Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Thursday, September 17, 2015
Sep 17, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
There are no insurance-related events scheduled for today.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty is being recognized by the Florida Association for Insurance Reform at its third annual awards dinner in North Miami tonight, Colodny Fass reports.
Matt Gaetz files – then deletes – Uber pre-emption bill
State Representative Matt Gaetz filed, then speedily withdrew a bill that would reserve regulation of Uber and other hired-car services to the state. James Rosica reports for SaintPetersBlog.com.
Florida’s Life Insurance Rate Below Average, Survey Finds
Instead of planning for final expenses, a recent AAA survey found half of Sunshine State residents don’t have life insurance, WJCT-TVs Ryan Benk reports.
Next House Speaker: Legislators the enemy; promises change
House Speaker Designate Richard Corcoran, soon to become one of the most powerful people in state government, delivered a fiery speech yesterday in which he promised to usher in sweeping changes in everything from schools to legislative ethics and how long judges can stay on the bench. The Associated Press’ Gary Fineout reports via SaintPetersBlog.com.
Guns bills move forward in early committee action
In its first meeting in preparation of the 2016 regular legislative Session, a Senate committee pulled the trigger on two bills to alter Florida’s state gun statutes on Wednesday. On a so-called “campus carry” bill to allow concealed weapons into higher education facilities, a House panel shortly followed suit. SaintPetersBlog.com’s Ryan Ray reports.
Jack Latvala says Lower the Rhetoric on Enterprise Florida Fund
A key senator wants Governor Rick Scott’s office to tone down how it has publicly pushed for more economic-development money, as lawmakers seek to revamp the state’s business-incentives program. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via SunshineStateNews.com.
The real story behind Trump’s Florida gaming fixation
For more than 21 years, Donald Trump has been trying to get casino deals in one form or another in Florida, PoliticoFlorida.com’s Marc Caputo reports.
Number of Syrian refugees arriving in Tampa area jumps
The Tampa area already is seeing a surge in the number of Syrian refugees fleeing their war-torn country, but the brunt of the influx is a year or two away, state officials say. The Tampa Tribune’s Keith Morelli reports.
Reinsurers urge governments to Cap Global Warming at UN Summit
Politicians must act to cap global warming when they meet at a United Nations summit at the end of the year as the financial and humanitarian consequences of natural catastrophes become ever clearer, reinsurers meeting at an industry conference said. Reuters’ Jonathan Gould reports via Insurance Journal.
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