TALLAHASSEE | The arms race continues between Rick Scott and Charlie Crist. Crist, trying to win back the governor’s mansion as a Democrat after a mid-life political conversion, raised more than $2 million in cash in May for his campaign and a closely aligned political committee, newly filed records show.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Highly rated HVAC specialists tell Angie’s List the majority of their emergency repair calls can be traced back to poor maintenance. You don’t want to be stuck without air conditioning in this Florida heat. A typical tune up on your air conditioner is going to cost around $70
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. will provide coverage for 35,000 policyholders of insolvent Florida homeowners insurer Sunshine State Property & Casualty Insurance Co. The deal needs the approval of a Florida court. Heritage said 10 companies submitted bids to acquire Sunshine State’s policies. The Florida Department of Financial
The rosy picture laid out recently about the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund’s status isn’t quite so rosy once you look at the facts and consider the financial damage a storm would do to our state given our reliance on government mechanisms and public debt rather than private capital. The managers of
Florida Medicaid officials have decided to give an extra payment to managed-care plans to cover the unexpected cost of a new treatment for a common viral illness, Hepatitis C. Credit Courtesy of Gilead Sciences Inc. The Agency for Health Care Administration intends to make a “kick payment” to plans to
The clock is ticking for First Coast politicians as John Thrasher continues his efforts to become the next president of Florida State University. While FSU has opened the search to other candidates, Thrasher remains a top contender for the position. But Thrasher can be excused if he keeps an eye
Florida’s Department of Financial Services on Friday asked a judge to allow a takeover of the troubled Physicians United Medicare Advantage HMO. The DFS filed a petition in Leon County Circuit Court to place the Orlando-based plan into receivership because it is insolvent. The company’s May financial statement reported assets
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has approved the removal of up to 15,000 multi-peril personal residential policies from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company. This is part of the state’s ongoing effort to reduce the number of policies in state-backed
With names like Charley, Wilma or Katrina, hurricanes are Southwest Florida’s most unwanted houseguests. But it’s been awhile since we’ve had the nonpleasure of their company and reports of their mayhem: widespread flooding, trees crashing into roofs, blowing doors out of houses and turning pool cages into something that vaguely
A state circuit court judge has ruled that a Jacksonville property and casualty insurer is insolvent. The Florida Department of Financial Services was appointed as the receiver for the company, Sunshine State Insurance Co., in the June 3 order signed by Leon County Circuit Court Judge Kevin Carroll. As receiver,