Category: Insurance Regulatory News

2 Miami-Dade doctors, 2 assistants convicted of Medicare fraud

Mar 18, 2009

A federal jury said two Miami-Dade doctors and two medical assistants filed $5.3 million in bogus Medicare claims. By JAY WEAVER Miami Herald–March 18, 2009 They manipulated blood samples. Falsified medical records. Wrote prescriptions for HIV patients who didn’t need …

Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies Meeting

Mar 18, 2009

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Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Rule Hearing–CANCELED

Mar 18, 2009

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Citizens’ reassessments hit some homeowners hard

Mar 17, 2009

Palm Beach Post–March 16, 2009 By JEFF OSTROWSKI Palm Beach Post Staff Writer LAKE WORTH – Walter Baker is reeling from sticker shock: The insured value of his Lake Worth home has nearly tripled to $300,000, a jump that increased …

Florida awarded stimulus money to fight wildfires

Mar 17, 2009

South Florida Business Journal–March 17, 2009 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has been awarded $900,000 under the federal stimulus plan to conduct wildfire prevention efforts. The money, which is being provided by the U.S. Forest Service, will …

Florida Program Manager Allied American Enters Personal Lines

Mar 17, 2009

Insurance Journal–March 17, 2009 National program insurance manager Allied American Underwriters-AAU, headquartered in Tampa, Fla. has introduced a new national personal lines division. The new programs specialize in writing personal clients on both an admitted and non-admitted basis. According to …

Families take FEMA’s offer to escape risky flood zones

Mar 17, 2009

The goal is to cut claims by reducing the number of victims By Tia Mitchell Florida Times-Union–March 17, 2009 Summer showers are cause for concern for families living along Wills Branch on Jacksonville’s Westside. They know it’s just a matter …