Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee

Feb 19, 2008

The Florida Senate Banking and Insurance Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 from 1:45-4:15 p.m. in room 412 of the Knott Building, Tallahassee, Florida. The following bills are to be discussed: SB 7042 Relating to Open …

Trampoline use puts property insurers on edge

Feb 18, 2008

Having one out back may be a spring- board to a canceled homeowners policy.Orlando Sentinel–February 16, 2008Anika Myers PalmSentinel staff writer Families may buy a backyard trampoline for exercise and amusement, but it can quickly bring trouble when it comes …

Galvano bill takes aim at insurers

Feb 18, 2008

Bradenton Herald–Sun, Feb. 17, 2008By DONNA WRIGHTdwright@bradenton.com Doreen Degirolamo’s main job is filing insurance claims for doctors, but she says she spends most of her time fighting insurance companies instead. Appealing insurance companies’ decisions to deny claims or to demand …

State Farm dumps 50,000 statewide

Feb 18, 2008

Herald Tribune–Monday, Feb. 18, 2008 By John Hielscher Longtime State Farm customer John Spencer is not wanted any more. He is getting dumped, one of 50,000 coastal Florida homeowners whose hurricane coverage will not be renewed by State Farm this …

Allstate again asked to turn over documents

Feb 18, 2008

Miami Herald–Sat, Feb. 16, 2008BY BEATRICE E. GARCIA Two state senators from South Florida have sent Allstate Floridian a lengthy list of documents they would like to review to see if the company fully complied with — or circumvented — …

ALEX SINK: We can reduce Floridians’ insurance risks

Feb 18, 2008

Miami Herald–Mon, Feb. 18, 2008 Right now, every Florida homeowner, automobile owner and business owner is liable for ”hidden taxes” in the form of assessments from Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe (CAT) Fund. The risk we face results from an attempt by …

S.C. Governor Sanford to Sign Small Business Healthcare Bill

Feb 18, 2008

South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford will sign S588 on February 19, 2008. This bill will give small businesses greater ability to provide health insurance for their employees by banding together into healthcare cooperatives. The complete press release from Governor Sanford’s …

Erin Siska: The RAVE Act

Feb 18, 2008

Colodny Fassand Abate associate Erin T. Siska wrote an article entitiled “The RAVE Act: A Specious Solution to the Serious Problem of Increased Ecstasy Distribution: Is it Unconstitutionally Overboard?” published in the Winter, 2006 edition of the Hastings Communications and …