Category: Archive – Seminars

COMMENTARY: Storm-risk models impact rates

Feb 28, 2008

Bradenton Herald–Feb. 28, 2008 By ALDEN WEICHEL Special to the Herald Insuring hurricane losses in Florida is a high-risk business. Most of the insured property – worth nearly $2 trillion – is vulnerable to storm losses since Florida has more …

ALEX SINK: Reducing Floridians’ risk

Feb 28, 2008

Avoid hidden taxes by sharing insurance burden ALEX SINK GUEST COLUMNIST Florida Today–Feb. 28, 2008 Part of my job as Chief Financial Officer is identifying opportunities to reduce financial risks on the people of our state, and that is exactly …

Citizens Actuarial and Underwriting Committee Meeting

Feb 28, 2008

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation will hold a meeting of its Actuarial and Underwriting Committee on Thursday, February 28, 2008 from 9-11:00 a.m. via teleconference. Items of discussion will include 2009 product filings, carport and other structure changes for mobile homes …

Self-Insurance Estimating Conference

Feb 28, 2008

On Thursday, February 28, The Florida Office of Economic and Demographic Research will hold its Self-Insurance Estimating Conference from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in Room 117 of the Knott Building, Tallahassee, FL. The State Employees’ Health Insurance Trust Fund will be discussed.

EDITORIAL: State of Florida desperate for new revenue sources

Feb 27, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Feb. 27, 2008 South Florida Sun-Sentinel Editorial Board ISSUE: Budget woes cloud the Sunshine State. Florida’s budgetary problems are fast becoming a crisis that can no longer be blown off as simply the result of a bloated bureaucracy …

Gov. Crist urges Florida legislators to dig into reserve funds

Feb 27, 2008

The governor dislikes the Legislature’s plan to cut the budget, especially in education. By Steve Bousquet, Tallahassee Bureau ChiefSt. Petersburg Times–Feb. 27, 2008 TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Charlie Crist signaled Tuesday that he doesn’t like legislative leaders’ half-billion-dollar plan for cutting …

Democrat narrowly wins Bob Allen’s Florida House seat

Feb 27, 2008

The former Cocoa Beach councilman beats Sean Campbell by about 400 votes. Laurin Sellers Sentinel Staff Writer Orlando Sentinel–Feb. 27, 2008 Democrat Tony Sasso narrowly defeated Republican Sean Campbell by about 400 votes in Tuesday’s election for state House District …