Category: Florida News

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of June 16-20

Jun 16, 2008

(Please note: To view the complete meeting notices and/or full text of proposed rules, click on the corresponding hyperlinks below.)   Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of June 16-20   Monday, June 16 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is scheduled …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, June 16

Jun 16, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Poe’s past failure no deal killer The failure of three Poe Financial Group insurance companies after the hurricanes of 2004-05 marked the largest insurance insolvency in Florida history. …

Cabinet to Consider Additional FHCF Reinsurance Purchase

Jun 16, 2008

The Florida Cabinet will hold a meeting on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. On the agenda, the State Board of Administration and Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Financing …

EDITORIAL: ‘Florida Is Uniquely Vulnerable’

Jun 13, 2008

The Ledger–June 13, 2008 A much-needed climate-change bill was defeated a week ago today in the U.S. Senate when supporters fell short of the votes needed to overcome a Republican filibuster. It was a setback in the effort to combat …

Marco Island fire assessment moves step forward

Jun 13, 2008

Property owners may see another assessment added to tax bills By KELLY FARRELLMarco Island Eagle–June 12, 2008 Discussions of a fire assessment may turn up the heat on Marco Island City Councilors. Some view the fire assessment as a way …

Color graphic to show threat storms pose

Jun 13, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–June 13, 2008 If a hurricane threatens South Florida this year, the National Weather Service in Miami plans to provide a special graphic depicting in detail how this region might be affected. Called the Tropical Cyclone Impacts graphic, …