Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Thursday, May 24
May 24, 2012
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
9:00 a.m.– Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Investment Committee meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here. To view the agenda, click here.
1:00 p.m.–Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Information Systems Advisory Committee meeting. Teleconference: (866) 361-7525; participant code: 4869641229#. To view the meeting notice, click here.
Florida Outperforms as Hurricane Forecast Improves: Municipal Credit
With the Atlantic hurricane season days away, bonds of Florida’s largest real-estate insurer are rallying the most in nine months as forecasters assess a below- average chance the state will be hit by a major storm.
Official: Hurricane could affect Tampa convention
The Republican National Convention scheduled in Tampa for late August would be among the casualties if the area is threatened then by a hurricane, Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll said Wednesday.
Sinkhole forum stirs debate over coverage
A panel discussion on sinkholes held last week focused first on the role of Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Sinkhole company partners are mired in civil dispute
If nothing else, the brains behind a fledgling sinkhole repair business knew how to get noticed.
Owners of Pasco County homes on landfill worry about insurance
A home buyer was turned down for homeowner’s Insurance in Suncoast Meadows because the house is near a former landfill.
The coming storm in flood insurance
The name Alberto probably doesn’t mean much to someone living in Florida, but it’s a name worth knowing.
Invasion of the Giant African Snail: Florida’s Latest Slimy Bane
The giant African snail is again invading South Florida and possibly spreading north, devouring numerous crops such as banana, potato, onion and cabbage, and also eating stucco plaster and concrete.
Florida projects $1.1 billion cushion in general fund
During this year’s legislative session, Florida lawmakers hit their target of leaving $1 billion in the state’s general fund on top of the state’s spending, and line-item vetoes by Governor Rick Scott provided some extra padding.
Senator Jim Norman of Tampa got another challenger Wednesday as state Representative John Legg announced he is switching Senate districts.
Former radio host, insurance agent and longtime St. Lucie resident vying for District 84 seat
An insurance agent and former radio host for a show devoted to good news is vying for a newly drawn House seat looks to shake up state politics by reaching across the aisle to tackle local economic development and home insurance issues plaguing residents.
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Florida House panel seeks input on what regulations to repeal
A state House panel wants your input on burdensome regulations; Lee County could vote on slot machines; and a death sentence is overturned.
Interstate 4 expansion in jeopardy because no-toll rule still stands
State plans to widen Interstate 4 by charging tolls to pay for new lanes could be in jeopardy because U.S. Representative John Mica on Wednesday conceded he has not yet sold the idea to Congress.
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Editorial: Discriminatory Texas coastal insurance hikes need to stop
We would never be cavalier about this coastal region’s risk of hurricanes.
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