Category: Archive – News
Feb 18, 2010
The Miami Herald published this story on February 18, 2010. Florida consumers will be hit with a higher surcharge on their insurance policies to cover losses from 2005 storms. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA The fund that backs up private insurers …
Feb 18, 2010
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on February 18, 2010. By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 18, 2010……..The Florida Supreme Court said Thursday that a petition-signature revocation law, passed in 2007, substantially burdened the rights of citizen-led …
Feb 17, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on February 17, 2010. By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press Writer With Medicaid costs now consuming 26 percent of the state budget, the upcoming session seems primed for a program overhaul. But legislators will tackle …
Feb 17, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on February 17, 2010. The Associated Press Florida nurses are calling for legislation to set minimum hospital staffing ratios and give them whistle-blower protection. Dozens of registered nurses marched and held a rally Wednesday …
Feb 16, 2010
From www.Poder360.com The Inter-American Dialogue spoke with three experts in reference to public versus private insurance providers and proper disaster coverage. Q: Haiti’s devastating Jan. 12 earthquake, which is feared to have caused as many as 200,000 deaths, was a …
Feb 15, 2010
The Jacksonville Business Journal published this article on February 12, 2010. by Rachel Witkowski Staff Writer A spike in fraudulent auto insurance claims last year added to rising costs for insurance companies in Florida, forcing auto insurers to file average …
Feb 12, 2010
The Miami Herald published this story on February 12, 2010. BY LESLEY CLARK, LUISA YANEZ AND BETH REINHARD Lincoln Diaz-Balart, the passionate defender and architect of measures to strengthen the Cuban embargo, said Thursday that he won’t seek reelection to …
Feb 12, 2010
SENATE MAY PASS “DEREG LITE” PROPERTY INSURANCE BILL … Senate President Jeff Atwater, R-North Palm Beach, said on Thursday that he is going to urge that Senate to pass what he calls a “dereg lite” bill that is different from …
Feb 11, 2010
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA published this article on February 11, 2010. By JOHN KENNEDY THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Feb. 11, 2010…..The state Senate’s newest office is going to be staffed by a familiar name from the recent past. Donna Arduin, …
Feb 11, 2010
The Miami Herald published this article on February 11, 2010. BY JOHN FRANK Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau In an effort to regain credibility, the powerful trial lawyer lobby hired one of the state’s top Democratic campaign consultants to guide its political …