Aug 21, 2009
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) held a Rule Development Workshop on August 20, 2009 regarding proposed Rule 690-170.0144, entitled “Public Hurricane Loss Projection Model Fee Schedule.” OIR Attorney Laura Parsons presided over the Workshop and provided brief opening …
Aug 21, 2009
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke addressed the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s Annual Economic Symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming today, August 21, 2009. The text of his remarks is below: Reflections on a Year of Crisis By …
Aug 20, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Hearing on Citizens Insurance Rates for 2010 Postponed A Florida hearing into rate changes for Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for next year that had been scheduled for …
Aug 20, 2009
By PHILIP ELLIOTT The Associated Press Aug. 20, 2009 — Vice President Joe Biden says despite recent “political turmoil” the nation has never been closer to substantial health care reform. Biden spoke in Chicago on Thursday and sidestepped the question …
Aug 20, 2009
BY BETH REINHARD breinhard@MiamiHerald.com Aug. 20, 2009 — HAND OUT Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings, of Miramar, will be at the town hall meeting on Thursday. Deluged with calls for weeks, the Florida Alliance for Retired Americans (FLARA) turned its annual …
Aug 20, 2009
BY CURTIS MORGAN cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com Hurricane Bill weakened slightly to a Category 3 early Thursday — packing 125 winds — but forecasters warned the powerful storm could grow stronger by day’s end. The season’s first major hurricane posed the most serious …
Aug 20, 2009
By DAVID G. SAVAGE Tribune Washington Bureau Aug. 20, 2009 — President Teddy Roosevelt campaigned as a trust-busting reformer, but was embarrassed by revelations that his 1904 campaign had received secret contributions from New York insurance companies. Shamed into action, …
Aug 20, 2009
The public rate hearing for Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) that was previously scheduled for Aug. 25, 2009 in Tallahassee has been postponed. A new date has not been set. The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) postponed the meeting …
Aug 20, 2009
The Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“Board”) met on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 via teleconference. The Board approved following group licenses, employee leasing company and controlling person applications: Four (4) American Staff Management Inc. companies and HonorHR Inc.; controlling …
Aug 20, 2009
The Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association (“FWCJUA”) Audit Committee will meet via teleconference on Thursday, August 20, at 10:00 a.m. Call-in information will be provided when it becomes available. To view the meeting agenda, click here.