Category: Florida News

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, April 21

Apr 21, 2008

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Several insurance bills remain in play Headed into the final two weeks of the legislative session, several property insurance bills winding through the state House and Senate are like the …

Foster care home faces probe

Apr 19, 2008

A Broward judge Friday ordered an investigation into a shelter for troubled foster children after court-appointed guardians for the teens complained the group home was unsanitary, beset by violence and failing to properly document incidents in which children ran away …

Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of April 21-25

Apr 18, 2008

Legislative Meetings Monday, April 21 The Joint Revenue Estimating Impact Conference will hold a meeting on Monday, April 21, 2008 starting at 8:00 a.m. in Room 117 of the Knott Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-related bills scheduled to be …

Florida Cabinet Meeting Report: April 15

Apr 17, 2008

On Tuesday, April 15, 2008 the Florida Cabinet (“Cabinet”) met in Tallahassee, Florida and discussed several insurance-related matters as part of its regular agenda. The following is a brief summary of the Cabinet discussions and actions on pertinent matters. To …

OPINION: Dangerous winds blowing in Tallahassee

Apr 17, 2008

Bradenton Herald–April 17, 2008 One of our local legislators has a sign hanging in his office that reads “Your life, liberty and property are at risk whenever the Legislature is in session.” After my recent trips to Tallahassee and Washington …

Senate solidly behind Citizens rate freeze

Apr 17, 2008

Palm Beach Post–April 17, 2008 By MICHAEL C. BENDERPalm Beach Post Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — Citizens Property Insurance rates would be frozen for the third consecutive year, and private insurers would have to base premiums on state-approved hurricane predictions under …

State Senate OKs insurance bill; next step is House

Apr 17, 2008

Miami Herald–April 17, 2008 BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA The Florida Senate passed a massive insurance bill with some consumer protections but no immediate steps to lower insurance rates. Rates charged by the state-run insurer would remain frozen through June 2009. …