Mar 20, 2008
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: State targets insurer over travel-related rejections The state said Wednesday it will seek to revoke or suspend the license of a life insurance company it accuses of denying or limiting …
Mar 20, 2008
Florida House Insurance Committee (“Committee”) Chairman Don Brown (R-Defuniak Springs) confirmed today, March 20, 2008, that his Committee will hold a five-hour hearing on Monday, March 24, 2008 to question a representative from the Office of Insurance Regulation regarding the …
Mar 20, 2008
Following last week’s announcement of comprehensive legislation to address the nation’s housing crisis, U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts) presented a slate of new policy options to help stabilize the housing market and address the current economic …
Mar 20, 2008
U.S. Representative Ron Klein (D-FL) will provide a legislative update on the status of his national catastrophe insurance bill on Thursday, March 20, 2008 in Tallahassee. Klein’s legislation, the Homeowners’ Defense Act of 2007, passed the House of Representatives on …
Mar 20, 2008
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICESOIR – Insurance RegulationThe Financial Services Commission, Office of Insurance Regulation announces a hearing to which all persons are invited.DATE AND TIME: March 20, 2008, 9:30 a.m.PLACE: 116 Larson Building, 200 East Gaines …
Mar 19, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 19, 2008 Joe Kollin CONDOS/HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATIONS Twenty-nine months after Hurricane Wilma, residents of some devastated condo communities are finally seeing some progress, while others continue to struggle. Steve Weiss, his wife and four children have been living …
Mar 19, 2008
South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 19, 2008By Stephanie Horvath Wellington What a difference an election makes. Just three weeks ago, mayoral candidate Darell Bowen said during a candidate forum that he supported giving residents back the $115 hurricane cleanup charge they paid …
Mar 19, 2008
The Tampa Tribune–Mar. 19, 2008By JOHN W. ALLMAN TAMPA – A new $1.06 million My Safe Florida Home advertising campaign tells homeowners statewide that applying for a free hurricane wind inspection could save them money. It’s what the television and …
Mar 19, 2008
Florida House budget chief: Spend only what we can afford Rep. Ray Sansom Special To The Sentinel South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Mar. 19, 2008 At first blush, spending budget reserves in order to maintain a balanced budget next year seems like a …
Mar 19, 2008
My Safe Florida Home doesn’t track results; lawmaker wants to change that By JOHN W. ALLMAN THE TAMPA TRIBUNE–Mar. 19 TAMPA — A new $1.06-million My Safe Florida Home advertising campaign tells homeowners statewide that applying for a free hurricane …