Category: Archive – Seminars

Budget met with grins, grimaces

May 5, 2008

As Gov. Charlie Crist praised the Legislature for its “great work” Friday night, his own human services secretary, Bob Butterworth, stood a few feet away and gave a very different critique of the 2008 session. To view the Capitol to …

Stark Florida budget might be weapon

May 5, 2008

Schools and health and human-services programs may not be the only losers emerging from the 2008 Legislature. To view the Capitol to Courthouse Headliners for Monday, May 5, click here.

New laws give condo directors more power

May 5, 2008

The bill gives more freedom to condo directors when preparing for storms and dealing with the aftermath Laws that govern how much power condo association directors have were signed by Gov. Charlie Crist last week. To view the Capitol to …

Property Insurance Measure a Mixed Bag

May 2, 2008

The bill has pros and cons for consumers and insurers. By Lloyd DunkelbergerLEDGER Tallahassee BureauThe Ledger–May 2, 2008  TALLAHASSEE | A property insurance bill sent to the governor Thursday represents a mixed bag for consumers and insurance companies. The bill …

Compromise near on state health insurance plan

May 2, 2008

Miami Herald–May 01, 2008 BY MARC CAPUTO Up to 3.8 million uninsured Floridians could soon buy inexpensive health-coverage packages, after legislators tentatively agreed Thursday to a two-step plan serving individuals as well as businesses. The legislation blends Gov. Charlie Crist’s …

Worker safety bill heads to governor

May 2, 2008

Daytona Beach News-Journal–May 02, 2008 By JIM SAUNDERSTallahassee Bureau Chief It might only create a task force, but Florida lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a bill designed to prevent accidents like an explosion that killed two people at a …

Lawmakers freeze Citizens rates, tighten insurance restrictions

May 2, 2008

Daytona Beach News-Journal–May 02, 2008 By JIM SAUNDERS Tallahassee Bureau Chief TALLAHASSEE — With Florida’s insurance market still unsettled, lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to a plan that would extend a rate freeze for hundreds of thousands of homeowners and …

Legislature passes insurance bill; industry irked

May 2, 2008

Miami Herald–May 01, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA A broad insurance bill that freezes rates charged by the state-run insurer and increases regulators’ power to police insurance companies passed the state Legislature Thursday afternoon. The bill, which passed 33-5 in …