Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Oct 8, 2008
Want help rebuilding? Oct. 27 last day for low-interest government loan BY REBECCA BASU Florida Today–October 8, 2008 The Oct. 27 deadline to apply for low-interest government loans to rebuild after Tropical Storm Fay is fast approaching. But less than …
Oct 8, 2008
Orlando Business Journal–October 7, 2008 Small business owners are not aware of the financial risks involved in obtaining workers’ compensation insurance through self-insured groups, according to a new study by Opinion Research Corp. Eighty-five percent of the 501 small business …
Oct 8, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–October 8, 2008 Homeowner associations are shouting the message: We want tougher regulation and we want it now. But the million dollar question is: will Florida lawmakers listen? Homeowners responding to two recent surveys said they want a …
Oct 8, 2008
Orlando Sentinel–October 8, 2008 Ludmilla Lelis | Sentinel Staff Writer DAYTONA BEACH – It’s been four years since Florida suffered through its worst hurricane season in recorded history — the 2004 quartet of Charley, Frances, Jeanne and Ivan, and a …
Oct 8, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Condos say state insurer owes them millions for 2004 hurricane damage It’s been four years since Florida suffered through its worst hurricane season in recorded history — the 2004 quartet …
Oct 8, 2008
The U.S. Congress recently passed the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“Mental Health Equity Act”) as part of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (H.R. 1424). While the primary focus of H.R. …
Oct 8, 2008
> Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation Rule Hearing The Florida Department of Financial Services, Division of Workers’ Compensation, has issued a Notice of Proposed Rule regarding the following Rule: 69L-6.009: Forms and Instructions The purpose of the proposed Rule is …
Oct 7, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–October 7, 2008 By Jennifer Liberto, Times staff writer TALLAHASSEE —The global financial crisis threatens to unravel Florida’s property insurance system if a major hurricane hits during the last two months of this hurricane season. The reason is …
Oct 7, 2008
Tampa Bay Business Journal–October 6, 2008 by Margie Manning Senior Staff Writer Bank of America Corp. will provide up to $8.4 billion to modify troubled mortgages it acquired as part of its purchase of Countrywide Financial Corp. in July. The …
Oct 7, 2008
South Florida Business Journal–October 7, 2008 Florida is to receive $3.6 million of a landmark $62 million that drug maker Eli Lilly and Co. has agreed to pay to 32 states to settle claims that it improperly marketed Zyprexa, a …