Category: Florida News
Jul 11, 2011
The following article was posted to MySuncoast.com website on July 11, 2011: Home Insurance Premiums Skyrocketing By Linda Carson In these days when people feel they’ve cut their spending and tightened their belts to the limit, here comes another financial …
Jul 11, 2011
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on July 11, 2011: Title Insurer Pays $4.5 million to Settle Kickback Allegations By Alan Zibel Title insurance firm Fidelity National Financial Inc. will pay $4.5 million to settle allegations …
Jul 11, 2011
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Jul 9, 2011
The following article was published in the Orlando Sentinel on July 9, 2011: State work force agencies gave board members contracts worth millions By Jim Stratton Florida’s 24 regional work-force boards pride themselves on helping unemployed Floridians get back on …
Jul 9, 2011
The following article was published in the Wall Street Journal on July 9, 2011: Insurers, investors fight over death benefits by Leslie Scism After Esther Adler died in 2009, the insurer that was on the hook to pay a $5 …
Jul 8, 2011
On June 30, 2011, the Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation issued Informational Bulletin DFS-02-2011, to advise insurers, self-insurers and other related stakeholders that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater has released “Order Setting Assessment Rate for the Workers’ Compensation …
Jul 8, 2011
The following news release was issued by the School Board of Broward County on July 8. 2011: Above, Alvin Davis, Florida Teacher of the Year 2012 Alvin Davis Named Florida Teacher of the Year 2012 Following an evening …
Jul 8, 2011
Following is a listing of insurance-related Florida regulatory events for the week of July 11-15, 2011: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE REGULATORY EVENTS Tuesday, July …
Jul 8, 2011
The following article was published in The Insurance Journal on July 8, 2011: Florida tweaks its workers compensation law By Michael Adams A variety of changes to Florida’s workers’ compensation law went into effect July 1. Gov. Rick Scott signed …
Jul 8, 2011
The following article was published in Property Casualty 360º on July 8, 2011: Proposed Drywall Settlement Unfair to Victims, Say Attorneys By Chad Hemenway A proposed $55 million class-action settlement between a building supplier and hundreds of Florida homeowners …