Category: Florida News

The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on November 15, 2010:    Crash course for 54 new lawmakers at Florida Capitol By Steve Bousquet www.tampabay.com As one of dozens of newly elected state lawmakers, Rep. Doug Broxson …

The following article was published by Sunshine News on November 15, 2010:    Adjusters strike gold in Florida sinkholes By Kenric Ward   http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/   Becalmed by a string of relatively uneventful hurricane seasons, a growing army of claims adjusters …

The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on November 15, 2010:  Paige St. John:  Insurers’ computer models deeply flawed By Paige St. John http://www.heraldtribune.com/ Property insurers today are largely dependent on the secret algorithms of just a few …

The following article was published in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on November 14. 2010: Florida insurers rely on dubious storm model By Paige St. John http://www.heraldtribune.com/ Hurricane Katrina extracted a terrifying toll — 1,200 dead, a premier American city in ruins, …

The following article was published in the Miami Herald on November 13, 2010: Property managers make money off condos’ insurance By Julie Patel www.herald.com Your property management company may be making money off your condo association’s insurance policy. Some say …

The following article was published by The News Service of Florida on November 12, 2010:  Lawmarkers Target Storm Readiness Veto By Michael Peltier www.newserviceflorida.com Saying the provision reduces already depressed selling prices and lacks any uniform standards, Realtors on Friday …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA:  Florida Lawmakers Target Storm Readiness Veto Saying the provision reduces already depressed selling prices and lacks any uniform standards, Realtors on Friday applauded lawmakers …

Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of November 14-18, 2010: All times are Eastern Time.  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.   FLORIDA LEGISLATIVE EVENTS 2011 Organizational Session will …

This article was posted to the St. Peterburg Times on November 12, 2010:  Haridopolos adds to Senate team: David Simmons, Anitere Flores, Evelyn Lynn   www.tampabay.com   Incoming Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos today announced the appointment of the newly …

The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on November 12, 2010:  Klein’s defeat could be a disaster for Florida By Randy Schultz www.palmbeachpost.com When U.S. Rep. Ron Klein, D-Boca Raton, lost to Allen West, Florida lost the …