TEST: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners: Friday, September 5

Sep 5, 2008

To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Rejects State Farm Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty today announced that the Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has rejected State Farm Florida’s (State Farm) petition …

OIR Rejects State Farm Request for Hearing on Rate Filing

Sep 5, 2008

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) has issued the press release below today, September 5, 2008, detailing its rejection of State Farm Florida’s petition for a formal hearing on the OIR’s August 25 Notice of Intent to disapprove the insurer’s 47.1 …

No ruling on insurer’s bid to block inquiry information

Sep 4, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–September 3, 2008 By Times Staff Writer The Connecticut Supreme Court has declined to rule on a Florida company’s efforts to block Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal from disclosing information he obtained while investigating the insurance industry. The …

Agriculture disaster status sought for 36 Florida counties

Sep 4, 2008

Palm Beach Post–September 03, 2008 Palm Beach Post Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — A disaster declaration from the U.S. Department of Agriculture is being sought for 36 Florida counties that suffered crop damage from Tropical Storm Fay Aug. 19., Florida Agriculture …

FEMA brings hope to the flood-weary

Sep 4, 2008

Agents patrol neighborhoods to offer information on emergency assistance By Julian PecquetDEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER Tallahassee Democrat–September 4, 2008 Federal and state officials were in Leon County on Wednesday to spread the word about the financial assistance that’s available from the …