Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, August 18

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 …

Miami Herald: Phone company fined for overcharges

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. …

FSIGA Board of Directors Meeting

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.

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, August 17

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 …

CFO Sink Activates Department of Financial Services Storm Line

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 …

Miami Herald: Campaign donations coloring healthcare debate

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 …

Miami Herald Editorial: Stop the Medicare scams

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 …