Category: Florida News
Apr 9, 2008
The Florida Senate will hold Session on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. in The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills to be discussed include: SB 1886: Relating to the State Group Insurance Program by Senator Lisa Carlton SB …
Apr 9, 2008
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association will hold an Audit Committee meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 starting at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number is 888.209.3799. There is no agenda available at this time.
Apr 9, 2008
The Senate Governmental Operations Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 from 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. in Room 110 of the Senate Office Building, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida. Insurance-Related bills to be discussed include: SB 2528: Relating to …
Apr 9, 2008
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled "Using FHA for Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention" on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 and Thursday, April 10, 2008 starting at 10:00 a.m. at 2128 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, …
Apr 8, 2008
The News-Press–April 8, 2008 Good news for consumers in the Florida insurance wars: An appeals court says state regulators can indeed freeze Allstate out of writing new policies in Florida as punishment for the company’s refusal to cooperate with a …
Apr 8, 2008
National Underwriter–April 8, 2008 BY MARK E. RUQUET Florida ’s residual market insurer Citizens’ ability to pay claims if a once-in-100-years storm struck the state is doubtful, according to a study by an insurers association. The Florida Insurance Council released …
Apr 8, 2008
Miami Herald–Apr. 08, 2008BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA After years of defying court orders and racking up fines, Allstate has released about 150,000 pages of documents it had staunchly protected as proprietary. Allstate’s Florida-based companies are facing an order that bars …
Apr 8, 2008
Court to clarify if freeze immediate; insurer says state must wait Paul Flemming News Journal capital bureauPensacola News-Journal–April 8, 2008 TALLAHASSEE — Insurance regulators want to start the arm-twisting of Allstate immediately, and on Monday asked a court if it …
Apr 8, 2008
Miami Herald–Apr. 08, 2008BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA A bill will hit the floor of the state House of Representatives Wednesday that proposes to use $250 million from the state-run insurer’s reserves to fund a capital-buildup program for young or start-up …
Apr 8, 2008
 House photo by Mark Foley Above: Rep. Alan D. Hays, R-Umatilla, left, gets a congratulatory hug from Rep. Jimmy Patronis, R-Panama City, right, after his proposal, HJR 281, was approved by the House Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in Tallahassee, Florida. …