Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, November 12

Nov 12, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida Regulators, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Defend Take-Out Process A recent newspaper article in Florida, which alleged the state’s take-out program is a ploy to forcibly move policies …

Revenue forecast may drop $1 billion

Nov 11, 2008

Florida CFO calls for special session Bill CotterellNews Journal capital bureau Pensacola News-Journal–November 11, 2008 TALLAHASSEE – The state budget director said Monday economists might reduce Florida’s already shrunken revenue projections by up to $1 billion next week. But Office …

Property insurers face low funding

Nov 11, 2008

Gainesville Sun–November 11, 2008 By Anthony ClarkSun Business Editor Florida property insurers are hoping they won’t have to say “we told you so” before hurricane season ends officially Nov. 30. Because of the global financial meltdown, the state catastrophe fund …

Group Pushes Its Hurricane Solution

Nov 11, 2008

Florida Underwriter–November 1, 2008 By Sharon K. Moorhead, Contributing Editor This year’s relatively tame hurricane season in Florida has not quelled the fears of a small group of people in St. Petersburg. For two years they have been sounding a …

Kaplan University to Open Orlando-Based Facility

Nov 11, 2008

Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced today, November 11, 2008 Kaplan University’s selection of the Central Florida Research Park in Orlando as the location for its new online student support center.  The support facility is projected to employ as many as …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, November 11

Nov 11, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   PODCAST:  U.S. Senator Chris Dodd on Military Members’ Life Insurance Benefits During a Veteran’s Day podcast, U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, November 10

Nov 10, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida leaders in denial about budget problem, Sink says Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink suggested Friday that the state’s Republican leaders are in denial about the dire …

DFS Workers’ Compensation Rule Workshop Report: November 10

Nov 10, 2008

On Monday, November 10, 2008, the Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Workers’ Compensation held a public Workshop on proposed Rule 69L-6.028 entitled “Procedures for Imputing Payroll and Penalty Calculations.”  The proposed Rule would give DFS an alternative …