Category: Archive – Seminars

Capitol to the Courthouse–September 8, 2008 On Sunday, September 7, 2008, President Bush declared a State of Emergency in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting …

The insurer had sought to raise rates 47 percent By Paul FlemmingTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSFlorida Today–September 6, 2008 Regulators Friday smacked down State Farm’s request to challenge rejection of a proposed 47-percent rate increase. Now Florida’s largest private home-insurance company has …

The Gainesville Sun–September 8, 2008 The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – Emergency officials have opened two disaster recovery centers in southwest Florida to help people affected by Tropical Storm Fay. The centers are in Bonita Springs and Clewiston. Representatives from …

TIME Magazine–September 05, 2008 By MICHAEL GRUNWALD As Hurricane Ike barrels toward South Florida, Americans can be sure they won’t have to endure another catastrophic failure of a hurricane protection system. That’s because South Florida doesn’t have a hurricane protection …

Naples Daily News–September 7, 2008 By ELYSA BATISTA NAPLES — Some Southwest Florida residents, bilked out of thousands of dollars by unscrupulous contractors, are learning the hard way that Florida’s Construction Recovery fund isn’t the fix-all to end-all as they …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of September 8-12, 2008 Tuesday, September 9 FWCJUA The Florida Workers Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Board of Governors will hold a meeting on Tuesday, September 9 at 8:30 a.m. at the FWCJUA Headquarters located at …

Houston Chronicle–September 4, 2008 Homeowners Choice, Inc. (HCIIU), a Florida-based provider of homeowners’ insurance, today announced that its wholly-owned insurance subsidiary, Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Company, Inc., has received approval from the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation to increase …

St. Petersburg Times–September 3, 2008 By Times Staff Writer The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to rule on a Florida company’s efforts to block Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal from disclosing information he obtained while investigating the insurance industry. The …

Palm Beach Post–September 03, 2008 Palm Beach Post Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — A disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is being sought for 36 Florida counties that suffered crop damage from Tropical Storm Fay Aug. 19., Florida Agriculture …

Agents patrol neighborhoods to offer information on emergency assistance By Julian PecquetDEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER Tallahassee Democrat–September 4, 2008 Federal and state officials were in Leon County on Wednesday to spread the word about the financial assistance that’s available from the …