Category: Archive – Seminars

Regulator who was overruled fires whistle-blower suit

Aug 8, 2008

St. Petersburg Times–August 7, 2008 TALLAHASSEE — For the second time in a month, Holly Benson, a former state lawmaker and key member of Gov. Charlie Crist’s administration, faces accusations of political maneuvering in agencies she oversees. A whistle-blower lawsuit …

Allstate to fill gap with 200 new jobs

Aug 8, 2008

Jacksonville Business Journal–August 8, 2008 by Rachel Witkowski Staff Writer JACKSONVILLE — The Allstate Credit Division is creating about 200 new jobs in the area through 2011 by expanding its specialty products. The Jacksonville-based credit division primarily underwrites gap insurance …

Opponents call Amendment 5 ‘grossly misleading’

Aug 8, 2008

Treasure Coast Palm–August 7, 2008 By Alex Leary / St. Petersburg Times A broad coalition fighting Amendment 5 argued in court papers today that the proposal should be removed from the ballot because the summary is “grossly misleading” and does …

Stormier Days May Lie Ahead

Aug 6, 2008

Hurricane season’s early activity has 2 forecasters upping their predictions By Anna Scott Herald Tribune–August 6, 2008 Florida has so far been spared from being hit in an active early hurricane season. But as the season peaks over the next …

State denies insurer Farm Bureau’s proposed rate hike

Aug 6, 2008

Treasure Coast Palm–August 5, 2008 By Nadia Vanderhoof The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Tuesday denied a June 20 rate hike request by Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Co.’s subsidiaries Farm Bureau General and Farm Bureau Casualty. Farm Bureau was …