Category: Florida News

Brown & Brown posts 3Q gains

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 …

Column: Knauf drywall deal doesn’t take care of everyone yet

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 …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, October 15

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. …

Florida Insurance Calendar: October 18 – 22

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 …

Blog: Florida rethinks wind mitigation inspections

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 …

Florida Approves 7.8% Workers’ Compensation Rate Increase

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 …

Florida Updating Regional Evacuation Studies With Mapping Project Data

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 …