Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty on Friday denied State Farm's request for a hearing about its proposed 47 percent statewide average rate increase.
Tropical Storm Fay, which seemed to wander the state as it soaked countless communities, has left behind more than 31,000 insurance claims from individuals striving to rebuild as yet another storm, Ike, bears down on South Florida.
As Hurricane Ike barrels toward South Florida, Americans can be sure they won't have to endure another catastrophic failure of a hurricane protection system. That's because South Florida doesn't have a hurricane protection system.
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty approved the merger of AmCOMP with Employers Holdings Inc. and required AmCOMP to repay $8.4 million in excessive profits to its Florida policyholders.
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation rejected State Farm Florida's petition for a formal hearing on after the state disapproved the company's 47.1 percent proposed statewide average increase.
The Burnham Institute for Medical Research will receive a nearly $98 million government grant during the next six years for a program that aids in drug discovery and other medical therapies. About $40 million of the National Institutes of Health grant will be used at Burnham's future campus at Lake Nona, officials said. Burnham is one of nine centers nationwide that will be part of the ...
The recent respite from sky-high fuel prices means Florida Power & Light Co. customers won't see their bills jump as much as expected in January - but they're still likely to go up.
