Category: Florida News

News Service of Florida:  State regulators on Thursday approved a slate of requests from State Farm Florida Insurance Co. that will raise premiums for homeowners by an average of 28.4 percent.   The decision by the Office of Insurance Regulation, …

The silliness remains unchallenged A Florida lobbyist association has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking for a review of Florida’s ban on gifts – not even a free cup of coffee is OK – to legislators. But the appeal …

Confrontation over a national healthcare overhaul reached South Florida on Wednesday, when routine office hours for the staff of a Broward-area congressman turned into a raucous protest. The incident is like others that reflect nerves frayed by the nationwide debate. …

Florida’s public employee pension fund lost $27.2 billion, or nearly 19 percent of its value, during a tumultuous year in the financial markets, the state’s top investment official said today. Although underfunded for the first time in 12 years, the …

State Farm Florida has been given the green light to eliminate some homeowners insurance discounts but the insurer must continue to offer discounts for storm mitigation steps taken by insureds unless it supports that change with more information. The Florida …

State Rep. Ray Sansom’s lawyer asked a judge Wednesday to dismiss the criminal case against him, arguing there was no evidence Sansom secured $6 million in taxpayer money for an airport building that a friend and political contributor would use. …

Forty years of blazing new trails and dedication to her chosen profession will be recognized on Friday as state Senator Arthenia Joyner (D-Tampa) is inducted into the prestigious National Bar Association’s Hall of Fame. The honor, to be awarded at …

  The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has approved the elimination of some State Farm Florida homeowners insurance discounts as requested by the company in its recent rate filing.  The overall premium impact of the approved changes to the …

  The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation (“Division”) held a hearing on August 5, 2009 regarding proposed Rules that would amend Chapter 69L-24, F.A.C. entitled “Workers’ Compensation Insurers’ Standards and Practices.”  Existing Rules would be repealed and …

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) will hold a “media availability” today, August 6, at 12:15 p.m., at which OIR representatives will be available to answer media questions about State Farm Florida’s recent rate filing that would modify or …