Category: Insurance Regulatory News

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Senator Martinez Resigns Early Senator Mel Martinez, Republican of Florida, who had already announced he was not running for re-election in 2010, has decided to leave the Senate …

From afar, Pembroke Pines’ charter schools look like a parent’s dream, with small classes, high marks and active family involvement. But the finances propping up the dream remain shaky. The system of more than 5,000 students faces a $2.1 million …

CNN has reported on its news blog that Florida Senator Mel Martinez will announce his resignation earlier than expected.  Governor Charlie Crist, who currently is running for the seat, is empowered to appoint a replacement until the 2010 election.  Colodny, Fass, Talenfeld, Karlinsky …

BY MARTHA BRANNIGAN mbrannigan@MiamiHerald.com The U.S. and Swiss governments are still working Friday morning to settle a high-profile clash over Swiss bank secrecy and the Internal Revenue Service’s right to pursue tax cheats at Zurich-based UBS. Stuart Gibson, an attorney …

  U.S. Senator Mel Martinez to Resign; Governor Crist Will Fill Seat With Appointment CNN has reported on its news blog that Florida Senator Mel Martinez will announce his resignation earlier than expected.  Florida Governor Charlie Crist, who currently is running …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   State Farm Florida Can Scrap Some Discounts But Not Mitigation Credit State Farm Florida has been given the green light to eliminate some homeowners insurance discounts but the …

News Service of Florida:  State regulators on Thursday approved a slate of requests from State Farm Florida Insurance Co. that will raise premiums for homeowners by an average of 28.4 percent.   The decision by the Office of Insurance Regulation, …

The silliness remains unchallenged A Florida lobbyist association has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking for a review of Florida’s ban on gifts – not even a free cup of coffee is OK – to legislators. But the appeal …

Confrontation over a national healthcare overhaul reached South Florida on Wednesday, when routine office hours for the staff of a Broward-area congressman turned into a raucous protest. The incident is like others that reflect nerves frayed by the nationwide debate. …

Florida’s public employee pension fund lost $27.2 billion, or nearly 19 percent of its value, during a tumultuous year in the financial markets, the state’s top investment official said today. Although underfunded for the first time in 12 years, the …