Category: Insurance Regulatory News

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below: CFO Sink wants improvements at state’s investment agency The board that oversees the state’s investments needs professional help, Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said Thursday. State takes on …

Florida Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) Alex Sink today unveiled 10 proposals to strengthen financial safeguards over investments at the State Board of Administration (“SBA”). In strengthening the oversight of Florida’s investments, CFO Sink’s three goals are to: protect local investors …

Miami Herald–Mar. 06, 2008 CRACKER HORSE Even when times are tight, lawmakers can still horse around. A couple of them are mounting a push to make the Cracker Horse the official state heritage horse. On Thursday, two cracker horses were …

Lawmakers vow to stay within the state’s smaller budget, a result of the economy. John KennedyTallahassee Bureau ChiefOrlando Sentinel–Mar. 6, 2008 House Republicans turned back a steady push Wednesday by Democrats looking to block cuts to community colleges, public schools …

Daytona Beach News-Journal–Mar. 5, 2008 Floridians face a rough year, one that’s bound to get rougher after the Legislature hacks the current state government budget by $500 million before cutting an additional $2 billion-plus from the spending plan for the …

South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 6, 2008 Speaker Marco Rubio and other Republican House leaders held a news conference Wednesday to champion the introduction of a bill to save the state $11.5 million in the first year by eliminating a real estate …

Orlando Sentinel–Mar. 6, 2008 Tamara Lytle and John Kennedy Sentinel Staff Writers Republican Gov. Charlie Crist of Florida and Democratic Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm of Michigan on Wednesday called their parties’ decision to penalize their states’ presidential delegates “reprehensible” and …

Legislative Meetings The Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, March 11, 2008 from 9-11:30 a.m. in Room 412 of the Knott Building, Tallahassee, Florida. No agenda is available at this time. The House Insurance Committee …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   The day in Tallahassee, Wednesday, March 5, 2008 The Senate Democratic caucus agreed on six priorities for the 2008 session, dropping just one -energy and climate change – …

The National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) has issued the attached information regarding its recent unanimous adoption of a model Resolution in opposition to S. 40/H.R. 3200, the National Insurance Act of 2007.  The Resolution will assist states opposing an optional federal …