Category: Archive – News
Mar 17, 2009
Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Holly Benson said Tuesday during a meeting on federal stimulus implementation that it’s not clear if the agency needs legislative approval to spend more than $800 million that the state is getting as a …
Mar 17, 2009
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, MARCH 17, 2009 — Local governments would be held to a higher standard when property owners challenge impact fees under a measure that unanimously passed a House committee on Tuesday. Saying the current system is vulnerable …
Mar 17, 2009
Palm Beach Post–March 16, 2009 By JEFF OSTROWSKI Palm Beach Post Staff Writer LAKE WORTH – Walter Baker is reeling from sticker shock: The insured value of his Lake Worth home has nearly tripled to $300,000, a jump that increased …
Mar 17, 2009
South Florida Business Journal–March 17, 2009 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has been awarded $900,000 under the federal stimulus plan to conduct wildfire prevention efforts. The money, which is being provided by the U.S. Forest Service, will …
Mar 17, 2009
Insurance Journal–March 17, 2009 National program insurance manager Allied American Underwriters-AAU, headquartered in Tampa, Fla. has introduced a new national personal lines division. The new programs specialize in writing personal clients on both an admitted and non-admitted basis. According to …
Mar 17, 2009
The goal is to cut claims by reducing the number of victims By Tia Mitchell Florida Times-Union–March 17, 2009 Summer showers are cause for concern for families living along Wills Branch on Jacksonville’s Westside. They know it’s just a matter …
Mar 16, 2009
House majority leader: Crist’s plan is ‘no longer a viable option.’ By Brandon Larrabee The Florida Times-Union–March 14, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – Economic forecasters sliced $2.4 billion from the state’s expected tax income for the coming fiscal year, bringing lawmakers closer …
Mar 16, 2009
The Suncoast News–March 14, 2009 The Legislature has another major headache beside a revenue shortfall on its hands during its 2009 regular session. Lawmakers are coming to more fully understand the enormity of the financial hole they and Gov. Charlie …
Mar 16, 2009
Palm Beach Post–March 15, 2009 Amid all the political rhetoric over State Farm’s decision to leave the Florida property insurance market, the basic math on Gov. Crist’s insurance reform “plan” seems to be unraveling and leading to higher costs than …
Mar 16, 2009
Tampa Tribune–March 16, 2009 By TONY HOLT Hernando Today Job prospecting within the insurance industry is growing year by year while unemployment continues to soar mostly everywhere else in the private sector. As more people lose their jobs, more people …