Category: Florida News

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: New House speaker announces key leadership positions Florida’s next House speaker announced key leadership positions today. Ike prompts insurers to halt policy writing Some Florida insurance companies have stopped writing …

Guest Column By SEN. DON GAETZ     For the past two years, taxpayers have grumbled, for good reason, that the market value of real estate has been going down but real estate taxes keep going up. Officials have responded that …

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today, September 9, 2008, announced the appointment of six additional members to the new Developmental Disabilities Compact Consumer Advisory Workgroup. The primary Developmental Disabilities Compact Consumer Advisory Workgroup members are: Jeanne Boggs, Parent Robin Bokilo, …

  Above:  House Speaker-Designate Ray Sansom   Florida House Speaker-designate Ray Sansom announced his leadership team for the 2009-2010 Legislative Sessions today, September 9, 2008, in an e-mail sent to all House Members.  The House Organizational Session is scheduled for November 18, …

> Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Rule Development Workshop The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation, has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking regarding Rule 69L-7.020: Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual. Proposed changes …

> NAIC Life Insurance and Annuities Committee On Tuesday, September 9, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Life Insurance and Annuities Committee meeting at 2:00 p.m. via teleconference.

> NAIC Reinsurance Task Force On Tuesday, September 9, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners will hold a Reinsurance Task Force meeting at 10:30 a.m. via teleconference. Meeting materials include: August 20, 2008 Exposure Draft – Reinsurance Regulatory Modernization Framework …

Capitol to the Courthouse–September 8, 2008 On Sunday, September 7, 2008, President Bush declared a State of Emergency in the State of Florida and ordered Federal aid to supplement State and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting …

The insurer had sought to raise rates 47 percent By Paul FlemmingTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSFlorida Today–September 6, 2008 Regulators Friday smacked down State Farm’s request to challenge rejection of a proposed 47-percent rate increase. Now Florida’s largest private home-insurance company has …

The Gainesville Sun–September 8, 2008 The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. – Emergency officials have opened two disaster recovery centers in southwest Florida to help people affected by Tropical Storm Fay. The centers are in Bonita Springs and Clewiston. Representatives from …