Category: Florida News

Florida Health News–July 22, 2008 By Christine Jordan Sexton TALLAHASSEE — Three years after a series of hurricanes slammed into Florida, hospitals across the state are finally getting promised financial help for damages and increased expenses they incurred in the …

Miami Herald–July 22, 2008 By JOHN DORSCHNER Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion in federal court. …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Commissioner McCarty to Testify Before U.S. House Subcommittee on Long-Term Care Insurance Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee …

On Tuesday, July 22, 2008, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a workshop on proposed Rule 690-170.0144 entitled “Public Hurricane Loss Projection Model-Fee Schedule.”  The purpose of the hearing was to establish fees for the use of the …

Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled to testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations at a hearing entitled: “Long-Term Care Insurance: Are Consumers Protected for the Long Term?”  Commissioner …

The Florida Association of Self Insurance will hold its 2008 Annual Educational Conference & Trade Show from Sunday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 22, 2008 at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida. Conference sessions include: FASI Business Meeting (Members Only) Changing …

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Development of Rulemaking for: 69O-170.0144: Public Hurricane Loss Projection Model-Fee Schedule The purpose of this proposedRule is to establish a fee schedule for use of …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of July 21-25   Sunday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 22 The Florida Association of Self Insurance will hold its 2008 Annual Educational Conference & Trade Show from Sunday, July 20 through Tuesday, July 22, …

St. Petersburg Times–July 18, 2008 By Tom Zucco, Times Staff Writer Gov. Charlie Crist took time out from his European trip Friday to fire off a letter to Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty voicing his concern about State Farm’s request for …

Palm Beach Post–July 20, 2008 By KEVIN DEUTSCH Palm Beach Post Staff Writer In an otherwise quiet corner of Florida International University, there comes a great roar – the sound of a howling wind that could rip apart mobile homes …