Category: Archive – Seminars

Treasure Coast Palm–August 7, 2008 By Alex Leary / St. Petersburg Times A broad coalition fighting Amendment 5 argued in court papers today that the proposal should be removed from the ballot because the summary is “grossly misleading” and does …

> Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will hold a Board of Governors meeting on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.  The call-in number is 888.295.6211. 

Orlando Sentinel–August 6, 2008 Anika Myers Palm Sentinel staff writer Florida Farm Bureau is contemplating its next move now that the Office of Insurance Regulation has rejected the company’s request to raise its property-insurance rates. The company is considering whether …

Jacksonville Business Journal–August 5, 2008 by Mark Szakonyi A new disaster recovery center with the ability to withstand a Category 5 hurricane will open in Jacksonville in mid-September. Colo 5’s 122,000-square-foot data center, which is housed in the former Barnett …

Hurricane season’s early activity has 2 forecasters upping their predictions By Anna Scott Herald Tribune–August 6, 2008 Florida has so far been spared from being hit in an active early hurricane season. But as the season peaks over the next …

Palm Beach Post Letters to the Editor Palm Beach Post–August 06, 2008 Port St. Lucie recently passed ordinance 08-58 that allows non-occupied structures to be protected with closed storm shutters during the storm season (June 1 to Nov. 30). Many …

Treasure Coast Palm–August 5, 2008 By Nadia Vanderhoof The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday denied a June 20 rate hike request by Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Co.’s subsidiaries Farm Bureau General and Farm Bureau Casualty. Farm Bureau was …

> The Florida Surplus Lines Service Office will hold a Budget/Executive and Board of Governors meetting on Wednesday, August 6 at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, 2600 Tiburon Drive, Naples, Florida. 

> On Wednesday, August 6, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Life & Health Actuarial Task Force meeting at 1:00 p.m. via teleconference.  Registration is required.

~ Governor listens to needs of Florida business leaders ~ TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today, continuing his focus on strengthening Florida’s economy, met with Florida business leaders as part of a Tallahassee Tuesday informal discussion at the Governor’s Mansion.  Governor …