Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Wednesday, June 11

Jun 11, 2008

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Hundreds of ex-Poe policyholders sue state Nearly 600 lawsuits were filed in South Florida against the state agency that’s handling claims for the three defunct Poe Financial insurance …

Florida to sell bonds to pay storm claims

Jun 10, 2008

Miami Herald–June 10, 2008 By DAVID ROYSE Gov. Charlie Crist and a top state financial official on Tuesday approved the sale of up to $625 million in bonds to pay claims from Hurricane Wilma back in 2005. The decision means …

COLUMN: New fees make wrecks even more painful

Jun 10, 2008

Florida Today–June 10, 2008 Cause a wreck, even a fender-bender, in West Melbourne or Cocoa and it will cost you hundreds of dollars in new fees charged by police and fire departments there. Or, more likely, it will cost your …

Florida Cabinet Meeting Report: June 10

Jun 10, 2008

On Tuesday, June 10, 2008 the Florida Cabinet held a meeting.   The following agendas were heard:   State Board of Administration The Cabinet held meeting of the State Board of Administration (“SBA”), however,  the following SBA agenda items were deferred: …

FHCF Advisory Council Meeting Report: June 9

Jun 9, 2008

On Monday, June 9, 2008, the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Advisory Council (“Council”) met to discuss post-event revenue bonds and pre-event financial products. Council Chairman Bill Huffcut called the meeting to order with a quorum of members in attendance. …