Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Tuesday, November 01, 2016
Nov 1, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Hialeah Workers’ Comp Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a case that raised questions about the constitutionality of Florida’s Workers’ Compensation Insurance System. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via CBS Miami.
Hurricanes Hermine, Matthew Cost FPL Roughly $350m in Restoration
Hurricane Hermine in September and Hurricane Matthew earlier this month cost Florida Power & Light Co. an estimated $350 million in Power Restoration Costs, the Company said Monday.
Volusia Continues to Lead Florida in Hurricane Matthew Claims
As of Friday, insurance claims filed in Volusia related to the hurricane that pounded the area October 7 totaled 26,664, according to the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Clayton Park reports for the Daytona Beach News Journal.
Governor Talks Matthew Response, Recovery With Flagler Officials
Governor Rick Scott was in Flagler County for the second time in three weeks to talk to Officials about Damage and Recovery Efforts in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Matt Bruce reports for the Daytona Beach News Journal.
Seismic Testing Still a Possibility Along East Coast
Offshore Drilling along the Atlantic Coast may be on hold for the next five years, but that hasn’t freed hundreds of Coastal Communities from the immediate possibility of Seismic Testing, the St. Augustine Record’s Emilia Hitcher reports.
Report: More Children Insured, but Florida Still Lags Nationally
Florida has the highest Rate of Uninsured Children in the South, except for Texas, Health News Florida’s Daylina Miller reports.
After Earlier Warnings, Florida Hospitals Challenge Medicaid Outpatient Rates
Two of the biggest For-Profit Hospital Chains in Florida have put the State on Notice that they plan to challenge the State’s Medicaid Office Proposal to reduce by tens of millions of dollars the amount they are supposed to be paid for treating the Poor, Elderly and Disabled on an Outpatient Basis. Christine Sexton reports for Politico Florida.
Jeff Atwater to Deliver Unclaimed Money to South Florida Hospital
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater says he’ll hand-deliver a check worth more than $1 million in Unclaimed Insurance Benefits to Fort Lauderdale’s Holy Cross Hospital this week. Jim Rosica reports for FloridaPolitics.com.
Who wants to be a Florida Supreme Court justice? No one — yet
The panel charged with helping to find the next Florida Supreme Court justice meets in two weeks to decide which applicants to interview. One hitch: There aren’t any yet, Jim Rosica reports for FloridaPolitics.com.
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