Category: Archive – News
Feb 23, 2009
Palm Beach Daily News–February 21, 2009 By GAIL LIBERMAN, Special to the Daily News Free steak lunches? They continue to pitch financial services – despite a Securities and Exchange Commission crackdown on them in 2006 and 2007. Now the Florida …
Feb 23, 2009
Fort Myers News-Press–February 21, 2009 By MARY WOZNIAK The attorney for Florida Lt. Gov. Jeff Kottkamp said Friday he is working with Aubuchon Homes to avoid going to court over the defective Chinese drywall found in his residence. A lawsuit …
Feb 23, 2009
South Florida Business Journal–February 20, 2009 The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has launched a federal investigation of problems caused by high-sulfur Chinese drywall, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal. The Journal said the commission is …
Feb 23, 2009
Insurance Journal–February 23, 2009 By Brent Kallestad Florida Gov. Charlie Crist’s political mantra has been to hold down property insurance rates, taxes and almost anything else costly for people he wants voting for him next year. Whether Crist seeks re-election …
Feb 20, 2009
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA–February 20, 2009 A measure that would repeal the requirement that lawyers fees in workers compensation cases be “reasonable,” and instead restore a legislatively-set attorney fee schedule was filed this week in the House by Rep. …
Feb 19, 2009
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–February 19, 2009 By Julie Patel Florida insurance officials want to effectively ban insurers from using credit scores to set residential and automobile insurance rates. The state Office of Insurance Regulation discussed the proposal this week with insurers …
Feb 19, 2009
Sarasota Herald Tribune–February 19, 2009 By KEVIN L. MCQUAID A pair of Southwest Florida lawmakers have teamed with the state’s chief financial officer to introduce legislation aimed at tightening controls on the sale of annuities to seniors. The bills by …
Feb 19, 2009
Tallahassee Democrat–February 19, 2009 By Bill CotterellFlorida Capital Bureau Political Editor Two legislators Wednesday called for uniform statewide rules to protect construction workers at job sites using large cranes. State Rep. Greg Evers, R-Baker, and Sen. Thad Altman, R-Melbourne, were …
Feb 19, 2009
Miami Herald–February 19, 2009 The state-run Citizens Property Insurance ended 2008 with $3.1 billion in the bank, an 18 percent gain over the past year. The insurer has $7.2 billion available to pay claims, including debt issued to raise cash …
Feb 19, 2009
A.M. Best–February 18, 2009 by Chad Hemenway In a letter to Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, State Farm Florida’s president said the company is working on a plan that would allow its agents to find replacement coverage with “keep-out” …