Category: Florida News
Jul 1, 2008
Wall Street Journal–July 1, 2008 By M.P. MCQUEEN Scientists say the jury is still out on whether rising sea temperatures will cause more hurricanes to hit U.S. coastlines. Yet some insurance companies are boosting premiums based on assumptions that they …
Jul 1, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–June 30, 2008 By Diane C. Lade The state has obtained an $8.5 million civil judgment against two owners of a company that sold elder Floridians assisted-living service contracts, then failed to reimburse home health agencies for at-home …
Jul 1, 2008
Insurance Journal–July 1, 2008 Florida faces a crisis in meeting the demand for aging services over the next 22 years as the population aged 85 and older is forecast to grow by 126 percent. This will require 15,000 more skilled …
Jul 1, 2008
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today, July 1, 2008, affirmed the ruling of administrative law judge Susan B. Harrell regarding the rate filing challenge between the Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) and Florida Farm Bureau (“Farm Bureau”). The commissioner’s Final …
Jul 1, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Florida Insurance Commissioner Issues Final Order in Florida Farm Bureau Rate Challenge Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty affirmed the ruling of administrative law judge Susan B. Harrell regarding …
Jul 1, 2008
The Florida Department of Financial Services, Office of Insurance Regulation has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Hearing to revise the following Rule to accommodate the rate filing collection system currently being developed for Medicare supplement products: 69O-149.003: Rate Filing …
Jun 30, 2008
The Tampa Tribune–June 30, 2008 By BILL KACZOR Associated Press Writer TALLAHASSSEE, Fla. (AP) — Power companies in Florida face limits on greenhouse gases and hurricane premiums charged by a state-backed insurer will be frozen for another year under dozens …
Jun 30, 2008
Insurance Journal–June 30, 2008 Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink named Tammy Teston as deputy chief financial officer for the state’s Department of Financial Services. A former banker and businesswoman, Teston most recently served as the senior vice president and …
Jun 30, 2008
National Underwriter–June 27, 2008 Paramus, N.J.-based insurance broker The NIA Group, LLC, said it has acquired the insurance agency Taylor Financial based in Jacksonville, Fla. Terms of the deal were not released. NIA said Taylor Financial specializes in providing employee …
Jun 30, 2008
Insurance Journal–June 30, 2008 Palm Beach Capital of West Palm Beach, Florida, acquired SUNZ Group LLC, a workers’ compensation solutions provider. SUNZ, based in St. Petersburg, Florida and founded in 2005, provides workers’ compensation solutions primarily for professional employer organizations …