Category: Florida News
Jul 17, 2011
The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on July 17, 2011: Victims of government negligence often can’t collect jury awards By Tony Alanez It’s been nine years since a Hollywood city utility truck crashed head on …
Jul 16, 2011
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on July 16, 2011: Despite public controversy, some state parks operations are quietly going private By Craig Pittman For months, fans of Florida’s award-winning park system have been in an …
Jul 15, 2011
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation announced today, July 15, 2011, that South Dakota has become the sixth state to join the Nonadmitted Insurance Multi-State Agreement (“NIMA”) NIMA will allow participating states to consolidate the collection, allocation and reporting …
Jul 15, 2011
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of July 18-22, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, July …
Jul 15, 2011
To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below. Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Insurance-Related News Daily Florida …
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Denver Post on July 15, 2011: New herbicide might be killing trees across U.S. By Jim Robbins A recently approved herbicide called Imprelis, widely used by landscapers because it was thought to be …
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on July 15, 2011: Florida buyers drawn to Florida By Cynthia Anderson Two weeks before Howard McIntyre bought his property in Bradenton’s Heritage Harbour three years ago, he began having doubts …
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in Business Insurance on July 15, 2011: RIMS gets approval to develop risk management standards By Mike Tsikoudakis The Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. said it has received approval to begin developing risk management …
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on July 15, 2011: Florida seeks insurance broker for $1.3 billion SunRail project By Michael Adams After surviving three governors and numerous legislative sessions, Florida’s SunRail commuter rail project that will …
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Fort Myers News-Press on July 15, 2011: Citizens Insurance better prepared in case of hurricane after closing $900 million deal Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said Friday it closed on $900 million in pre-event …