Category: Florida News
Apr 25, 2008
Herald Tribune–April 25, 2008 Auto insurance rates in Florida have climbed nearly 50 percent faster than the national average, according to a new study. The Consumer Federation of America says auto coverage in Florida jumped 74.3 percent from 1989 to …
Apr 25, 2008
Palm Beach Post–April 24, 2008 By MICHAEL C. BENDERPalm Beach Post Capital Bureau TALLAHASSEE — The State Board of Administration did not have the proper federal credentials to purchase nearly one of every three securities analyzed in an audit obtained …
Apr 25, 2008
‘F’-rated homeowners insurance program continues slide as lawmakers freeze rates again By TCPalm Staff Treasure Coast Palm–April 24, 2008 If Floridians haven’t been crippled enough by the effects of the subprime mortgage fiasco, overbuilding and the rest of the nation’s …
Apr 25, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–April 24, 2008 By Tom Zucco and Jennifer Liberto, Times Staff Writers TALLAHASSEE — Hammered by the courts and threatened with a crackdown by Florida’s insurance commissioner, Allstate Corp. quietly offered the state millions to let the company …
Apr 25, 2008
On Wednesday, April 23, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals returned to the Florida Supreme Court a case challenging the United States and Florida constitutionality of a strict gift ban passed by the Florida Legislature in 2005 that also …
Apr 25, 2008
Legislative Meetings The 2008 Florida Regular Legislative Session is scheduled to conclude on Friday, March 2. The Senate will hold Session on the following dates and times in the Senate Chambers, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida: Monday, April 28 from 3:00 …
Apr 25, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Â Crist: Allstate made offer Hammered by the courts and threatened with a crackdown by Florida’s insurance commissioner, Allstate Corp. quietly offered the state millions to let the company off …
Apr 24, 2008
Florida Today–April 24, 2008 By Betty ParkerFLORIDA CAPITAL BUREAU A wide-ranging bill that requires large insurance companies to provide coverage for treatment of autism won emotional passage by the full Senate on Wednesday, as supporters pledged to push the House …
Apr 24, 2008
A $300 million infusion salvages 2 programs for the critically ill and the elderly. John KennedyTallahassee Bureau ChiefOrlando Sentinel–April 24, 2008 TALLAHASSEE Bowing to pressure, House and Senate budget negotiators used $300 million from reserves Wednesday to erase sharp cuts …
Apr 24, 2008
Miami Herald–April 24, 2008 By MONICA HATCHER Comparison shopping for a colonoscopy? It could get a little easier under a bill being considered by the state Senate Thursday that would require pricing information from hospitals for 150 of the most …