USAA's topsy-turvy growth in Tampa is taking another turn. The financial services company plans on adding 200 people to the ranks of 1,772 workers in Tampa, adding a banking and investment operation to the company's insurance work. ...more

October 20, 2009

Rising losses on commercial real estate loans will continue to hurt U.S. banks in coming months and pose the biggest challenge for many financial institutions and overseers, regulators said Wednesday. ...more

October 15, 2009

" ... ObamaCare basically means that every time you are sick or injured, you will have a clerk from the Department of Motor Vehicles telling your doctor what he can and cannot do," wrote comedian/pundit Ben Stein. This might not be such a bad thing if it came to be. ...more

October 9, 2009

Health care reform without a public option is a scam greater then the Ponzi scheme of Maddof. ...more

October 8, 2009

Nationwide Insurance Co. said Wednesday that it plans to drop the homeowners insurance policies of about 60,000 Florida customers. ...more

October 8, 2009

Nationwide Insurance Co. of Florida has announced plans to drop about 60,000 home insurance policies. ...more

October 7, 2009

President Obama's plan will simply make insurance work better by holding the insurance industry accountable. Under the president's plan, it will be against the law for insurance companies to: ...more

October 6, 2009

The Obama administration is considering steps to ease the burdens of laid-off workers, including possible extensions of unemployment and health benefits, officials said Saturday. ...more

October 4, 2009

Wouldn't the health care plan make fascinating reading? During the delay for a "reading" (and I didn't say comprehension) of the health care plan (notably public option) by our learned lawmakers whose coffers were padded by big insurance and by how much? Interesting me thinks. ...more

October 1, 2009

The recession has put the squeeze on Tampa Bay area residents, as can be seen in figures released this week by the U.S. Census Bureau. The results are based on the annual American Community Survey, conducted nationwide. ...more

September 26, 2009