Category: Archive – News

This article was published by the Miami Herald on September 10, 2009 The Associated Press A federal judge has given final approval to a $20 million settlement of class-action lawsuits against several Louisiana levee boards. The suits were filed on …

This article was published by the Miami Herald on September 10, 2009 Public Service Commission Chairman Matthew Carter Wednesday ordered his agency to disable all text messaging on state-issued Blackberrys as questions continued about whether PSC staff used the devices …

Published in the South Florida Business Journal on Tuesday, September 8, 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a case that could impact how elections are financed. The case, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, …

This story was published by the Miami Herald on September 6, 2009 This is the story of how the Florida board that invests public money bet $250 million on a huge Manhattan real estate deal and lost every last penny …

This article was published by the Miami Herald on Sept. 8, 2009 BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Public Service Commissioner Nancy Argenziano, who has criticized her agency for being too close to the utilities it regulates, fired her …

The following article was issued by THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA on Sept. 4, 2009 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Director Electra Theodorides-Bustle is stepping down for an unspecified opportunity to work in the private sector. She headed the highway …

 The following is a news release issued by Rep. Janet Long’s office on Sept. 8. ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Representative Janet Long (D-St. Petersburg) will host a Question and Answer session with representatives from the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation from …

This story was published in the Miami Herald on Sept. 4, 2009 BY NIRVI SHAH nshah@MiamiHerald.com Florida will use part of its $58 million share of a federal settlement from pharmaceutical giant Pfizer as reward money for tipsters who report …

September 4, 2009 InsuranceJournal.com By Andrew Simpson Florida officials announced that a new Miami-based insurance company will pick up the insurance for about 15,000 of the policyholders now with bankrupt First Commercial Insurance Co., which is in liquidation. Florida CFO …

Published in The Miami Herald on September 4, 2009 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA bgarcia@MiamiHerald.com A newly formed insurance company will offer coverage to most of the 18,000 policyholders who will lose their coverage as state regulators liquidate First Commercial Insurance …