Category: Florida News

Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance

Jan 12, 2010

The Florida Senate Committee on Banking and Insurance will hold an interim meeting on Tuesday, January 12 from 1:00 p.m. through 3:30 p.m. in Room 412 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee.

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, January 11

Jan 11, 2010

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Jacksonville-based Zurich Insurance Services’ president resigns Zurich Insurance Services Inc.’s president and chief operating officer, Steve Peeters, resigned from the company Friday.   Blog:  Fla. State Sen. …

Miami Herald: Stanford case may toughen Florida’s banking laws

Jan 11, 2010

The Miami Herald published this article on January 11, 2009 BY MICHAEL SALLAH AND ROB BARRY msallah@MiamiHerald.com Eleven years after Florida regulators gave billionaire Allen Stanford unprecedented approval to open a rogue financial center in Miami, lawmakers are pushing to …

DFS Rule Hearing-Sinkhole Database

Jan 11, 2010

The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Consumer Services has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule regarding the following Rule: 69J-9.001: Database of Information Relating to Sinkholes The DFS is required by law to consult with the Florida …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, January 8

Jan 8, 2010

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate, Florida Public Interest Research Group and Florida Consumer Action Network:  Don’t deregulate insurance–Consumers only ‘choice’ would be bad Two legislators, Sen. Mike Bennett, R-Bradenton, …

Miami Herald: State Farm asks for 19.1 percent rate hike in La.

Jan 8, 2010

The Miami Herald published this article on January 9, 2010. The Associated Press State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., Louisiana’s largest homeowners insurer, has asked insurance regulators for a rate increase that would average 19.1 percent statewide. The Louisiana Department …