Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, October 30

Oct 30, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Citizens’ hurricane mitigation discounts help condo associations Condominium and homeowners associations that have added storm shutters, reinforced doors or roofs and put in impact-resistant glass to make their …

Medicaid: Nursing homes underpaid

Oct 29, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–October 29, 2008 Bob LaMendola Florida’s Medicaid program underpaid nursing homes by $214 million in 2006 and will fall short by a like amount this year as a result of an ongoing, national funding gap, according to a …

Tennessee Underwriter Forms Commercial Brokerage in Florida

Oct 29, 2008

Insurance Journal–October 28, 2008 Tennessee-based Appalachian Underwriters Inc. established a commercial brokerage division and will open a new office in Sarasota, Fla. to house the new operation. AUI will focus on property and casualty risks that are unique, unusual or …

Nearly one-fifth of Florida’s electorate already voted

Oct 29, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–October 28, 2008 By Aaron Deslatte Orlando Sentinel Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE With the presidential election still a week out, nearly one-fifth of Florida’s electorate has already cast ballots. And Florida Democrats are claiming they’ve got an edge over …

Florida Cabinet Meeting Report: October 28

Oct 29, 2008

During the Florida Cabinet meeting held on Tuesday, October 28, the Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) approved the following Rules presented by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation for adoption without significant discussion: Proposed Rule 69O-170.0144:  Public Hurricane Loss Projection Model …

Are Annuities At Risk Now? Some Answers

Oct 29, 2008

  By M.P. MCQUEEN Many owners of variable annuities have endured a double whammy lately: Their investment-account balances have taken a hit, as have the financial-strength ratings on the insurers that issued their annuities. Agents and brokers say they’ve received …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, October 29

Oct 29, 2008

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Note: The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has created a new, weekly feature entitled “Decision 2008,” which is designed to provide news and information about key political races that …