Category: Florida News

  In light of the recent National Insurance Crime Bureau report indicating that questionable claims involving staged vehicle accidents have substantially increased in Florida between 2008 and 2009, Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw will host a roundtable discussion on Personal …

  Pursuant to Section 627.215, Florida Statutes, each insurer group writing workers’ compensation and employer’s liability insurance in the State of Florida is required to file a Workers’ Compensation Excessive Profits Reporting Form F (Form F) with the Florida Office …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Condo owners at uninsured complex that burned have little recourse Days before their condo building burned, residents of Park South Six gathered to hear their association president say …

The following article was published by The News Service of Florida on June 29, 2010: Former state Rep. Tim Ryan has added fundraiser Alan Mendelsohn and lobbyist and political consultant Rich Heffley as defendants in a lawsuit alleging Ryan’s record …

The following article appeared in The Miami Herald on June 29, 2010: IRS agents are investigating whether Miccosukee Tribe members receive large cash payouts — from tribal casino profits — without paying required federal income taxes.   BY JAY WEAVER …

By Jeremy Wallace Published by the Sarasota Herald-Tribuine on Monday, June 28, 2010 Source:  http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20100628/COLUMNIST/6281046/2416/NEWS?Title=Wallace-Bennett-and-Crist-clash- State Sen. Mike Bennett and Florida Gov. Charlie Crist are on opposite ends of an issue once again. Over the last two years, Crist and …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) announced on June 24, 2010 that it has declined to rule on an Amended Petition for Declaratory Statement (“Amended Petition”) filed by Safety-Net Hospital Alternative Risk Pool, LLC (“Safety-Net”) on March 12, 2010, because it was …

  In a ruling published today, June 28, 2010, the United States Supreme Court struck down part of a 2002 law that created the national Public Company Accounting Oversight Board to police auditors of public companies.  To view the Supreme Court …

  By Julie Patel, Sun Sentinel 10:35 AM EDT, June 28, 2010     Days before their condo building burned, residents of Park South Six gathered to hear their association president say their building couldn’t afford flood insurance. Some homeowners …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Weiss Ratings:  Floridians have greatest selection of home insurers Eight companies control only 38.4% of State’s market share In most hurricane-prone states(1), homeowners have few choices of insurance …