Category: Florida News
Oct 18, 2010
The following article appeared on October 18, 2010 in the Tampa Bay Business Journal: Brown & Brown Inc. reported net income of $44.3 million, or 31 cents a share, for the third quarter of 2010, compared with net income of …
Oct 18, 2010
The following column was published by the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on October 18, 2010: By Aaron Kessler AS THE FIRST LARGE-SCALE PILOT program to remediate homes with contaminated Chinese drywall manufactured by Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd. begins, the stated goal …
Oct 18, 2010
The following article was published by Insurance and Financial Advisor on October 18, 2010: Four people pleaded guilty for their roles in an insurance fraud scheme where a Florida insurance adjuster working for Zurich Insurance Group would allegedly split proceeds …
Oct 18, 2010
The following article was published by The Palm Beach Post on October 16, 2010: By Nadia Vanderhoof A vacant Vizcaya Falls property in Port St. Lucie will be one of the first homes repaired under a nationwide court negotiated settlement …
Oct 15, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Approves 7.8% Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase Florida workers’ compensation insurers have been given the green light to raise rates an average 7.8 percent starting Jan. 1, 2011. …
Oct 15, 2010
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty approved a 7.8 percent workers’ compensation rate increase today, October 15, 2010. This rate is lower than the 8.3 percent originally requested by the National Council on Compensation Insurance at a hearing earlier this …
Oct 15, 2010
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of October 18-22, 2010: All times are Eastern Time. Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Monday, October 18 …
Oct 15, 2010
The following article was posted to the Fort Myers News Press blog on October 15, 2010: Florida rethinks wind mitigation inspections Paperwork, training likely to become more stringent By DICK HOGAN http://www.news-press.com/article/20101015/BUSINESS/101014068 Changes are in the works to tighten …
Oct 15, 2010
The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on October 15, 2010: http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2010/10/15/114084.htm#ixzz12Sk5DIHR Florida workers’ compensation insurers have been given the green light to raise rates an average 7.8 percent starting Jan. 1, 2011. Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty …
Oct 14, 2010
This article was published in Emergency Management on October 14, 2010: by Corey McKenna http://www.emergencymgmt.com/disaster/Florida-Regional-Evacuation-Studies.html Having information readily available before a disaster or storm can be invaluable for first responders and emergency managers tasked with organizing the response. The Florida …