Category: Florida News
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Insurance Journal on July 15, 2011: Florida seeks insurance broker for $1.3 billion SunRail project By Michael Adams After surviving three governors and numerous legislative sessions, Florida’s SunRail commuter rail project that will …
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in the Fort Myers News-Press on July 15, 2011: Citizens Insurance better prepared in case of hurricane after closing $900 million deal Citizens Property Insurance Corp. said Friday it closed on $900 million in pre-event …
Jul 15, 2011
The following article was published in the South Florida Sun Sentinel on July 15, 2011: State seldom cracks down on insurance companies and their adjusters By Julie Patel When Floridians complain that an insurance company’s claims adjuster is mishandling, lowballing …
Jul 14, 2011
On Wednesday, July 13, 2011, the Florida Department of Financial Services Division of Workers’ Compensation (“Division”) held a Rule Hearing on proposed Rule 69L-7.020, entitled “Florida Workers’ Compensation Health Care Provider Reimbursement Manual” and Proposed Rule 69L-7.100, entitled “Florida …
Jul 14, 2011
The following article was posted to the WPTV website on July 14, 2011: Scott meets with Homeland Security By Whitney Ray Governor Rick Scott met with members of the Department of Homeland Security in Tallahassee Wednesday. Reporters were kept out …
Jul 14, 2011
The following article was published in the Sunshine News on July 14, 2011: Foreclosures down in Florida, but court funding threatened By Gray Rohrer First, the good news: Florida foreclosures are down 60 percent for the first half of 2011, …
Jul 14, 2011
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on July 14, 2011: Letters: Get the facts on homeowners’ insurance changes The June 27 article “Uptick in homeowners insurance ‘only the beginning’ for soaring rates” contained misleading statements and …
Jul 14, 2011
The following article was published in the St. Petersburg Times on July 14, 2011: Scott likes the idea of selling Citizens By the Associated Press Governor Rick Scott quickly embraced a suggestion by the board chairman of state-backed Citizens Property …
Jul 14, 2011
The following article was published in the Florida Current on July 14, 2011: State-backed Citizens should be privatized By Gary Fineout Frustrated by the inability to win changes from state lawmakers, the chairman of the state-created Citizens Property Insurance Corp. …
Jul 14, 2011
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