Category: Florida News
Mar 17, 2009
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, MARCH 17, 2009 — Local governments would be held to a higher standard when property owners challenge impact fees under a measure that unanimously passed a House committee on Tuesday. Saying the current system is vulnerable …
Mar 17, 2009
Palm Beach Post–March 16, 2009 By JEFF OSTROWSKI Palm Beach Post Staff Writer LAKE WORTH – Walter Baker is reeling from sticker shock: The insured value of his Lake Worth home has nearly tripled to $300,000, a jump that increased …
Mar 17, 2009
South Florida Business Journal–March 17, 2009 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has been awarded $900,000 under the federal stimulus plan to conduct wildfire prevention efforts. The money, which is being provided by the U.S. Forest Service, will …
Mar 17, 2009
Insurance Journal–March 17, 2009 National program insurance manager Allied American Underwriters-AAU, headquartered in Tampa, Fla. has introduced a new national personal lines division. The new programs specialize in writing personal clients on both an admitted and non-admitted basis. According to …
Mar 17, 2009
The goal is to cut claims by reducing the number of victims By Tia Mitchell Florida Times-Union–March 17, 2009 Summer showers are cause for concern for families living along Wills Branch on Jacksonville’s Westside. They know it’s just a matter …
Mar 17, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: NAIC To Revisit Credit Scoring; Florida Insurance Commissioner: ‘No End Game But Information Gathering’ The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Executive Committee has voted to revisit the controversial …
Mar 17, 2009
FEDC Weekly Session Report As the 2009 Legislative Session ended its second week (March 9-13), policy bills moved through the committee process and appropriations committees were in a holding pattern while awaiting news from the Florida Office of Economic …
Mar 17, 2009
Today, Florida Governor Charlie Crist and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink announced the launch of “Sunshine Spending,” a Web site that allows public searching for vendors and other recipients of Florida funds by using the first part of the …
Mar 17, 2009
REMINDER: Pursuant to the form issued, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, in cooperation with the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”), has issued a reminder to all qualified insurers that desire to apply for Limited Apportionment Company status that applications must be …
Mar 17, 2009
Insurance-Related Legislative Committee Meetings: Tuesday, March 17 House Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee The House Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee met today, March 17, 8 a.m.-Noon, Webster Hall, The Capitol, Tallahassee. Insurance-related bills on …