Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Nov 30, 2009
If improvement in the nation’s health care system is to occur, more equitable access to basic quality oral health care at affordable costs is necessary.1 Unfortunately, most dental practices can’t afford to accept many Medicaid recipients, thereby practically …
Nov 30, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Costly political workings of high-risk state insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is a bane to some people, a necessity to others. State Farm Florida Withdrawal …
Nov 30, 2009
Six Florida homeowners are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for help in a beach renourishment fight that left them without waterfront property. BY LESLEY CLARK Miami Herald–November 29, 2009 WASHINGTON — Florida’s beaches — the blindingly white shores of the …
Nov 30, 2009
Florida union leaders said plans to expand commuter rail service in Florida would result in union-busting. BY BRENT KALLESTAD Associated Press Miami Herald–November 28, 2009 TALLAHASSEE — A bill that would help create a commuter rail system in parts of …
Nov 30, 2009
The Office of the Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate will hold a public meeting on Thursday, December 3, to discuss the potential creation of a Workers’ Compensation Advisory Board. To view the meeting Notice, click here. Details of the meeting are …
Nov 30, 2009
Monday, November 30 FWCJUA Investment Committee Meeting–CANCELED The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Investment Committee meeting scheduled for Monday, November 30, has been canceled. The next FWCJUA Investment Committee meeting is scheduled to be held …
Nov 30, 2009
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Nov 25, 2009
During its 2009 National Meeting, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (“NCOIL”) unanimously approved the “Construction Industry Workers’ Compensation Coverage Act,” which is a model regulation deisgned to afford protection for injured construction workers through transparency, accountability and disclosure. To …
Nov 25, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Supreme Court will hear case based on Florida’s beach renourishment program The sugar-white sand that stretches from Slade and Nancy Lindsay’s deck to the clear, green waters …
Nov 25, 2009
BY AMY SHERMAN Miami Herald–November 25, 2009 The Florida Bar has opened investigations into four attorneys at Scott Rothstein’s now defunct law firm. The attorneys are Stuart Rosenfeldt, cofounder and co-owner of the Rothstein Rosenfeldt Adler law firm in …