Category: Florida News
Sep 11, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Insurance commissioner talks risk, financial soundness Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty was in town Wednesday meeting with state Rep. Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, and getting a progress report on the state …
Sep 10, 2008
$2.3M drainage pipe installation could be folded into I-95 work BY SUSANNE CERVENKA Florida Today–September 10, 2008 A project that would limit future flooding to communities overwhelmed by Tropical Storm Fay’s torrential rains could be completed within a month.Advertisement Brevard …
Sep 10, 2008
Tampa Bay Business Journal–September 10, 2008 Tampa Bay Business Journal The Florida treasury will begin formal analysis of its investments for the financial impacts of climate change. The state treasury is the first in the nation to undergo such an …
Sep 10, 2008
Gainesville Sun–September 10, 2008 By Joe FollickSun Tallahassee Bureau MELBOURNE — Rosemary Rasdin said she has been stuck in a house “with mold with two dogs, suffering every day” since Tropical Storm Fay flooded her home on Aug. 20. The …
Sep 10, 2008
ABC Action News, Tampa–September 9, 2008 Reported by: Don Germaise MARGATE, FL — A south Florida lawmaker is predicting the largest tax hike in state history if Florida gets hit with a major storm this season. According to a statement …
Sep 10, 2008
State Farm agreed to refund $120 million to policyholders who weren’t given the correct discounts for strengthening their homes against hurricanes. BY BEATRICE E. GARCIAMiami Herald–September 10, 2008 Money back from your insurer? That’s something Florida homeowners rarely see. But …
Sep 10, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State Farm is refunding $120 million State Farm agreed to refund $120 million to policyholders who weren’t given the correct discounts for strengthening their homes against hurricanes. Money back from …
Sep 10, 2008
The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”), Division of Workers’ Compensation held a Rule Development Hearing on September 9, 2008 to discuss Rule 69L-7.020: Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual. To view a copy of the meeting Notice, …
Sep 10, 2008
> NAIC Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee On Wednesday, September 10, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee meeting at 11:00 a.m. via teleconference. Meeting materials include: August 6 revision of …
Sep 9, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) today (September 9, 2008) ordered State Farm Florida to issue refunds or credits to past and current policyholders who did not apply for, or who did not receive the Windstorm Loss Reduction Rating Plan …