On August 28, 2007, this office attended a meeting of the Florida Cabinet in Tallahassee, Florida.  The Cabinet members include Governor Charlie Crist, Chief Financial Office Alex Sink, Attorney General Bill McCollum, and Agriculture Commissioner Charles Bronson.  There was one …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Council Members Want Unions To Fight Superexemption TAMPA – Some city council members want to put some muscle behind defeating January’s referendum on a homestead superexemption.   DMS chief pans …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   Nationwide dropping 39,000 homeowner policies in Fla. MIAMI – Nationwide Insurance said Tuesday it will reduce its catastrophe exposure in Florida by dropping more than 40,000 homeowner and commercial property …

Our firm has been advised by the Florida Department of Financial Services (“Department”) that a number of insurers are not in compliance with Rules 69D-2.001-005 with regard to their obligation to file Special Investigative Unit (“SIU”) description filings or anti-fraud …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   South’s governors echo Florida insurance woes They say insurers are forcing states to step in with property coverage. BILOXI, Miss. – Governors of other coastal states are starting to sound …

The Florida House of Representatives’ final updated version of the August 27-31 Interim Calendar can be viewed by clicking here. The House Legislative Budget Commission agenda can be viewed by clicking here. The House Environment and Natural Resources Council agenda …

Rate Hearing on Workers’ Comp Filing Scheduled for October On August 24, 2007, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation issued the following information regarding the latest rate filing for workers’ compensation insurance rates due to become effective in 2008. The …

Subsequent to issuing an initial legal opinion regarding motor vehicle property liability insurance requirements after the prospective October 1, 2007 sunset of Florida’s No-Fault/PIP statutes, the General Counsel for the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (“DHSMV”) has …

On Thursday, August 23, 2007, this office attended a meeting on title insurance rates in Tallahassee, Florida.  A copy of the meeting notice can be viewed by clicking here. Steve Parton, General Counsel for the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation …

Click on a headline to read the complete story:   State budget negotiations to begin this week Legislative committees to talk before special session  TALLAHASSEE — The budget ax starts swinging this week when lawmakers return to Tallahassee for committee …