Category: Florida News

Adoption flaws cited in NY-Florida abuse case

Jul 15, 2008

A woman was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 11 years in prison by a judge who cited her greed and use of fraud to adopt 11 disabled children, who authorities say were so physically and emotionally abused they can never recover.

Discount Medical Plan Organization Rule Hearing

Jul 15, 2008

The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing regarding the following Discount Medical Plan Organization Rule: 69O-203.210: Forms Incorporated by Reference Date:  Tuesday, July 15, 2008 Time:  9:30 a.m. Place:  …

Kevin McCarty: One Policy, Multiple Coverages

Jul 14, 2008

The Tampa Tribune–July 13, 2008 By KEVIN McCARTY This has been a sad few weeks for residents of our nation’s Heartland as flooding has caused the failure of numerous levees along the Mississippi River creating untold damage, destruction and loss …

Time magazine revisits Florida’s problems

Jul 14, 2008

Time magazine is tackling a familiar topic in a story reminiscent of its classic Paradise Lost article. BY LAURA ISENSEE AND REBECCA DELLAGLORIA Miami Herald–July 14, 2008 Paradise has gone missing again. Says who? Time, that’s who. Nearly three decades …

Is Florida the Sunset State?

Jul 14, 2008

Water Crisis; Mortgage Fraud; Political Dysfunction; Algae Polluted Beaches; Declining Crops; Failing Public Schools; Foreclosures… By Michael Grunwald/Miami Time Magazine–July 10, 2008 Greetings from Florida, where the winters are great! Otherwise, there’s trouble in paradise. We’re facing our worst real …

How secure is Citizens Property Insurance?

Jul 14, 2008

Miami Herald–July 14, 2008 By BEATRICE E. GARCIA In less than four years, Citizens Property Insurance went from being a temporary fix for Florida’s troubled insurance market to the state’s largest insurer of homes, condos and apartments. Along the way, …

Insurance agents say Citizens pays them too little

Jul 14, 2008

Miami Herald–July 13, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA As the largest insurer of homes, condos and apartments in the state, Citizens Property Insurance has nearly 9,000 agents writing policies for the company. For the agents, Citizens is one of the …