Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Mar 4, 2008
Tampa Tribune–Feb. 29, 2008By Catherine Dolinski of The Tampa Tribune TALLAHASSEE – State leaders this legislative session will grapple with the worst budget crunch that Florida has seen since the early 1990s. The reason is no secret: Florida, which depends …
Mar 4, 2008
Miami Herald–Mar. 04, 2008 By MARY ELLEN KLAS Gov. Charlie Crist postponed his annual state of the state speech Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m. on the chance that more people might tune in to the public television broadcast to …
Mar 4, 2008
 Above: The Florida Legislature convenes today for the 2008 Regular Legislative Session.  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:  Legislators Open Session With Mandate To Cut Budget State leaders this legislative session will grapple …
Mar 4, 2008
Governor Charlie Crist will give his 2008 State of the State Address at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4 as part of a Joint Session of the Florida Legislature that is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Heretofore, the State …
Mar 4, 2008
March 4 Opening Day of the 2008 Regular Session
Mar 3, 2008
~Governor’s Task Force will focus on impact of foreclosures on Florida’s families and communities~ TALLAHASSEE – The Florida Home Ownership Promotes the Economy (HOPE) Task Force, appointed by Governor Charlie Crist on February 20, 2008, held its first meeting …
Mar 3, 2008
floir.com–March 03, 2008 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today submitted the 2008 Freedom to Travel Report to legislative leaders detailing the Office of Insurance Regulation’s (Office) efforts to implement the "Freedom to Travel Act," which was passed in …
Mar 3, 2008
Pensacola News Journal–Mar. 3, 2008 With the 2008 hurricane season inching into our consciousness and the legislative session upon us, legislators are again sweating the potential consequences of their actions on insurance. The only question: What they can do about …
Mar 3, 2008
News-Press.com–March 3, 2008news-press.com Tallahassee bureau Money, as always, will dominate the session. In this election year there will be less to go around. Here are summaries of some of the issues lawmakers will tackle before adjourning May 2. TAXES The …
Mar 3, 2008
Tampa Tribune–Mar. 2, 2008 By RUSSELL RAY A year after passing a comprehensive package of property insurance reforms, lawmakers will consider reforms that would place more hurricane risk in the laps of private insurers. Although the proposed changes would reduce …