Category: Florida News
May 4, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Crist ponders veto of property insurance bill for second year in a row The veto watch began Monday for an industry-backed insurance bill that received limited vetting …
May 4, 2010
A live Webcast is available for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) joint public hearing today, May 4, 2010, with the Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board on the implementation of federal health care and its potential impact on …
May 3, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Paige St. John: Florida rolling dice on insurers State official defends his decision to try risky strategies Under questioning by his boss, Florida’s top insurance regulator revealed …
May 3, 2010
The Miami Herald published the following on May 2, 2010: By MICHAEL VASQUEZ mvasquez@miamiherald.com PATRICK FARRELL / MIAMI HERALD STAFF Ileana Diaz places a bet with dealer Heidi Tieken at a Black Jack table as Albert Rogueiro looks on …
May 3, 2010
The Miami Herald published the following on May 1, 2010: BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau The oil rig explosion that threatens the Gulf of Mexico also rocked the carefully crafted agenda of the Florida Legislature’s incoming leaders. …
May 3, 2010
The Miami Herald published the following on May 1, 2010: BY AUDRA D.S. BURCH, JOSEPH GOODMAN AND CURTIS MORGAN cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com PENSACOLA — Florida environmental and emergency managers acknowledged Saturday that the state can’t protect every stretch of coastline threatened …
May 3, 2010
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty released his response today, May 3, 2010, to an April 23, 2010 letter from Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink in which she inquired whether any additional actions may be necessary by the Florida Office …
May 2, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Letter: Penalized for fortifying homes against loss? I read in the paper that House Bill 447 and Senate Bill 2044 could allow rate hikes in our property insurance. Rates …
May 1, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Paige St. John: Insurance measure aims to cut both ways Bill mostly helps insurers but also gives regulators power In the final hours of their session, state lawmakers Friday …
Apr 30, 2010
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Florida Senate approves measure allowing certain property insurance rate hikes Today, the Florida Senate passed another broad measure to strengthen the property insurance market and allow …