Category: Archive – News
Dec 1, 2009
Reprinted from BusinessInsurance.com Accounting scandals change face of finite Posted On: Nov. 29, 2009 6:00 AM CST Judy Greenwald A high-profile probe over finite reinsurance launched by Eliot Spitzer, right, led to convictions of executives including Gen Re’s Ronald …
Nov 30, 2009
Earlier today, November 30, 2009, Florida Senate President Jeff Atwater and House Speaker Larry Cretul informed Florida lawmakers that a Special Session to create a comprehensive rail transit policy for Florida would begin on Thursday, December 3, 2009. Statements from each …
Nov 30, 2009
Six Florida homeowners are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for help in a beach renourishment fight that left them without waterfront property. BY LESLEY CLARK Miami Herald–November 29, 2009 WASHINGTON — Florida’s beaches — the blindingly white shores of the …
Nov 30, 2009
Florida union leaders said plans to expand commuter rail service in Florida would result in union-busting. BY BRENT KALLESTAD Associated Press Miami Herald–November 28, 2009 TALLAHASSEE — A bill that would help create a commuter rail system in parts of …
Nov 25, 2009
BY AMY SHERMAN Miami Herald–November 25, 2009 The Florida Bar has opened investigations into four attorneys at Scott Rothstein’s now defunct law firm. The attorneys are Stuart Rosenfeldt, cofounder and co-owner of the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm in …
Nov 25, 2009
BY JAY WEAVER AND SCOTT HIAASEN Miami Herald–November 24, 2009 Scott Rothstein, 47, who had fled to Morocco in late October as his investment fund of legal settlements sold to wealthy investors collapsed, has not been charged …
Nov 25, 2009
Suspended Broward Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion will be charged Wednesday with money-laundering conspiracy. BY AMY SHERMAN Miami Herald–November 25, 2009 Suspended Broward County Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion, arrested in a federal corruption investigation in September, will be charged with one count of …
Nov 25, 2009
After 17 years and another black eye, the PSC makes moves to adopt 1992 grand jury report. BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Miami Herald–November 25, 2009 TALLAHASSEE — A 1992 grand jury report that proposed ways to improve the integrity of …
Nov 25, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA–November 24, 2009 By John Kennedy Florida road-builders recently sought to cement their support for state road projects with cash: pouring $10,000 into a political committee headed by Senate President Jeff Atwater. But as lawmakers Tuesday …
Nov 24, 2009
Homeowners who got insurance discounts after fortifying their homes with shutters are facing new inspections that could lead to their discounts being slashed or eliminated. BY BEATRICE GARCIA Miami Herald–November 23, 2009 If you got a discount from your windstorm …