Category: Florida News
May 29, 2012
1:00 p.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Rates and Forms Committee meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here. To view the agenda, click here.
May 28, 2012
The following article was posted to FirstCoastNews.com on May 28, 2012: Gov. Rick Scott: ‘Jacksonville has done a great job’ By Bill Bortzfield www.firstcoastnews.com Governor Rick Scott, Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown and other public officials briefed the media …
May 26, 2012
The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on May 26, 2012: 20 years after Andrew, troubling parallels By Kate Spinner www.heraldtribune.com The parallels are ominous. Twenty years ago — the year Hurricane Andrew devastated parts of Miami-Dade County …
May 25, 2012
The Florida Department of Elder Affairs issued the following news release on May 15, 2012: The Department of Elder Affairs, in consultation with the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Children and Families, and the Department of Health, …
May 25, 2012
Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related regulatory events for the week of May 28 through June 1, 2012: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY …
May 25, 2012
The Florida Department of Elder Affairs Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program will hold a Meeting/Workshop Hearing relating to its Data and Information Committee on June 27, 2012 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (EST) To participate via conference call, dial 1(888)808-6959, …
May 25, 2012
The 12th Annual Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Participating Insurers Workshop (“Workshop”) was held in Orlando, Florida on May 15-16, 2012. Following is a summary of the presentations that were given during the event: 20th Anniversary of Hurricane …
May 25, 2012
The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Times on May 25, 2012: Flying suit that enabled landing was made in Zephyrhills By Mary Kenney www.tampabay.com When Tony Uragallo’s friend told him he wanted to fall 2,400 feet from …
May 25, 2012
The following article was published in the St. Augustine Record on May 25, 2012: Fla. unemployment compensation draws complaint By Bill Kaczor www.staugustine.com Florida is violating federal law with procedural barriers, depriving thousands of jobless workers from receiving unemployment compensation, …
May 25, 2012
The following article was published in the The Miami Herald on May 24, 2012: Florida appellate court nixes post-injury insurance The Associated Press www.miamiherald.com A Florida appellate court has reversed a $6.25 million judgment against an insurance company because it …