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Florida State Senate president Jeff Atwater won the 2010 Cabinet position of Chief Financial Officer over Democrat Loranne Ausley. He hails from North Palm Beach and will be replacing Democrat Alex Sink, who ran for governor.
Florida State Senate president Jeff Atwater won the 2010 Cabinet position of Chief Financial Officer over Democrat Loranne Ausley. He hails from North Palm Beach and will be replacing Democrat Alex Sink, who ran for governor.
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Automated's cash goes to big-name players
Contributions given by businesses that share an address with Automated Health Care Solutions, with amounts and recipients:
ANCI-BILL LLC, Amount: $10,000, recipients Reps. Chris Dorworth, Richard Corcoran, others; Sens. Andy Gardiner, David Simmons, Jack...Tags: David Simmons, Joe Negron, Business, Nan H Rich, Bill McCollum
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It's hurricane season -- and it may cost you
TALLAHASSEE – If you place stock in surveys of voters who still have two years to change their minds, former Republican-turned-Indy Gov. Charlie Crist could beat current Gov. Rick Scott by a double-digit margin. One pollster declared this week...Tags: Hurricane Andrew (1992), Prices, Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
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Jeff Atwater: Prepare your homes for this hurricane season
Baseball and hurricane preparedness have a lot in common: you have to cover all your bases to succeed. As Floridians, we all need to be prepared for hurricane season. National Hurricane Preparedness Week ends Saturday, so this is a great time to ensure...Tags: Insurance, Consumers, Baseball, Financial and Business Services
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New Citizens insurance customers could face 56 percent rate increase
Broward County homeowners who sign up for windstorm insurance from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. next year could pay up to 56 percent more than a neighbor with an existing policy, if a cap is removed on rate increases for new customers. Some new...
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Citizens panel: Shrinking policyholder base requires higher insurance rates
News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE — Facing fallout from potentially significant rate increases, members of a Citizens Property Insurance Corp.committee said Thursday that they need to do a better job of working with lawmakers, news media and the public as they...Tags: Insurance, Justice System
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New Citizens insurance customers could face 54 percent rate increase
Palm Beach County homeowners who sign up for windstorm insurance from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. next year could pay up to 54 percent more than a neighbor with an existing policy, if a cap is removed on rate increases for new policies. Other new...Tags: Citizens Property Insurance Corp., Rick Scott, YouTube, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Music
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LeMieux struggles in Senate race against Mack — but won't give up
Republican U.S. Senate candidate George LeMieux insists that he's feeling the love on the campaign trail — despite public-opinion polls and campaign fund-raising that suggest otherwise.
Pushing his "conservative" message, particularly on federal...Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Charlie Sheen, Executive Branch, Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney
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Citizens board backs off immediate rate hikes
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelBy Michael Peltier, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will explore charging new customers potentially much higher rates but backed away from final approval Thursday following pushback from consumers,... -
Gov. Scott signs off on big changes to Florida auto insurance
Gov. Rick Scott on Friday signed into law massive changes to the state's auto-insurance laws that he and lawmakers say will stamp out fraud and reduce the cost to motorists of no-fault insurance, which pays medical expenses in an accident regardless of...Tags: Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Transportation Accidents, Executive Branch, Bones and Joints
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Both fraudsters and lawmakers make you pay
If you live in Florida long enough, you know that certain words mean trouble's brewing.
Like "Category 5."
Well, here's another: "Reform."
Any time a Tallahassee politician says it, you're also in harm's way.
Especially when it comes to insurance....Tags: Insurance, Companies and Corporations, Lawyers, Hospitals and Clinics, Health Insurance Cost
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PIP bill picks up a McCollum-inspired amendment?
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The effort to reform Florida's no-fault auto-insurance law picked up an amendment in the House Friday that would prohibit the fraud-fighting “strike force” housed within Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater's office from... -
Senate passes PIP
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate agreed to a House compromise on personal injury protection reform Friday night with a 22-17 vote. The move to reform the no fault auto insurance, which pays for the first $10,000 in medical care stemming from an...
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