Category: Florida News

Materials from the September 17, 2009 Florida Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology Windstorm Mitigation Committee (“Committee”) meeting have been posted and are accessible via hyperlink below.  During this meeting, the second in a series of mandated hearings on Florida’s windstorm mitigation …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Newest Florida Carrier, Prepared Insurance, Targets ‘Older’ Homes Florida has given the go-ahead to a new homeowners insurance company that plans to focus on what it says …

This article was published in the Miami Herald on September 23, 2009 Two-thirds of American adults are either obese or overweight. 21% are receiving treatment for high blood pressure and 14% are being treated for high cholesterol. Employees’ physical and …

The Miami Herald published this article on September 23, 2009 BY STEVE BOUSQUET AND SHANNON COLAVECCHIO Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau To solidify his grip on the Florida Senate presidency following the 2010 election, Sen. Mike Haridopolos, R-Melbourne, is walking a familiar …

Florida CFO Alex Sink announced today, September 23, 2009, that her Division of Insurance Fraud (“Division”) arrested an Escambia County construction company owner on charges of falsifying employment numbers with the intent of avoiding higher workers’ compensation premium payments.  The …

On September 22, 2009, the Florida Surplus Lines Service Office (“FSLSO”) Board of Governors (“Board”) met to approve the proposed budget for 2010.  The meeting agenda and materials are attached. The meeting was led by FSLSO Executive Director Gary Pullen, …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Miami Herald Editorial:  Storm warning —  Prop up insurance Most Floridians haven’t had much reason to worry about windstorm insurance lately — out of sight, out of …

Beginning with filings having an effective date of October 1, 2009, the National Council on Compensation Insurance (“NCCI”) will introduce the use of a revised methodology to determine class relativities in workers’ compensation loss cost filings.  In “NCCI’s New Methodology,” a …

This article was published by the Miami Herald on September 22, 2009 By JAY WEAVER jweaver@MiamiHerald.com A Miami cosmetician is set to appear in federal court Wednesday on charges of buying confidential patient records from a Jackson Memorial Hospital employee …

This news release was published by Gov. Crist’s office on September 22, 2009 TALLAHASSEE – Governor Charlie Crist today announced the appointment of Antonio Arzola of Miami to the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court. “Antonio’s extensive professional experience in both the …