Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Dec 18, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â New head of raided investment pool readies response to county ultimatum Less than a week into his new job as interim executive director of the State Board of Administration, retired …
Dec 18, 2007
Governor Charlie Crist issued the following economic development announcement this morning regarding the establishment of the Max Planck Institute of Bio-Imaging in Jupiter, Florida. Should you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to contact this office. Â …
Dec 17, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story:  SBA Reports Local Government Investment Pool’s First Net-Positive Deposit Day Since Reopening Increase in fund’s ending balance reflects improving confidence of local governments State Board of Administration (SBA) Interim Executive …
Dec 17, 2007
Attached for your review are insurance-related financial briefings from Thomas L. Burt, CFP® ChFC® CLU®, a Wealth Advisor with Morgan Stanley. Briefing topics include: The sub-prime mortgage market Reinsurance Credit Industry overview  Should you have any questions or comments, please …
Dec 14, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Senators question how $151M hurricane plan went wrong Florida’s golden reputation for its sure-handed hurricane response in 2004 may be tarnished a bit. Â Lawmakers angry that emergency preparedness money …
Dec 13, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story:  House Passes Alternative Terror Bill As Expiration Looms WASHINGTON—House Democrats, in a move characterized by a Republican member as “futile,†passed and sent to the Senate a new bill to …
Dec 12, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Crist: State won’t bail out fund Florida’s former comptroller, Bob Milligan, was named Tuesday interim chief of the board that invests state funds. Despite pleas from cities, counties and school …
Dec 7, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Citizens will take $140 million from troubled state fund As soon as the state reopened its beleaguered Local Government Investment Pool on Thursday, the Florida school boards, towns and counties …
Dec 6, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â State reopens investment pool to governments; withdrawals ‘heavy’ Local governments made ‘heavy’ withdrawals from Florida’s state-run investment pool when it reopened Thursday, a week after it was frozen amid a …
Dec 5, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â OIR orders companies to stop selling insurance The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued an order requiring four unlicensed companies stop selling health insurance in Florida. Â Troubled state investment …