Mar 17, 2009
Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Holly Benson said Tuesday during a meeting on federal stimulus implementation that it’s not clear if the agency needs legislative approval to spend more than $800 million that the state is getting as a …
Mar 17, 2009
THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, MARCH 17, 2009 — Local governments would be held to a higher standard when property owners challenge impact fees under a measure that unanimously passed a House committee on Tuesday. Saying the current system is vulnerable …
Mar 17, 2009
Palm Beach Post–March 16, 2009 By JEFF OSTROWSKI Palm Beach Post Staff Writer LAKE WORTH – Walter Baker is reeling from sticker shock: The insured value of his Lake Worth home has nearly tripled to $300,000, a jump that increased …
Mar 17, 2009
South Florida Business Journal–March 17, 2009 The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has been awarded $900,000 under the federal stimulus plan to conduct wildfire prevention efforts. The money, which is being provided by the U.S. Forest Service, will …
Mar 17, 2009
Insurance Journal–March 17, 2009 National program insurance manager Allied American Underwriters-AAU, headquartered in Tampa, Fla. has introduced a new national personal lines division. The new programs specialize in writing personal clients on both an admitted and non-admitted basis. According to …
Mar 17, 2009
The goal is to cut claims by reducing the number of victims By Tia Mitchell Florida Times-Union–March 17, 2009 Summer showers are cause for concern for families living along Wills Branch on Jacksonville’s Westside. They know it’s just a matter …
Mar 17, 2009
March 17, 2009 The Honorable Nancy PelosiSpeaker of the U.S. House of RepresentativesWashington, DC 20515 Dear Madame Speaker: I know that there is considerable outrage in the House of Representatives, as there is throughout the country, about the bonuses awarded …
Mar 17, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Two new property tax cuts in the offing Property tax cut proposals could help business owners and others while draining money from local governments. Business owners, snowbirds and …
Mar 17, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: NAIC To Revisit Credit Scoring; Florida Insurance Commissioner: ‘No End Game But Information Gathering’ The National Association of Insurance Commissioners Executive Committee has voted to revisit the controversial …
Mar 17, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) has posted the following Group Health Plan (“GHP”) and Liability Insurance (including Self-Insurance), No-Fault Insurance and Workers’ Compensation (“Liability Insurance”) updates related to Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension …