Category: Florida News

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Maintain insurance controls, Crist says Manatee senator’s idea to deregulate insurers is opposed by governor Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is already opposing a measure to deregulate the …

The Miami Herald published this article on January 27, 2010. BY NIALA BOODHOO Florida’s consumers started out the New Year unexpectedly optimistic about the economy, with the state consumer confidence index rising to its highest level in more than two …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Peninsula Finalizes Acquisition of Edison Insurance Florida Peninsula Holdings, LLC, the parent company of Florida Peninsula Insurance Co., reports it has completed its acquisition of Edison Insurance …

  On behalf of the Florida Economic Development Council and the FED-PAC Board of Directors, please take a moment to read the memorandum from FED-PAC Chairman Mary Jane Stanley, together with the enclosed FED-PAC brochure. Should you have any questions …

  In a December 18, 2009 opinion on Citizens Property Insurance Corp. v. Garfinkel, the Fifth District Court of Appeal held that, not only was Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) immune from first-party bad faith claims, but that Florida’s bad …

    To view a complete article, click on a headline below:   Florida’s Citizens to Re-Bid Part of Contract for Property Reinspections Florida’s state-backed property insurer will seek competitive bids on part of a contract to reinspect as many …

The Florida Cabinet held a regularly scheduled meeting today, January 26, 2010 in Tallahassee.   To view the complete agenda, click here. The Cabinet members took action on the following insurance-related agenda items:   Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) Florida …

The Miami Herald published this article on January 26, 2010. Legislators suggest bringing casinos to Florida as part of `destination resorts.’ BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau TALLAHASSEE — Ellyn Bogdanoff has given up. Once one of the most …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist and the Cabinet will meet on Tuesday, January 26 at 9:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee.

  At its meeting tomorrow, January 26, 2010, the Florida Cabinet is expected to vote on the final adoption of proposed Rule 69O-189.003: Workers’ Compensation; Application and Audit Procedures. Amendments to the proposed Rule would allow electronic signatures in applications for workers’ …