Category: Archive – News
Jan 1, 2012
The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Times on January 1, 2012: Sinkholes become Florida’s latest insurance disaster By Susan Taylor Martin and Dan DeWitt First of three parts It’s the Great Florida Sinkhole Lottery and the …
Dec 31, 2011
The following article was published in the Orlando Sentinel on December 31, 2011: Can Putnam get Florida’s energy efforts on track? Florida policymakers have squabbled for years over ways to develop more energy alternatives, with nukes, solar plants, offshore oil-drilling, …
Dec 31, 2011
The following article was published in the Fort Myers News-Press on December 31, 2011: New Florida Laws Go Into Effect on Sunday There are new laws and other changes that go into effect Sunday. MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE: The Florida minimum …
Dec 30, 2011
The following article was published in The Florida Current on December 30, 2011: Redistricting maps get year-end changes By Travis Pillow The Senate Reapportionment Committee on Friday released a set of proposed tweaks to its redistricting proposal, suggesting that big …
Dec 29, 2011
The following article was published by Demotech, Inc., on December 29, 2011: Demotech, Inc. Releases a Special Report on the Impact of Storms on the Florida Property Insurance Market 1990-2010 Over the past twenty years, the US has experienced …
Dec 28, 2011
The following commentary by former Florida Director of Insurance Fraud John Askins was published in the Tallahassee Democrat on December 27, 2011: With the possibility of real and much needed reform proposed by Gov. Rick Scott and state Chief Financial …
Dec 20, 2011
The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on December 20, 2011: Governor Scott pushing lawmakers on insurance issues By Brent Kallestad Gov. Rick Scott wants lawmakers to fix a pair of auto and property insurance issues that are …
Dec 19, 2011
The following article was published in the Tampa Tribune on December 19 , 2011: Patching Florida’s Catastrophe Fund By TBO.com Florida rolls the dice with citizens’ dollars every hurricane season. A sensible proposal by Boca Raton Republican Rep. Bill Hager …
Dec 19, 2011
The following article was published in The Florida Current on December 19, 2011: Dates set for health care law’s Supreme Court Review By Gray Rohrer The federal health care law signed by President Barack Obama will be little more than …
Dec 19, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on December 19, 2011: Florida motor vehicle agency warns against what it calls deceptive websites By Ana M. Valdes The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is warning …