Category: Florida News

Immediate, Continual Updates at www.newsserviceflorida.com TOWER HILL DOWNGRADED, DISPUTES RATING CRITERIA By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Aug. 27, 2009…..Gainesville-based Tower Hill Insurance Group’s lack of confidence in the optional layer of the Florida Hurricane …

BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau Aug. 27, 2009 — The Seminole Tribe of Florida is inching closer to completing a gambling deal with the state that would allow it to keep the slot machines and card games at …

By DAVID ROYSE THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, Aug. 26, 2009…..Property insurers are eagerly eyeing the possibility that a new Seminole gaming compact could require a special session because it would give them the opportunity to again …

BY CURTIS MORGAN cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com Aug. 27, 2009 — Water managers won crucial judicial approval Wednesday to borrow up to $650 million for the first phase of Gov. Charlie Crist’s land deal with U.S. Sugar. But Palm Beach Circuit Judge Donald …

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) has published a revision to its 2009-2010 Capacity Report, a copy of which can be viewed by clicking here. The revised version corrects the Total Coverage number from $ 23.241 to $23.173 on Chart …

A three-day meeting of the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“FCHLPM”) scheduled for September 15, 16 and 17 will culminate with the second in a series of mandated hearings on Florida’s windstorm mitigation credit system.  During the first …

The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Reinsurance Committee (“Committee”) met on August 24, 2009, during which meeting it focused primarily on reviewing the FWCJUA’s 2010 reinsurance goals and marketing strategy.  The meeting materials and agenda are attached for …

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) will hold the following Meetings on Thursday, August 27, at the Tampa Airport Marriott: Consumer Services Committee-12:30 p.m. The call-in number for this meeting is: 877.524.8401. Market Accountability Advisory Committee-2:00 p.m. The call-in number for …

The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) reported today, August 26, 2009, that Leon County Circuit Court Judge Charles A. Francis has ordered Miami-based First Commercial Insurance Company (“FCIC”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, First Commercial Transportation and Property Insurance …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Above:  Sen. Edward Kennedy, who died yesterday evening, first announced his proposal for a national health care plan at the Capitol on May 15, 1979. Large charts behind …