

The following editorial appeared in The Florida Times-Union (Jacksonville) on April 11, 2010: In the next few weeks, members of the Florida Legislature will have to choose between their heads and their hearts. If they listen to their heads, they …

The following news release was issued by Governor Charlie Crist’s office on April 9, 2010: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE APRIL 9, 2010 CONTACT:  GOVERNOR’S PRESS OFFICE (850) 488-5394 TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today encouraged Floridians to learn how to receive …

This article was pupblished by the News-Journal Online on April 6, 2010. By STATE REP. BILL PROCTOR, COMMUNITY VOICES A serious threat to Florida’s economic recovery is the possibility that a major hurricane will strike a large metropolitan area this …

This article was published by the Insurance Journal on April 5, 2010. Florida’s 21st Century Holding Co. announced that its subsidiary Federated National Insurance Co. (FNIC) has received a capital infusion of $10 million. The transaction follows the previously announced …

This article appeared in the Tallahassee Democrat on April 5, 2010: By Jim Ash FLORIDA CAPITAL BUREAU Florida is one major hurricane from financial ruin, insurance companies need more freedom to raise rates, and lawmakers need to rein in Citizen’s …

This article appeared in The Sarasota Herald-Tribune on April 3, 2010: By Aaron Kessler The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission released its long-awaited guidance Friday for how to deal with homes affected by contaminated Chinese drywall, saying the product represented …

This editorial appeared in the Tallahassee Democrat on April 6, 2010: Lawmakers seem increasingly prepared, and so they should be, to challenge Gov. Charlie Crist’s threat to once again veto legislation that would open up the property insurance market — …

  The following editorial appeared in The Tampa Tribune on April 5, 2010:   Property insurance in Florida, as Rep. Bill Proctor of St. Augustine says, is a house of cards. One major storm would blow it all away and …

This article appeared in the Miami Herald on April 4, 2010:   When it comes to storm-surge damage, South Florida has more at risk than any other place in the country. A new study puts it at $53.6 billion. BY …

This news release was issued by Representative Clay Ford’s office on April 1, 2010. TALLAHASSEE, FL –Representative Clay Ford’s (R-Gulf Breeze) bill to make the Department of the Lottery more efficient passed the Economic Development and Community Affairs Policy Council …