Citizens’ continued purchase of out-of-state reinsurance is the fiscally prudent thing for Florida, Consumer Action Network Director Bill Newtown writes in this Palm Beach Post editorial opinion. To view the...
When Citizens Property Insurance refused to pay the full appraised value of an electrical fire damage, a St. Pete homeowner filled a lawsuit seeking the full amount for repairs, WTSP-TV10 reports. To view the...
Governor Scott approves new congressional map Florida Governor Rick Scott signed off on new maps that will alter several congressional districts in the state, but it doesn’t appear the changes will end the legal tussle...
Florida’s top elections official said he is prepared to meet a noon deadline on August 15, 2014 to present a proposed special election schedule for the new congressional districts passed by the Florida Legislature this...
State Representative Steve Crisafulli (R-Merritt Island) is teaming up with Citizens Property Insurance to provide face-to face assistance for concerned policyholders at his local district office. Citizens’ staff will...
The hard-fought battle and long wait to give children lawyers in dependency court was cause for celebration at the Legal Needs of Children Committee meeting. The Legislature passed and Gov. Scott signed into law a $4.5...
Amid mounting assertions by United States (“US”) lawmakers and regulators that individual states should participate directly in the debate on international insurance regulatory standards and convergence,...
In an order issued yesterday, August 13, 2014, Miami Circuit Court Jorge E. Cueto concluded that Florida’s workers’ compensation law is facially unconstitutional, as long as it contains section 440.11, F.S....
Democratic candidates George Sheldon and Perry Thurston contend Republican Attorney General Pam Bondi is vulnerable in the November election because she has been a national lightning rod, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s...
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