Category: Florida News
May 8, 2009
Above: From left, Florida House Sergeant at Arms Earnest Sumner and Senate Sergeant at Arms Donald Severance drop their handkerchiefs during the Sine Die ceremony on the fourth floor rotunda of the Capitol, Friday. The ceremony ended the 2009 legislative …
May 7, 2009
By KEITH LAING THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 6, 2009……….The stormy Florida economy could cloud power companies ability to deal with major hurricanes this year, the state’s largest electric and phone companies told the Public Service …
May 7, 2009
Sarasota Herald Tribune–Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Passage of SB 360 was the ultimate 11th-hour surprise. THE IMPACT ON FLORIDA’S ROADS … CURRENT LAW: In Florida, growth laws have required developers to expand or add roads to accommodate the extra traffic …
May 7, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Chief Financial Officer Split on Insurance Rates Alex Sink backs raising rates for Citizens but is unsure of eliminating rate caps. Florida’s elected Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink supports …
May 7, 2009
Florida Governor Charlie Crist and the Cabinet (“Cabinet”) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee. The complete Cabinet agenda, which may be viewed by clicking …
May 7, 2009
On Thursday, May 7, 2009, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board of Governors (“Board”) held a special meeting to discuss whether to purchase approximately $173 million in Temporary Increase in Coverage Limits (“TICL”) coverage from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund …
May 7, 2009
Passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature on May 1, 2009 and pending signature by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, CS/HB 853 is considered the “legislative fix” to judicial decisions in two recent court cases that had changed the landscape of Florida …
May 7, 2009
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has distributed a comprehensive bulletin regarding Florida House Bill 853, which was passed by the Florida Legislature on May 1, 2009 to clarify the State’s regulation of its surplus lines insurance business. Specifically, …
May 6, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Bill would eliminate insurers’ rate caps Supporters say it would help revive the property insurance market. The largest property insurance companies in Florida would be able to charge whatever …
May 5, 2009
By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 5, 2009….. A legislative session that public school teachers had feared might leave schools scarred by layoffs and program cuts didn’t turn out quite so bad, education advocates …