Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, December 29

Dec 29, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida to Receive $8.5 Million in Medicaid Settlement with Pharmaceutical Company Attorney General Bill McCollum today announced that Florida will receive a total of $8.5 million as part …

Trades React To FTC Subpoena

Dec 29, 2008

BY ARTHUR D. POSTALNU ONLINE NEWS SERVICE, DEC. 26, 10:35 A.M. EST Two insurance industry trade groups are voicing deep concern over the Federal Trade Commission’s decision to subpoena data dealing with the use of credit scoring to set homeowners …

FWCJUA Investment Committee Meeting

Dec 29, 2008

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 FWCJUA Investment Committee Meeting The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) will hold an Investment Committee meeting on Monday, December 29, starting at 10:00 a.m. via teleconference. To view the …

S&P affirms ratings on Florida Blues

Dec 23, 2008

Tampa Bay Business Journal–December 22, 2008 Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed its “A+” counterparty credit and financial strength ratings on Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida. The outlook for BCBSF is stable, the health insurer said in a …

Governor Crist Issues Budget-Balancing Recommendations

Dec 23, 2008

Florida Governor Charlie Crist sent a letter to Florida legislative leadership and Chief Justice Peggy Quince today, December 23, 2008 regarding the State’s 2008-2009 General Revenue Budget. The letter, which is attached for your review, outlines Governor Crist’s suggestions for …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, December 23

Dec 23, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Justices:  nursing homes exempt from records law The Florida Supreme Court says a state constitutional amendment letting patients check records of past medical mistakes doesn’t apply to nursing …

OIR Alleges Conseco Life Insurance Mismanagement

Dec 23, 2008

The Florida Office of Regulation (“OIR”) issued an Order to Show Cause to Conseco Life Insurance Company (“Conseco”) today, December 23, 2008, alleging that it misled Florida consumers and withheld vital regulatory information.  To view the order, click here. Conseco …