The state's insurance commissioner Tuesday tried to calm fears about the solvency of small companies stepping in to replace industry giants that have reduced homeowner coverage in Florida because of the state's hurricane risk. ...more

January 14, 2009

The state's insurance commissioner Tuesday tried to calm fears about the solvency of small companies stepping in to replace industry giants that have reduced homeowner coverage in Florida due to the state's hurricane risk. ...more

January 13, 2009

A Clearwater man has filed an ethics complaint against state House Speaker Ray Sansom in response to media reports that he may have traded state appropriations for a cozy academic job. ...more

December 30, 2008

A Clearwater man has filed an ethics complaint against state House Speaker Ray Sansom in response to media reports that he may have traded state appropriations for a cozy academic job. ...more

December 29, 2008

Florida's pension fund for state employees has plummeted almost $46 billion over the past year, but the fund's managers say they're staying the course. ...more

December 10, 2008

Florida has failed to adequately investigate criminal backgrounds and take other steps to stop convicted felons from writing mortgages, a state review has found. ...more

September 17, 2008

About 10 million Florida motorists will get $1 off their annual vehicle registration renewals in 2009-10 as the result of a federal lawsuit settlement approved Tuesday by Gov. Charlie Crist and the state Cabinet. ...more

August 13, 2008

Florida's top regulator of mortgage brokers said Tuesday that he will leave his post Sept. 30 amid continuing criticism for allowing thousands of ex-convicts to obtain mortgage brokering licenses and, in some cases, commit fraud. ...more

August 13, 2008

The state's chief mortgage regulator will keep his job for now while state investigators probe allegations that his office licensed thousands of convicted criminals to work as mortgage brokers. ...more

July 30, 2008

Despite misgivings, members of the state Cabinet voted 2-1 to pay $224 million to financier Warren Buffett in exchange for his pledge to buy up to $4 billion worth of state bonds in the event of massive property damage this hurricane season. ...more

July 30, 2008