The South Florida SunSentinel published this article on March 5, 2010. The Florida Senate’s insurance committee narrowly struck down a proposal from Insurance Consumer Advocate Sean Shaw this week that would allow his office to participate in insurance rate hearings. …

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune published this article on March 5, 2010. By STEVE POCIASK Guest Columnist If an insurance company sold you a homeowners policy knowing that, if disaster was to strike, they probably couldn’t pay your claim, you would call …

The Miami Herald published this article on March 5, 2010. BY SCOTT HIAASEN The federal government has called American Pain a “pill mill.” But the Lake Worth pain clinic operated more like a factory, churning through 250 patients a day, …

The Miami Herald published this article on March 5, 2010. Florida CFO Alex Sink attempted to cast the state’s multibillion-dollar Medicaid fraud problem as a vulnerability for rival Bill McCollum, as both run for governor. BY MARY ELLEN KLAS AND …

The Florida Current published this article on March 5, 2010. Gary Fineout The amount of money that state lawmakers will have for road-building and other transportation projects is sinking a new forecast shows. State economists with the Office of Economic …

The Florida Current published this article on March 5, 2010 Bruce Ritchie The Senate Community Affairs Committee on Thursday passed SB 1742 but only after Sen. Mike Bennett offered an amendment to remove language dealing with last year’s controversial growth management …

In a press conference today, March 5, 2010, that was designed to draw attention to the prevalence of Personal Injury Protection (“PIP”) fraud in Florida, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink joined the Tampa Police Department and Allstate Insurance Company …

The FPCA Homeowners Division will be meeting via teleconference today, March 5, at 3:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code: 63016#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the February 26, 2010 meeting, are attached. …

The FPCA Automobile Division will be meeting via teleconference today, March 5, at 2:00 p.m.  The call-in number is 800.369.1285; conference code:  63015#. An agenda for the meeting, as well as minutes from the February 26, 2010 meeting, are attached. …

The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following press release today, March 4, 2010   Governor Crist Promotes Florida’s Talent Supply Chain, from Pre-Kindergarten through Higher Education ~ Applauds Early Learning Advisory Council and hosts higher education roundtable …