Category: Archive – News
Mar 31, 2010
THis article appeared in The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) on March 31, 2010: By Mark Schleifstein Five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the New Orleans region, it may come as a surprise that the metropolitan area with the most to …
Mar 30, 2010
The Miami Herald publised this letter on March 30, 2010. BY ALBERTO M. CARVALHO www.dadeschools.net The numbers don’t lie, and the equation is alarmingly simple: Shrinking property values + less money from the state = a projected $190 million shortfall …
Mar 30, 2010
The following appeared in The Buzz, a St. Petersburg Times blog on Florida Politics, on March 29, 2010: Jeb Bush waded into the property insurance debate Monday in an interview with the Associated Press. The former governor endorsed a …
Mar 30, 2010
The following article appeared in Sunshine State News on March 30, 2010: By Kenric Ward Amid predictions of an active hurricane season this year, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is bulking up its reserves with a $2.4 billion bond offering. Last …
Mar 29, 2010
Find this article at: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2010/03/26/108517.htm March 26, 2010 As insurance and real estate agents and homeowners feared, Congress left Washington without extending the federal flood insurance program. Congress adjourned until April 12 after failing to agree on an unemployment …
Mar 29, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on March 29, 2010. The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush says it’s time Tallahassee politicians ensure a robust private property insurance market to avoid a financial disaster if a …
Mar 26, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on March 26, 2010. BY CRISTINA SILVA Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — It’s the final deadline to hear new bills in the House, making for a robust platter of legislation that should slow down …
Mar 25, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on March 25, 2010 By BILL KACZOR Associated Press Writer TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — After a sharp Senate debate Wednesday, a bill is headed to Gov. Charlie Crist’s desk that would revive and modify a …
Mar 24, 2010
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on March 24, 2010. The House took up SB 1460 which makes a number of changes to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. The bill changes the CAT fund contract year and sets …
Mar 23, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on March 23, 2010. By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP Associated Press Writer School districts have imposed all sorts of drastic cuts to save money during the down economy, canceling field trips and making parents pay …