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Talk of the bay: Redo homework, state tells home insurer
By Times Staff
Published October 9, 2007
USAA was ready to defend its request for a 54 percent rate increase in homeowners insurance premiums when the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation cancelled today's public hearing at nearly the last minute. The office said the filing, received more than two months ago, was incomplete and needed to be certified by company officers. USAA said it is considering its options. Disgruntled Trump buyers seek refund Trump Tower Tampa was hit Monday with another lawsuit from disgruntled condo buyers insisting they've been defrauded. Jugal and Manju Taneja said they placed a 20 percent deposit of $528,000 on a condo in 2005 only to learn that real estate mogul Donald Trump wasn't a partner but merely licensed his name to the proposed 52-story project. The couple cites "unfair and deceptive trade practices" in suing the project's Tampa developer Sim-Dag/Robel LLC, as well as Trump himself. The Tanejas want their money back in addition to other damages. Company outgrows its downtown digs Banker's Financial Corp. will leave its home of 14 years in downtown St. Petersburg for the Danka Building at 11101 Roosevelt Blvd. in St. Petersburg's Gateway area. The privately held insurance company is expanding by 50 customer service and call center employees. It's outgrown the 85,000 square feet it leases in First Central Tower, downtown's second largest office building. The company's 350 employees plan to make the move at the end of this year. Bankers will lease 110,00 square feet in a four-story building it will share with Danka. A tour of Florida tech, virtually You don't have to hop on a plane to gauge tech business opportunities in Florida. The Florida High Tech Corridor Council on Monday launched www.VisitTheCorridor.com,an interactive online tour designed to showcase the region's tech capabilities to a national audience, including high-tech executives, entrepreneurs, corporate real estate executives and site selection consultants. The site is hosted by a "virtual" tour guide, Orlando 's WESH-TV Ch. 2 anchor Wendy Chioji, who will greet visitors and offer help throughout their visit to the corridor.
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