Aug 8, 2011
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Aug 8, 2011
The following article was published by Bloomberg.com on August 8, 2011: A scientists from a federal research lab in Florida is one of two inventors issued a patent on a new hurricane-intensity scale. Patent 7,970,543, issued by the U.S. Patent …
Aug 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Miami Herald on August 7, 2011: Task force to seek reform of ALF industry By Carol Marbin Miller, Michael Sallah, and Rob Barry Calling Florida’s lax oversight of assisted living facilities “deadly,” one …
Aug 7, 2011
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on August 7, 2011: Sinkhole issue spotlights state’s broken insurance system In Florida we have a provision in all regular homeowner policies that covers catastrophic ground collapse — when a …
Aug 7, 2011
The following article was published in the Tampa Tribune on August 7, 2011: Piling on Homeowners By TBO.com It doesn’t take a CPA to recognize that Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is in a big hole when it comes to providing …
Aug 6, 2011
The following article was published in the Florida Independent on August 6, 2011: HCA warns investors about the cost of Medicaid cuts By Travis Pillow Hospital corporation HCA warned investors in a Friday filing that reductions in Florida’s Medicaid program …
Aug 6, 2011
The following article was published in the Florida Times-Union on August 6, 2011: Legislators trying, but no Florida law yet for texting while driving By Adam Kealoha Causey Florida hasn’t joined the 34 states that ban texting while driving, but …
Aug 5, 2011
The following article was published in the Florida Current on August 5, 2011: Scott wants to put road-building in the fast lane By Gary Fineout Gov. Rick Scott is backing a major transportation plan that calls for speeding up road …
Aug 5, 2011
The Florida Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Division of Agent and Agency Services has scheduled a September 7, 2011 hearing on Proposed Rule 69B-221.010, entitled “Temporary Orders of Suspension of Bail Bond Agents.” Under Section 648.45, Florida Statutes, the …
Aug 5, 2011
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of August 8-12, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, August …