Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, December 18

Dec 18, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA:  Lawmakers ask if Citizens rates went up enough? When lawmakers decided earlier this year that rates for coverage by Citizens Property Insurance …

Miami Herald: FEMA updating Broward flood maps

Dec 18, 2009

The Miami Herald published this article on December 18, 2009. FEMA is in the process of updating Broward County’s flood maps, which will likely be finished next year. The last maps, completed in 1997, show that the vast majority of …

Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board December 15 Meeting Report

Dec 18, 2009

The Florida Health Insurance Advisory Board (“FHIAB”) met on December 15, 2009.  Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, who chairs the FHIAB, was not present, so Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Mary Beth Senkewicz chaired the meeting instead. To view the agenda, click …

Miami Herald: Florida unemployment hits 11.5 percent

Dec 18, 2009

The Miami Herald published this article on December 18, 2009. BY SCOTT ANDRON sandron@MiamiHerald.com Florida’s unemployment rate continued to rise last month, up two-tenths of a point to 11.5 percent, the state labor department said Friday. It was the highest …

DFS Rule Development

Dec 18, 2009

The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Workers’ Compensation will hold a Three-Member Panel meeting on Friday, December 18 at 1:00 p.m. in Room 116 of the Larson Building, 200 East Gaines Street, Tallahassee. To view a copy …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, December 17

Dec 17, 2009

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:    Court backs decision rejecting State Farm rate increase An appeals court has backed a decision by Florida regulators rejecting State Farm’s request to hike Florida property insurance …