Category: Florida News
Mar 11, 2008
South Broward Hospital Commissioner Kathy Durham to be Honored at Florida Breast Health Initiative’s first annual fundraiser Chaired by Broward Litigator, March 28 Event Draws Major Sponsors For Immediate Release, Please Media Inquiries, Please Contact: Michelle Friedman, …
Mar 11, 2008
On Monday, March 10, 2008, the Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (“FWCIGAâ€) held a Board of Directors (“Boardâ€) meeting to receive updates regarding FWCIGA investments, legal actions, claims, financial statements and operations business. Chairman Tom Stahl called the meeting …
Mar 11, 2008
The Florida Cabinet will hold a meeting starting at 9 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. The following entities are on the agenda, which can be viewed by clicking here: Division of Bond Finance …
Mar 10, 2008
The first week of Florida’s 2008 Regular Legislative Session focused mainly on budget cuts to the fourth quarter of Fiscal Year 2007-2008. Both the House and the Senate passed their proposed cuts and then briefly met in conference work out …
Mar 10, 2008
       Above (left): Newly-elected members of the Florida House of Representatives take their oath of office from Supreme Court Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis, lower right, during the opening of the Florida Legislature Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in Tallahassee, …
Mar 10, 2008
Tallahassee Democrat–Mar. 8, 2008By By Jim AshFLORIDA CAPITAL BUREAU CHIEF Negotiations over more than $500 million in cuts to the state’s nearly $70 billion budget for 2007-2008 were temporarily halted Friday, although a formal resolution is expected to come …
Mar 10, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 10, 2008 Consumers should thoroughly research insurance carriers that aren’t regulated by the state such as surplus-lines insurers for individual homes and self-insurance trusts for groups of condos or homes. Surplus-lines insuranceMany consumers don’t know they’re buying …
Mar 10, 2008
Palm Beach Post–Mar. 10, 2008 You would think that Florida homeowners looking for a new insurance company might have some issues with their current carrier. And you’d be right. That’s exactly the finding of a new survey by Home Insurance …
Mar 10, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 8, 2008By Ken Kaye To give an idea of what a Category 3 hurricane can do to your home, technicians fired a 9-pound, 2-by-4 piece of lumber from an air cannon — simulating a 115-mph wind — …
Mar 10, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 10, 2008By Julie Patel With major insurers poised to shed more property insurance policies this year, Florida residents will be shopping for alternatives. Two little-known options expected to become more popular are surplus-lines companies and self-insurance pools. …