Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, October 1

Oct 1, 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 …

Florida Gov. Appoints 3 to Citizens Review Task Force

Sep 30, 2008

Insurance Journal–September 30, 2008 Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed three new members to state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Mission Review Task Force. The following members will serve a term that began on Sept. 29 and will run through March 31, …

Florida-based United Insurance and FMG Acquisition Merge

Sep 30, 2008

Insurance Journal–September 30, 2008 Farmington Conn.-based FMG Acquisition Corp.’s stockholders approved a merger with United Insurance Holdings L.C., a Florida based homeowners underwriter and selected small business insurer. As a result of the Sept. 29 merger, FMG will change its …

CFO Creates ‘Safeguard Our Seniors’ Task Force

Sep 30, 2008

Sink assembles diverse group to tackle solutions for protecting senior investors Ā  TALLAHASSEEā€”Standing beside Mr. David Greene, an 81-year-old retired Army Master Sergeant and victim of annuity fraud, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today announced that she has created …

Florida House members help sink bailout

Sep 30, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–September 30, 2008 By Wes Allison, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Call it the Sunshine State revolt. House members from across Florida rallied to help defeat the $700-billion Wall Street bailout bill on Monday, with most Republicans and …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Tuesday, September 30

Sep 30, 2008

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Gov. Appoints 3 to Citizens Review Task Force Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed three new members to state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Mission Review Task Force. Leon County Judge …

Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop

Sep 30, 2008

> Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rule Development Workshop The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding the following Rules: 69O-163.0075: Term and Evidence of Insurance 69O-163.009: Determination of …

2 State Finance Managers Resign After Critical Audit

Sep 29, 2008

The Tampa Tribune–September 28, 2008 TALLAHASSEE – Two top executives in the state’s Department of Financial Services have been forced out after an audit that was critical of the agency’s internal controls. Doug Darling, chief of the Division of Accounting …