Category: Archive – Seminars

Crist policy director promises big effort on Cover FL

Jan 9, 2009

Florida Health News–January 8, 2009 By Christine Jordan Sexton TALLAHASSEE — Early miscues that bedeviled the Cover Florida kickoff this week were only to be expected in a new program of this magnitude, the governor’s health care point man said …

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Rule Hearing

Jan 9, 2009

Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Rule Hearing The Florida State Board of Administration, Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding the following Rules: 19-8.010: Reimbursement Contract 19-8.012: Procedures to Determine Ineligibility for Participation in …

State workers’ comp rates down 60 percent, report shows

Jan 8, 2009

St. Petersburg Times–January 7, 2009 By Jeff Harrington, Times Staff Writer Workers’ compensation rates in the state have fallen an average of more than 60 percent since a major legislative overhaul of the system in 2003, according to a state-of-the-market …

Palm Bay to vote on red-light cameras

Jan 8, 2009

Florida Today–January 8, 2009 BY KIMBERLY C. MOORE Say cheese. The city of Palm Bay is hoping to take your picture, especially if you run a red light. The city council tonight is set to vote on installing red-light cameras …

Another oops for Cover FL — United not yet approved

Jan 8, 2009

Florida Health News–January 7, 2009 By Carol Gentry and Christine Jordan Sexton TALLAHASSEE — For weeks, Florida officials have said six companies received state authorization to sell moderately-priced, limited-benefit health plans to the uninsured as of Jan. 5. Two are …

NAIC Catastrophe Modeling Subgroup Meeting

Jan 8, 2009

NAIC Catastrophe Modeling Subgroup Meeting The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) will hold a Catastrophe Modeling Subgroup meeting on Thursday, January 8, starting at 11:00 a.m. (EST) via teleconference. The registration call-in number is: 412.317.6715.

First Southern Bank to get $10.9M in TARP money

Jan 7, 2009

South Florida Business Journal–January 6, 2009 by Brian Bandell First Southern Bank has become the first South Florida-based bank to receive preliminary approval to receive money from the federal Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP). The Boca Raton bank said Tuesday …

Task force aims to lessen Citizens’ risk exposure

Jan 7, 2009

A state task force Tuesday will consider ways to shrink Citizens Property Insurance and reduce its exposure to windstorm risk. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA Miami Herald–January 6, 2009 Rate hikes for Citizens Property Insurance policyholders could be capped, and Citizens …