Florida Insurance Calendar: September 26 – 30

Sep 23, 2011

  Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida legislative and regulatory events for the week of September 26-30, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”).  Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type.   FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS   There …

Court lifts stay on state worker HMO contracts

Sep 23, 2011

The following article was published in The Florida Current on September 23, 2011: Court lifts stay on state worker HMO contracts By Gray Rohrer Florida’s 1st District Court of Appeal has lifted the stay on health maintenance organization (HMO) contracts …

Hernando homeowners share blame for Citizens sinkhole mess

Sep 23, 2011

The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on September 23, 2011: Hernando Homeowners Share Blame for Citizens Sinkhole Mess    By Dan DeWitt   Blame Citizens Property Insurance Corp. The state-run insurershould have known struggling homeowners would rebel …

USI Insurance Acquires Florida’s de la Parte Agency

Sep 23, 2011

The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on September 23, 2011: USI acquires Florida’s de la Parte Agency Insurance broker USI Insurance Services has acquired de la Parte & Associates, a Tampa, Florida, employee benefits and insurance consulting …