Category: Florida News

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued the following news regarding the denial of The Travelers Companies, Inc. submitted rate filing. Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact this office.   Florida Insurance Commissioner …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink, two Trustees for the State Board of Administration (“SBA”) have issued the following statement regarding their recommendation that SBA Interim Executive Director General Bob Milligan retain outside counsel to assist …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Insurance commissioner denies Travelers’ rate request A proposed 4.6 percent average statewide increase for homeowners insurance by The Travelers Companies Inc., was rejected late Friday by Florida’s insurance commissioner.   …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Insurers defend themselves as Gov. Crist says review may lead to lawsuit   Gov. Charlie Crist said Wednesday that he wants three trial lawyers to review documents for a possible …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Insurers may face class-action lawsuit Railing against the failure of the insurance industry to pass on savings to Floridians after the state took on more of the risk, Gov. Charlie …

Governor Crist continued his individual interviews today with various members of the Capitol Press and informed them of his intention to seek legal action against Florida property insurers. Following are additional newspaper blog entries that were posted late this afternoon …

TALLAHASSEE – Following the Governor’s appointment of Representative Wilbert “Tee” Holloway to the Miami-Dade County School Board, state Senator Larcenia J. Bullard, District 39, has assumed the Interim Chairperson position of the Florida Legislative Black Caucus. Senator Bullard (D-Miami) was …

On Tuesday, December 18, 2007, a member of this Firm attended a meeting of the Florida Cabinet in Tallahassee, Florida. To view the meeting agenda, click here. During the meeting, Cabinet members considered one agenda item presented by the Office …

TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today joined Senate President Ken Pruitt and Dr. Peter Gruss, President and CEO of the Max Planck Society based in Munich, Germany, to announce the creation of the Florida Max Planck Institute of Bio-imaging in …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   New head of raided investment pool readies response to county ultimatum Less than a week into his new job as interim executive director of the State Board of Administration, retired …