Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Apr 1, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State House Passes Controversial Workers’ Comp Bill A bill that would trump a Florida Supreme Court ruling and restore a cap on attorneys’ fees in workers’ compensation …
Mar 31, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Republican state legislators’ plan would hike homeowner insurance rates 23% on coast Coastal homeowners could see their insurance rates jump 23 percent and state workers would prop up the …
Mar 30, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm gets backing from legislators Shot down in its bid to raise insurance rates earlier this year, State Farm Insurance Co. announced in January it was pulling out …
Mar 27, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: State Farm could charge higher fees under bill Two months after being denied higher rates, State Farm Insurance Co. and other large insurers could …
Mar 26, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Bill banning ‘crash tax’ gains approval in state House committee As more cities and counties impose fees on drivers who get into accidents on their roads, some state lawmakers …
Mar 26, 2009
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriters Association (“FWCJUA”) Investment Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on March 26, 2009. Compliance Review of the Current Investment Portfolio Since the Committee’s most recent meeting on February 27, 2009, the CitiGroup, Inc. bond …
Mar 26, 2009
The United States Treasury Department released an outline for financial regulatory reform today, March 26, 2009. The plan’s goal is to modernize the U.S. financial regulatory system in order to rebuild consumer confidence and provide the means to manage future …
Mar 25, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Sen. Nelson Seeks U.S. Help on Florida Hurricane Losses U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson has asked the U.S. Treasury to provide assurances to private market lenders that any loans …
Mar 24, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Sen. Bill Nelson moves to sustain Florida catastrophic hurricane fund Warning that “the big one is going to hit” inevitably, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson called for federal loan guarantees …
Mar 23, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Budget Squeeze May Axe All Florida Insurance Fraud Prosecutors Anti-fraud groups are slamming a budget-cutting scenario put out by Florida Department of Financial Services that would eliminate all seven …