Category: Archive – News
Mar 16, 2009
Florida Keys Keynoter–March 13, 2009 National weather forecasting officials say they’re trying to learn from how the public responds to severe weather warnings. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a report on a severe tornado outbreak in 2008, …
Mar 13, 2009
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–March 13, 2009 By Diane C. Lade Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink on Thursday asked three travel agencies, including one based in Lake Worth, to stop selling trip insurance from Prime Travel Protection Services Inc. Prime Travel, …
Mar 13, 2009
Team leader position will add layer of expertise at storm center By Ken Kaye South Florida Sun-Sentinel–March 13, 2009 The elite forecasters at the National Hurricane Center will have an extra set of eyes to help develop more accurate storm …
Mar 13, 2009
Palm Beach Post–March 12, 2009 The Office of Insurance Regulation should not back down from its demand that State Farm not leave Florida hanging if the company leaves Florida. On Friday, State Farm appealed the terms set by Insurance Commissioner …
Mar 13, 2009
Tampa Tribune–March 12, 2009 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is spending $100 million a year to pay claims from thousands of injured state workers, and the amount go could go higher. Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said Thursday the state …
Mar 13, 2009
South Florida Business-Journal–March 13, 2009 by Paul BrinkmannKathleen Cabble/Tampa Bay Business Journal The University of Florida’s Rinker School of Building Construction is launching a preliminary study of problems caused by defective high-sulfur drywall in homes throughout Florida. The study will …
Mar 13, 2009
Florida’s Department of Health got the word on Thursday that Senate lawmakers in charge of the agency’s budget aren’t taking too kindly to stories that the agency is paying private physicians more than $400,000 a year to do work for …
Mar 13, 2009
Sen. Mike Fasano, who chairs the Senate Transportation and Economic Development Committee, told state agencies who already lost 4 percent of their budget during January’s special session that more cuts may be coming. Prior to convening in January to plug …
Mar 12, 2009
Miami Herald–March 11, 2009 BY JERRY HARTBloomberg News Florida’s state-run property insurer plans to begin selling $2.5 billion of bonds next month to raise funds for claims from the coming hurricane season. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. governors tentatively approved the …
Mar 11, 2009
By GARY FINEOUT THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA With less than three months to go before another hurricane season, the state of Florida will try to line up financial backing for the battered Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund. But Gov. Charlie …