Category: Florida News

FPL replacing poles to meet hurricane standards

Apr 24, 2008

Miami Herald–April 24, 2008 BY JOHN DORSCHNER Inviting journalists to a construction site near Memorial Hospital West in Pembroke Pines, Florida Power & Light on Thursday showed off its latest efforts to harden its system to protect it from hurricane …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Thursday, April 24

Apr 24, 2008

To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   FPL replacing poles to meet hurricane standards Inviting journalists to a construction site near Memorial West Hospital in Pembroke Pines, Florida Power & Light on Thursday showed off its …

Notice of Premium Discounts for Hurricane Loss Mitigation

Apr 24, 2008

Section 627.711, Florida Statutes, requires insurers to clearly notify the applicant or policyholder of any personal lines residential property insurance policy of the availability and the range of each premium discount, credit, other rate differential, or reduction in deductibles, and …

Appeals court Allstate ruling an ‘error’

Apr 23, 2008

Florida Today–April 23, 2008 By Paul Flemming FLORIDA CAPITAL NEWS At the end of an odd turn of events Monday the status quo held and Allstate agents were still selling insurance Tuesday, but it remains to be seen whether the …

Allstate Ruling Delayed Until Tuesday

Apr 23, 2008

The Tampa Tribune–April 23, 2008 By JEROME R. STOCKFISCH TALLAHASSEE – Allstate Corp. is preparing for both favorable and unfavorable rulings on its ability to conduct new business in Florida after an appeals court erroneously released a decision late Monday …

Homeowner Insurance Reforms Stir Up A Lot Of Debate

Apr 23, 2008

Tampa Bay Online–April 23, 2008By Carl  Orth | The Suncoast News NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Winds are blowing hard and dark clouds are gathering, but it’s not a hurricane approaching. A storm of debate is circulating around homeowner’s insurance …

Municipalities’ insurer refunds $10M

Apr 23, 2008

With no major storms in Florida in 2007, the trust has money left over from premiums. Anika Myers Palm Sentinel staff writer Orlando Sentinel–April 23, 2008 Thanks to their insurer, Florida municipalities will get a refund of millions of dollars. …

Florida House passes tax-cut bill; Senate not on board

Apr 23, 2008

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–April 23, 2008 By Josh Hafenbrack TALLAHASSEE The Florida House passed a tax-cut package today along party lines, but faces long odds in getting a reluctant Senate to agree to cuts that would dig deeply into local government …