United States Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA) has filed a strike-all amendment to House Resolution 2609, which is also known as the “Federal Insurance Office Act of 2009.” The amendment will be considered...
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has scheduled a Rule Development Workshop on October 21 at 9:30 a.m. for proposed Rule 69O-137.002, Annual Audited Financial Reports, which would implement Sarbanes-Oxley-type...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Palm Beach County Commissioner suggests raising sales tax to offset property taxes Although he voted Tuesday for a 14.9 percent increase in Palm Beach...
The Florida Senate Committee on Education Pre-K – 12 (“Committee”) released two Interim Project Reports today, October 15, 2009: One report reviewed literacy intervention best practices and another...
On Wednesday, October 14, 2009, Florida Deputy Insurance Commissioner Mary Beth Senkewicz testified at a joint hearing of the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on...
Both reports were prepared by the Education Pre-K – 12 Committee. One report is entitled: Review of the Department of Education and School District Practices for Reading Intervention in Middle and High Schools Where a...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Counties endure decline in tax revenue They may not ‘drop like a rock,’ as Gov. Charlie Crist promised, but local property taxes are projected to...
The Florida Title Insurance Study Advisory Council (“Council”) met for the fifth time on October 12, 2009, during which it heard testimony from title insurance industry experts. The following is a brief...
As directed by the Florida Legislature, the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (“OPPAGA”) has conducted and published a report that examines tax credit programs in other...
REMINDER: Should you wish to join fellow Florida Property Casualty Association members at an October 15, 2009 meeting with Florida Senate Special Counsel Richard Herring regarding homeowners’ insurance issues,...