Category: Florida News
Mar 13, 2009
South Florida Business-Journal–March 13, 2009 by Paul BrinkmannKathleen Cabble/Tampa Bay Business Journal The University of Florida’s Rinker School of Building Construction is launching a preliminary study of problems caused by defective high-sulfur drywall in homes throughout Florida. The study will …
Mar 13, 2009
Florida’s Department of Health got the word on Thursday that Senate lawmakers in charge of the agency’s budget aren’t taking too kindly to stories that the agency is paying private physicians more than $400,000 a year to do work for …
Mar 13, 2009
Sen. Mike Fasano, who chairs the Senate Transportation and Economic Development Committee, told state agencies who already lost 4 percent of their budget during January’s special session that more cuts may be coming. Prior to convening in January to plug …
Mar 13, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Case raises questions about travel insurance licensing, liability Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink on Thursday asked three travel agencies, including one based in Lake Worth, to stop selling …
Mar 13, 2009
Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of March 16-20 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Tuesday, March 17 House Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee The House Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee will meet …
Mar 13, 2009
The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Actuarial and Underwriting Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on Thursday, March 12, 2009. The meeting agenda and materials are accessible via hyperlink below. The Committee discussed Citizens’ new personal residential rate restructuring plan for …
Mar 12, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida CFO Sink Outlines Plan To Deal With Storm Risk Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced she had written key state lawmakers urging them to adopt a …
Mar 12, 2009
The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) issued Notices to three Florida travel agencies today, March 12, 2009, expressing Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink’s intent to order the companies to stop selling insurance on behalf of Colorado-based Prime …
Mar 12, 2009
In a letter dated today, March 12, 2009, Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink offered a four-step legislative plan to reduce the State’s catastrophic risk exposure. The letter, which was sent to Florida House Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs …
Mar 12, 2009
Miami Herald–March 11, 2009 BY JERRY HARTBloomberg News Florida’s state-run property insurer plans to begin selling $2.5 billion of bonds next month to raise funds for claims from the coming hurricane season. Citizens Property Insurance Corp. governors tentatively approved the …