Category: Florida News

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   House Delegation Begins Katrina Tour A Democratic congressional delegation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday began touring areas still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina nearly two years …

Aug. 13, 2007 Will develop long-term plan for statewide greenhouse gas reductions TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today appointed the Florida Governor’s Action Team on Energy and Climate Change. The team will consist of 21 members appointed by the Governor …

Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink released the following news regarding a new facet of her Web site that provides information regarding the Florida insurance legal landscape subsequent to a projected no-fault/PIP sunset on October 1, 2007. Should you have …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   State Farm public hearing put off TALLAHASSEE — Tuesday’s scheduled public hearing on State Farm’s home insurance practices in Florida is now postponed, stymied by regulators’ own zeal.   Use of …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has just released the following: For Immediate Release: Contact:  Tom Zutell or Jonathon Kees850/ 413-2515 TALLAHASSEE (08/10/2007) – This week, the Office of Insurance Regulation disapproved Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company’s and Metropolitan Property & …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has just released the following:   TALLAHASSEE (08/10/2007) – Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty has postponed the public hearing to be held on Tuesday, August 14, 2007 regarding recent underwriting decisions made by the …

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (“FDEP”) Division of Air Resource Management will be holding the following workshops on August 23, 2007: Location:       3800 Commonwealth Boulevard                     Carr Building, Room 170                     Tallahassee, Florida • 9:00 am      Adopting California’s Motor Vehicle Emissions Standards …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Carolina G.O.P. Moves Up Primary CONCORD, N.H., Aug. 9 — The South Carolina Republican Party has moved up its primary to Jan. 19, leapfrogging ahead of the Florida primary and …

On Thursday, August 9, 2007, a representative from this office attended a public hearing on Proposed Rules 69O-125.005 and 69O-125.006, relating to the “Use of Credit Reports and Credit Scores by Insurers.” These Rules require the review and approval of …

Use of credit reports and credit scores The Florida Financial Services Commission ("FSC"), on behalf of the OIR, has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Rule number 690-125.005, relating to the use of credit reports and credit scores byinsurers, …