Category: Archive – News
Apr 13, 2009
Fort Lauderdale, April 13, 2009 – Patriot Risk Management, Inc. an insurance holding company specializing in workers’ compensation insurance and insurance services solutions, announced today the formation of Patriot Underwriters, Inc. to facilitate the expansion of its insurance distribution and …
Apr 10, 2009
Assuming no overtime, Gov. Charlie Crist will earn less during the upcoming fiscal year as he and other top officials take pay cuts to share the pain. Under a Senate plan, Crist’s salary will be reduced by 1 percent to …
Apr 10, 2009
Hospital leaders said Thursday that they’ll push to have a portion of a higher cigarette tax earmarked as permanent funding for the Medically Needy and Medicaid Agend/Disabled programs, add-on programs through Medicaid that face possible elimination every year. The two …
Apr 9, 2009
By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 8, 2009……..In a reverse of the usual scenario – where government looks to shed costs by privatizing what it does – the state may be on the verge …
Apr 7, 2009
By MICHAEL PELTIER NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 6, 2009… After giving a little something to everybody, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved a measure Monday that would require managed care insurers to directly bill outside-of-network …
Apr 6, 2009
Tallahassee – Legislation sponsored by Senator Charlie Justice (D-St. Petersburg) which not only helps Floridians fortify their homes against storm damage, but fortifies their wallets by lowering property insurance won unanimous passage today in the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee. …
Apr 3, 2009
A day after revealing robust fundraising for the first three months of the year, U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek sought to continue the momentum in his race for the U.S. Senate Thursday. Meek announced he planned to officially qualify with the …
Mar 31, 2009
Supporting a proposed commuter rail project in the Orlando area would fulfill Sen. Jeff Atwater’s pledge to his constituents to focus on issues that reduce unemployment, backers wrote the Senate president in a letter Monday. The Central Florida Commuter Rail …
Mar 31, 2009
Advocates for uninsured children are urging lawmakers to hear a bill to streamline enrollment procedures for KidCare, the state’s subsidized health insurance program for children, reminding them that it would bring in extra federal money they do. The advocacy group …
Mar 31, 2009
Bradenton, FL, March 31, 2009: C&E Information Services, Inc., an insurance inspection and information management company located in Bradenton, Florida, announced it has recently surpassed its former record by completing one million inspections within the State of Florida. Founded by Richard …