Category: Florida News
Aug 18, 2009
As result of House Bill 1495 becoming law on June 1, 2009, the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) is required to review discounts, credits, other rate differentials and reductions in deductibles relating to windstorm mitigation. These findings …
Aug 18, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Coastal communities spared major damage from storms The coastal counties within the Big Bend were largely unscathed from the wind and rain damage Tropical Storm Claudette left in …
Aug 18, 2009
Posted on Tue, Aug. 18, 2009 BY MARY ELLEN KLAS Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau A phone company accused of overcharging Miami-Dade jail inmates and their families for collect calls has agreed to pay $1.25 million in settlement fees to state regulators. …
Aug 18, 2009
The Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association (“FSIGA”) Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday, August 18, at 3:00 p.m. in the Orlando World Center Marriott, 8701 World Center Drive, Orlando.
Aug 17, 2009
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has scheduled the following hearings regarding proposed Rules for insurer reporting requirements and financial examinations (click on the hyperlinks to access the complete Rule text and other information): …
Aug 17, 2009
On August 13, 2009, the final day of a regularly-scheduled three-day meeting , the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) continued its review and revision of Acceptability Standards and Forms. To view the complete meeting agenda, click here …
Aug 17, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: CFO Sink Activates DFS Storm Line for Victims of Tropical Storm Claudette Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced that the state storm line has been activated to assist …
Aug 17, 2009
With Tropical Storm Claudette now having made landfall in Florida’s Panhandle, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has activated the State’s Storm Line at 1-800-22-STORM. Those victims suffering a property loss who are unfamiliar with the insurance claim process or need …
Aug 17, 2009
By Alex Leary St. Petersburg Times Aug. 17, 2009 — On a recent Wednesday morning, 1,000 insurance brokers spread out across Capitol Hill with a singular mission: Kill a proposed government-run healthcare plan. Among them was J. Hyatt Brown, former Florida …
Aug 17, 2009
Aug. 16, 2009 — Some lucky ”patients” get flat-screen televisions as gifts from home care providers. It’s the cost of doing business in South Florida — Medicare fraud that’s robbing taxpayers hundreds of millions, even billions, of dollars. This particular …