Category: Florida News
May 21, 2008
Miami Herald–May 21, 2008 By DAVID ROYSE Some uninsured Florida residents may be able to more easily get health care coverage under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Charlie Crist. The new law lets insurance companies offer scaled-back health plans without …
May 21, 2008
Miami Herald–May. 21, 2008 BY MARC CAPUTO For the first time, large insurance plans in Florida must offer up to $200,000 to diagnose and treat autistic children, under a law Gov. Charlie Crist signed Tuesday morning. Flanked by grateful parents …
May 21, 2008
Tampa Bay Beach Beacon–May 20, 2008 By BOB MACPHERSON INDIAN SHORES – The Federal Emergency Management Agency has changed its rules and will no longer offer the town’s 20 percent premium discount on certain flood insurance policies. Indian Shores and …
May 21, 2008
Florida Today–May 20, 2008 BY JAMES DEAN FLORIDA TODAY VIERA—Brevard is ready for the hurricane season starting June 1, Brevard County’s top emergency manager told county commissioners this morning. “We had a little practice here recently with the wildfires,” said …
May 21, 2008
Florida Today–May 21, 2008 Dear Help!: My dad and I recently watched a disaster program on TV that showed a rocket blowing up moments after takeoff. It was carrying a multimillion-dollar satellite. That got us to wondering, is there insurance …
May 21, 2008
 To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Crist to sign health insurance bill Gov. Charlie Crist is set to sign legislation that would allow for scaled-down health insurance plans. New law aids autistic kids For …
May 21, 2008
Senate Bill 2860 provides, among other things, that an insurer will be required to give insureds at least 180 days written notice prior to the effective date of a nonrenewal, cancellation or termination of a policy for a covering a …
May 21, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has issued the press release below regarding its approval of plans from six insurance companies to remove another 100,000 policies from Citizens Property Insurance Company in June, 2008. Should you have any questions or …
May 21, 2008
The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology will hold a two-day meeting in Room 116 (Hermitage Conference Room), 1801 Hermitage Blvd., Tallahassee, Florida, on the following dates and times: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:00 a.m. through Noon 2:00 p.m. …
May 20, 2008
Florida Office of Insurance Regulation–May 20, 2008 Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty, on behalf of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, will testify before the U.S. House of Representatives Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations about the effect of credit-based …