Jul 30, 2009
Florida News Service: NO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING, REP. SAYS By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 29, 2009….. A push for legislation to place restrictions on drivers’ cell phone use has begun in Florida in …
Jul 30, 2009
Monroe County wants forgiveness from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. But what has it done to deserve it? Not enough. To stay in the National Flood Insurance Program, Monroe wants FEMA to grant amnesty to some Keys owners whose stilt …
Jul 30, 2009
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Reinsurance Task Force issued an updated draft of the Reinsurance Regulatory Modernization Act of 2009 on July 27, 2009. To view the draft, click here. This draft reflects changes to the March 24, …
Jul 30, 2009
By KEITH LAING THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA ORLANDO, Fla., July 30, 2009……….Drilling for old-fashioned oil in near shore Florida waters should be part of the nation’s energy diet, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Charlie Bronson said Thursday at a conference …
Jul 30, 2009
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice joined four other Florida state agencies in a formal agreement to ensure that children in state care receive an appropriate, high-quality and stable education. Announced today, July 30, 2009, the agreement includes provisions for …
Jul 30, 2009
The United States House of Representatives approved House Resolution 3139 today, July 30, 2009. The bill, which now goes to the U.S. Senate for consideration, would extend the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) through March 21, 2010. The bill also …
Jul 30, 2009
Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw presided over a roundtable meeting on July 23, 2009 in which the insurance and home repair/remodeling industries jointly explored how property insurance claims and resulting repair estimates are developed, and what can be done …
Jul 29, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Blog: Sink wants McCarty to clarify ‘this whole $4 billion issue’ CFO Alex Sink wants Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty to better explain his recent claims that 40 new …
Jul 29, 2009
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Catastrophe Subgroup (“Subgroup”) of the Casualty Actuarial and Statistical (C) Task Force (“Task Force”) held a conference call meeting on July 28, 2009 during which it reviewed draft documents designed to revise certain …
Jul 29, 2009
Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink announced the conviction of Robert McDonald, owner and operator of Gulfstream Roofing, Inc. in Delray Beach, on charges of workers’ compensation premium fraud today, July 29, 2009. His initial arrest in November 2008 came …