Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Monday, August 17

Aug 17, 2009

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   CFO Sink Activates DFS Storm Line for Victims of Tropical Storm Claudette Florida CFO Alex Sink today announced that the state storm line has been activated to assist …

CFO Sink Activates Department of Financial Services Storm Line

Aug 17, 2009

  With Tropical Storm Claudette now having made landfall in Florida’s Panhandle, Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has activated the State’s Storm Line at 1-800-22-STORM.   Those victims suffering a property loss who are unfamiliar with the insurance claim process or need …

Miami Herald: Campaign donations coloring healthcare debate

Aug 17, 2009

By Alex Leary      St. Petersburg Times Aug. 17, 2009 — On a recent Wednesday morning, 1,000 insurance brokers spread out across Capitol Hill with a singular mission: Kill a proposed government-run healthcare plan. Among them was J. Hyatt Brown, former Florida …

Miami Herald Editorial: Stop the Medicare scams

Aug 17, 2009

Aug. 16, 2009 — Some lucky ”patients” get flat-screen televisions as gifts from home care providers. It’s the cost of doing business in South Florida — Medicare fraud that’s robbing taxpayers hundreds of millions, even billions, of dollars. This particular …

Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, August 14

Aug 14, 2009

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Editorial:  Discounts, or no deal for insurers A few years ago, Florida lawmakers offered a fairly sweet deal to the state’s property and casualty insurers.   NY Fines …

Firms without workers’ compensation coverage nabbed

Aug 14, 2009

 This article was published in the Miami Herald on Friday, August 14, 2009 Florida’s new workers’ compensation whistle-blower website has produced hundreds of new complaints of companies not carrying workers’ comp coverage and more than $500,000 in penalties since its …