Category: Archive – Seminars

OP-ED: Legislature ends with mixed reviews

May 9, 2008

Miami Herald–May 09, 2008 Whenever the Legislature convenes a new session, there is anticipation about what will be accomplished. Just as predictably when the session ends, there is disappointment about what was left undone. The 2008 Legislature was no different. …

EDITORIAL: Cheers to tax fix

May 9, 2008

Bradenton Herald–May 09, 2008 One bill passed by the Legislature this past session that did not garner big headlines but is big among some business owners will finally right a wrong. That wrong is the onerous practice of taxing properties …

A $2.4B change of heart

May 9, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–May 8, 2008 By Steve Bousquet, Times Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Charlie Crist said "God bless Gov. Chiles" as the 2008 Legislature drew to a close last week, thankful for $2.4-billion in reserves made possible by the …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of May 12-16

May 9, 2008

Legislative Meetings The 2008 Florida Regular Legislative Session concluded Friday, March 2. There are no further Legislative meetings scheduled at this time. Executive Branch Meetings Tuesday, May 13 The Florida Cabinet will hold a meeting on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 …

EDITORIAL: Legislature ends with mixed reviews

May 9, 2008

Lawmakers Missed a Chance to Fix What Ails Florida Whenever the Legislature convenes a new session, there is anticipation about what will be accomplished. To view the Capitol to Courthouse Headliners for Friday, May 9, click here.

PCIAA Surplus Lines Committee Meeting

May 9, 2008

The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America will hold a Surplus Lines Committee meeting on Friday, May 9, 2008, from 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (EST). The call-in number for this meeting is: 888.742.8686; conference code: 1001369.

Senate defeats federal wind coverage

May 8, 2008

Bradenton Herald–May 08, 2008 By LESLEY CLARKHerald Washington Bureau WASHINGTON —A Gulf Coast-backed effort to add wind coverage to the National Flood Insurance Program was soundly defeated Wednesday in the Senate amid concerns it would be too costly. The drive …

FDLE unveils terror-alert system for businesses

May 8, 2008

Miami Herald–May 08, 2008 By DAVID OVALLE Businesses will be able to get real-time domestic terrorism alerts through a new electronic messaging system announced Wednesday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. The system, named BusinesSafe, will allow participating businesses …

Lean budget prods lawmakers to trim pork ahead of Crist

May 8, 2008

Palm Beach Post–May 07, 2008 By DARA KAMPalm Beach Post Capital Bureau TALLAHASSEE — Last year, Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a record $459 million from the state’s $71 billion budget, axing projects from mentoring programs to rodeo complexes. But with …