Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines

S.O.S.! Oral Disease and Systemic Diseases are Linked!

Dec 18, 2008

www.fdha.com   Mounting clinical evidence indicates a relationship between oral bacteria and life-threatening diseases such as oral cancer, heart disease, diabetes, respiratory ailments, and premature, low birth weight babies. The American Dental Hygienists Association warns that nearly 75% of American …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, December 17

Dec 17, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Regulators blast insurers’ request for workers’ comp rate hike State regulators grilled an insurance group looking to raise workers’ compensation rates statewide, which could cost Florida employers $240-million …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, December 16

Dec 16, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Legislature sets special budget crisis session Florida’s legislative leaders announced Monday that they will convene an extraordinary lawmaking session Jan. 5 to close the state’s ever-widening $2.3 …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, December 15

Dec 15, 2008

Above:  Charlie Crist and Carole Rome listen to Rev. David Miller during their wedding Friday at First United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg. Rome’s daughters Skylar, 10, and Jessica, 12, are in back.  To view the wedding guest list, click …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, December 15

Dec 15, 2008

Above:  Charlie Crist and Carole Rome listen to Rev. David Miller during their wedding Friday at First United Methodist Church in St. Petersburg. Rome’s daughters Skylar, 10, and Jessica, 12, are in back.  To view the wedding guest list, click …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, December 12

Dec 12, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Citizens insured may lose veto power in policy transfers Policyholders with Citizens Property Insurance could soon be stripped of the opportunity to prevent Citizens from transferring their policy …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, December 11

Dec 11, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   As Domestic Insurers Multiply, Industry Applauds Florida’s Licensing Florida’s domestic insurers continue to take on a larger and larger role in the state’s property insurance market.   Florida …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, December 10

Dec 10, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Tower Hill Insurance Seeks Cat Fund Recalculation Property/casualty insurers in Florida believe they are being overcharged for coverage from the state’s hurricane fund and some of them are …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, December 9

Dec 9, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Special session possible Gov. Charlie Crist said Monday that lawmakers could hold a special session in mid-January to deal with the state’s budget problems.   Panel nominates 5 …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, December 8

Dec 8, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurance Commissioner Elected to Officer Position with National Association of Insurance Commissioners The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation today announced that Commissioner Kevin McCarty was elected to …