Apr 28, 2008
The Senate will hold Session on the following dates and times in the Senate Chambers, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida: Monday, April 28 from 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 29 from 9:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 30 from 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. …
Apr 25, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–April 24, 2008By Alex Leary, Times Staff Writer TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters will decide in November whether to cut property taxes by about 25 percent through a dramatic shift in the way schools are funded. But the plan …
Apr 25, 2008
Herald Tribune–April 25, 2008 Auto insurance rates in Florida have climbed nearly 50 percent faster than the national average, according to a new study. The Consumer Federation of America says auto coverage in Florida jumped 74.3 percent from 1989 to …
Apr 25, 2008
Palm Beach Post–April 24, 2008 By MICHAEL C. BENDERPalm Beach Post Capital Bureau TALLAHASSEE — The State Board of Administration did not have the proper federal credentials to purchase nearly one of every three securities analyzed in an audit obtained …
Apr 25, 2008
‘F’-rated homeowners insurance program continues slide as lawmakers freeze rates again By TCPalm Staff Treasure Coast Palm–April 24, 2008 If Floridians haven’t been crippled enough by the effects of the subprime mortgage fiasco, overbuilding and the rest of the nation’s …
Apr 25, 2008
St. Petersburg Times–April 24, 2008 By Tom Zucco and Jennifer Liberto, Times Staff Writers TALLAHASSEE — Hammered by the courts and threatened with a crackdown by Florida’s insurance commissioner, Allstate Corp. quietly offered the state millions to let the company …
Apr 25, 2008
Insurance-Related Bill Activity for April 25: Day 53 of the 2008 Florida Regular Legislative Session  House Bill 7021 Relating to the General Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”): Creates Division of the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“Division”) within State Board of Administration (“SBA”); transfers …
Apr 25, 2008
On Wednesday, April 23, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals returned to the Florida Supreme Court a case challenging the United States and Florida constitutionality of a strict gift ban passed by the Florida Legislature in 2005 that also …
Apr 25, 2008
Legislative Meetings The 2008 Florida Regular Legislative Session is scheduled to conclude on Friday, March 2. The Senate will hold Session on the following dates and times in the Senate Chambers, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida: Monday, April 28 from 3:00 …
Apr 25, 2008
The Florida Self-Insurers Guaranty Association (“FSIGAâ€) held a Board of Directors (“Boardâ€) meeting on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 to discuss litigation matters. The meeting, which had a quorum of Board members in attendance, was called to order by Executive Director …