May 7, 2009
Sarasota Herald Tribune–Wednesday, May 6, 2009 Passage of SB 360 was the ultimate 11th-hour surprise. THE IMPACT ON FLORIDA’S ROADS … CURRENT LAW: In Florida, growth laws have required developers to expand or add roads to accommodate the extra traffic …
May 7, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Chief Financial Officer Split on Insurance Rates Alex Sink backs raising rates for Citizens but is unsure of eliminating rate caps. Florida’s elected Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink supports …
May 7, 2009
Florida Governor Charlie Crist and the Cabinet (“Cabinet”) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 13, starting at 9:00 a.m. in the Cabinet Meeting Room, Lower Level, The Capitol, Tallahassee. The complete Cabinet agenda, which may be viewed by clicking …
May 7, 2009
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (“NAIC”) Regulatory Framework (B) Task Force (“Task Force”), a subcommittee of the NAIC Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee, met via teleconference on May 7, 2009. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss …
May 7, 2009
On Thursday, May 7, 2009, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Board of Governors (“Board”) held a special meeting to discuss whether to purchase approximately $173 million in Temporary Increase in Coverage Limits (“TICL”) coverage from the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund …
May 7, 2009
Passed unanimously by the Florida Legislature on May 1, 2009 and pending signature by Florida Governor Charlie Crist, CS/HB 853 is considered the “legislative fix” to judicial decisions in two recent court cases that had changed the landscape of Florida …
May 7, 2009
The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America has distributed a comprehensive bulletin regarding Florida House Bill 853, which was passed by the Florida Legislature on May 1, 2009 to clarify the State’s regulation of its surplus lines insurance business. Specifically, …
May 6, 2009
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Bill would eliminate insurers’ rate caps Supporters say it would help revive the property insurance market. The largest property insurance companies in Florida would be able to charge whatever …
May 6, 2009
May 5, 2009
By KATHLEEN HAUGHNEY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, May 5, 2009….. A legislative session that public school teachers had feared might leave schools scarred by layoffs and program cuts didn’t turn out quite so bad, education advocates …