After holding the first of several anticipated meetings on July 30, 2009 regarding property insurance legislative reform, Florida House of Representatives and Senate staff have assembled a comprehensive outline of issues that...
Under the provisions of HB 1495, the Florida property insurance package that was signed into law on May 27 2009, the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability (“OPPAGA”) must submit a...
With the issuance of an Executive Order today, August 5, 2009, Florida Governor Charlie Crist set a special primary election date of September 15, followed by a special general election on October 6, 2009 to fill the Senate...
The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (“Commission”) has requested comments from interested parties on Florida’s current insurance premium wind mitigation credit system. On...
More than 100 Broward educators who lost their jobs in June were officially rehired into different teaching positions Tuesday at a Broward School Board meeting. Board members voted to lay off 394 teachers at the end of June...
The Miami-Dade School Board has two important contracts to consider Wednesday, but the way the process has been handled in one case and the laser-speed in the other raise questions. In one case, the board is looking for an...
The Miami-Dade School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved the first draft of the school system’s $4.8 billion budget — a plan that would prevent layoffs and bolster the district’s rainy-day fund. The 9-0...
Fraud Focus is a publication of the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud, a national organization serving as an insurance anti-fraud catalyst among consumers, insurers, legislators, regulators and others. ...
With little discussion and much resignation, Broward School Board members signed off Thursday night on the first draft of the district’s much diminished budget. ”We are hurting our children,” Chairwoman...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Broward School Board votes to rehire teachers More than 100 Broward educators who lost their jobs in June were officially rehired into different teaching positions...