Mar 13, 2009
Tampa Tribune–March 12, 2009 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is spending $100 million a year to pay claims from thousands of injured state workers, and the amount go could go higher. Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink said Thursday the state …
Mar 13, 2009
South Florida Business-Journal–March 13, 2009 by Paul BrinkmannKathleen Cabble/Tampa Bay Business Journal The University of Florida’s Rinker School of Building Construction is launching a preliminary study of problems caused by defective high-sulfur drywall in homes throughout Florida. The study will …
Mar 13, 2009
Florida’s Department of Health got the word on Thursday that Senate lawmakers in charge of the agency’s budget aren’t taking too kindly to stories that the agency is paying private physicians more than $400,000 a year to do work for …
Mar 13, 2009
Sen. Mike Fasano, who chairs the Senate Transportation and Economic Development Committee, told state agencies who already lost 4 percent of their budget during January’s special session that more cuts may be coming. Prior to convening in January to plug …
Mar 13, 2009
Above: Senator Don Gaetz’s bill to amend class-size caps passed House and Senate Education Committees this week. A constitutional amendment proposed during the 2009 Legislative Session by Senator Steve Wise (R-Jacksonville) and Senator Don Gaetz (R-Niceville) to modify a …
Mar 13, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Case raises questions about travel insurance licensing, liability Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink on Thursday asked three travel agencies, including one based in Lake Worth, to stop selling …
Mar 13, 2009
Insurance-Related Meetings for the Week of March 16-20 LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Tuesday, March 17 House Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee The House Insurance, Business & Financial Affairs Policy Committee will meet …
Mar 13, 2009
The Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Actuarial and Underwriting Committee (“Committee”) met via teleconference on Thursday, March 12, 2009. The meeting agenda and materials are accessible via hyperlink below. The Committee discussed Citizens’ new personal residential rate restructuring plan for …
Mar 13, 2009
REMINDER: Please be advised that the FPCA Homeowners Division will hold its weekly conference call today (March 13) at 2:00 p.m. The call-in number for today’s meeting is: 800.369.1285; conference code: 46367#. Minutes from the March 6, 2009 meeting, as …
Mar 12, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Property tax relief bills zip through committee Four different measures that would provide various forms of property tax relief zipped through a Florida House committee Wednesday. Florida …