Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Oct 1, 2008
The Davie Town Council will take its final vote Wednesday on a plan to have at-fault drivers pay fees to cover emergency responders’ costs. BY KIRSTIN MAGUIREMiami Herald–October 1, 2008 Drivers who cause accidents on Davie roads may soon have …
Oct 1, 2008
Date Published: 10-01-2008 From the October 1, 2008 Issue of Florida Trend Magazine Constitutional Amendments: What You Need to Know November’s ballot includes six proposed constitutional amendments, from a ban on gay marriage to a tax break for working waterfronts. …
Oct 1, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–September 30, 2008 By Mark Albright, Times Staff Writer Walgreen Co. has paid $9.9-million to settle a lawsuit alleging the drugstore chain overbilled Medicaid programs in four states by keeping co-payments that were also covered by private insurance. …
Oct 1, 2008
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation had scheduled a Rule Development Hearing for the following Rules relating to Credit Life and Credit Disability Insurance: 69O-163.0075: Term and Evidence of Insurance69O-163.009: Determination of Reasonableness of Benefits in Relation to Premium Charge69O-163.011: …
Oct 1, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Note: The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has created a new, weekly feature entitled “Decision 2008,” which is designed to provide news and information about key political races that …
Sep 30, 2008
Insurance Journal–September 30, 2008 Florida Gov. Charlie Crist appointed three new members to state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Mission Review Task Force. The following members will serve a term that began on Sept. 29 and will run through March 31, …
Sep 30, 2008
September 30, 2008 TALLAHASSEE— A Leon County Circuit Court judge late Monday ordered Tampa-based MD Medicare Choice (MDMC), a Medicare Advantage plan with more than 16,000 members in 23 Florida counties, placed into receivership for the purpose of liquidation. The …
Sep 30, 2008
Insurance Journal–September 30, 2008 Farmington Conn.-based FMG Acquisition Corp.’s stockholders approved a merger with United Insurance Holdings L.C., a Florida based homeowners underwriter and selected small business insurer. As a result of the Sept. 29 merger, FMG will change its …
Sep 30, 2008
Sink assembles diverse group to tackle solutions for protecting senior investors TALLAHASSEE—Standing beside Mr. David Greene, an 81-year-old retired Army Master Sergeant and victim of annuity fraud, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink today announced that she has created …
Sep 30, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–September 30, 2008 By Wes Allison, Times Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Call it the Sunshine State revolt. House members from across Florida rallied to help defeat the $700-billion Wall Street bailout bill on Monday, with most Republicans and …