Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Monday, May 2

May 2, 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 Insurance-Related …

Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies Proposes Amendments to Workers’ Compensation Liability Statement Rule to Delete Duplicative Language on Associated Form

Apr 29, 2011

  The Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies has proposed amendments to Rule 61G7-10.0012, entitled “Workers’ Compensation Liability Statement,” that would remove information already duplicated in the Rule’s associated form.   The related Notice of Development of Rulemaking is reprinted below, …

Florida Insurance Calendar: May 2 – 6

Apr 29, 2011

  Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of May 2-6, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.   FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS   …

Senate Passes Bill to Relieve Home Insurers

Apr 29, 2011

The following article was published in the Bradenton Herald on April 29,2011: Florida Senate Passes Bill to Relieve Home Insurers By Janet Zink esponding to cries from the insurance industry that fraudulent and frivolous sinkhole claims are draining their coffers, …

Brown & Brown CEO: Growing through Acquisitions

Apr 28, 2011

  The following article was published in the Daytona Beach News Journal on April 28, 2011: B&B CEO: Growing through acquisitions By Tom Knox  Brown & Brown Inc.’s overall revenues and profits grew last year because of acquisitions, but its …

Gun Bills Approved by the Florida Senate

Apr 28, 2011

The following article was published in the Miami Herald on April 28, 2011: Gun Bills Approved by the Florida Senate By James L. Rosica The Florida Senate on Thursday, by a succession of mostly party-line votes, approved a trio of …