State releases findings of drywall investigation

Mar 23, 2009

South Florida Business Journal–March 23, 2009 by Paul Brinkmann Chinese drywall samples give off sulfur gases and odor when exposed to extreme heat and moisture, according to a 60-page preliminary report released Monday by the Florida Department of Health. The …

Sinkhole scheme leads to jail time

Mar 23, 2009

St. Petersburg Times–March 19, 2009 By John Frank, Times Staff Writer BROOKSVILLE – A Tampa insurance adjuster convicted by a jury in February for solicitation to commit insurance fraud and forging a check related to a sinkhole claim received 120 …

Insurance-Related Legislative Committee Meetings: Week of March 23-27

Mar 23, 2009

  Insurance-Related Legislative Committee Meetings:  Week of March 23-27     Tuesday, March 24   Florida House of Representatives Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee The Florida House of Representatives Insurance, Business and Financial Affairs Policy Committee will meet …

FPCA: SCHIP Mandatory Liability Insurer Reporting Update–March 23

Mar 23, 2009

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) posted an “Alert” update to the March 16, 2009-issued Section 111 of the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (“SCHIP”) V1.0 User Guide Supplemental on Liability Insurance (including Self-Insurance), No-Fault …

Board of Employee Leasing Companies Meeting Report: March 18

Mar 20, 2009

On Wednesday, March 18, 2009, the Board of Employee Leasing Companies (“Board”) met to consider employee leasing company applications, change of ownership applications and controlling person relinquishments. The following employee leasing company and controlling persons applications were granted continuances and …