Category: Archive – Seminars

State’s portfolio OK, officials say

Oct 1, 2008

Retirement fund surplus ‘a pleasant surprise’ By Bill Cotterell FLORIDA CAPITAL BUREAU POLITICAL EDITOR Tallahassee Democrat–October 1, 2008 The state’s top financial managers told Gov. Charlie Crist and the Cabinet on Tuesday that Florida’s diversified investment portfolio is in good …

Governor Crist Names Polston to Florida Supreme Court

Oct 1, 2008

Praises Ricky Polston’s compassion, dedication to justice October 1, 2008 TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today named Judge Ricky Polston to the Florida Supreme Court. Judge Polston, 52, is Governor Crist’s second appointment to the seven-member high court. “I have …

State representative dies after fight with cancer

Oct 1, 2008

Herald-Tribune–September 30, 2008 State Rep. Stan Mayfield has died after battling cancer for more than a year. He was 52. House Speaker Marco Rubio informed Florida lawmakers of Mayfield’s passing Tuesday evening. Mayfield was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in early …

Fees for at-fault drivers face vote in Davie

Oct 1, 2008

The Davie Town Council will take its final vote Wednesday on a plan to have at-fault drivers pay fees to cover emergency responders’ costs. BY KIRSTIN MAGUIREMiami Herald–October 1, 2008 Drivers who cause accidents on Davie roads may soon have …

Constitutional Amendments: What You Need to Know

Oct 1, 2008

Date Published: 10-01-2008 From the October 1, 2008 Issue of Florida Trend Magazine Constitutional Amendments: What You Need to Know November’s ballot includes six proposed constitutional amendments, from a ban on gay marriage to a tax break for working waterfronts. …

Florida benefits from Walgreen Medicaid settlement

Oct 1, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–September 30, 2008 By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Walgreen Co. has paid $9.9-million to settle a lawsuit alleging the drugstore chain overbilled Medicaid programs in four states by keeping co-payments that were also covered by private insurance. …

Florida Gov. Appoints 3 to Citizens Review Task Force

Sep 30, 2008

Insurance Journal–September 30, 2008 Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed three new members to state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Mission Review Task Force. The following members will serve a term that began on Sept. 29 and will run through March 31, …

Florida-based United Insurance and FMG Acquisition Merge

Sep 30, 2008

Insurance Journal–September 30, 2008 Farmington Conn.-based FMG Acquisition Corp.’s stockholders approved a merger with United Insurance Holdings L.C., a Florida based homeowners underwriter and selected small business insurer. As a result of the Sept. 29 merger, FMG will change its …

CFO Creates ‘Safeguard Our Seniors’ Task Force

Sep 30, 2008

Sink assembles diverse group to tackle solutions for protecting senior investors Ā  TALLAHASSEEā€”Standing beside Mr. David Greene, an 81-year-old retired Army Master Sergeant and victim of annuity fraud, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today announced that she has created …