Category: Florida and Insurance News
Feb 21, 2018
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Legislative Change Advances Over the objections of some of the largest Business Associations in the State, the Senate Banking and Insurance Committee approved a Bill that would eliminate the State’s ability to collect $222.4 Million in …
Feb 20, 2018
Multiple Sinkholes Open In Florida Retirement Community Two Homes have been condemned and two have been evacuated. Power has been cut to all four. The Associated Press reports via Insurance Journal. Attorney, Vendor AOB Lawsuits Top Florida Insurance Litigation …
Feb 16, 2018
Politifact: “Mostly True” One-Third Of Floridians Own Guns Experts agreed there hasn’t been any good research on State Ownership Levels since the early 2000s, when it was around 25 percent, but the number seems to be in the ballpark. Politifact …
Feb 15, 2018
What Are The House’s Priorities, Post-Parkland? Florida Democrat Carlos Smith has unsuccessfully pushed a measure (HB 219) that would prohibit the sale, transfer or possession of assault weapons or large-capacity ammunition magazines. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Dara Kam writes …
Feb 14, 2018
In Third Bellwether Contest, Florida Democrats Again Carry the Day and Hope for a Blue Wave For the Third Florida Bellwether Election in a row, the Republican Candidate lost to the Democrat, giving activists and elites in both parties a …
Feb 13, 2018
Car Insurers Hike PIP up to 54%, But Brakes Pumped on Repeal Florida’s Top 25 Car Insurers raised Personal Injury Protection Premiums up to 54 percent since the start of 2017, Records requested by The Palm Beach Post show. Charles …
Feb 12, 2018
Click on the hyperlinks below to read headlines from Florida insurance, political, legislative and national insurance news today, February 12, 2018:
Feb 12, 2018
Ruling Overturned in Assignment of Benefits Case As Florida Lawmakers continue to grapple with the controversial insurance practice known as “Assignment of Benefits,” an Appeals Court Friday backed a Restoration Company in a Breach-of-Contract Lawsuit involving the issue. THE NEWS SERVICE OF …
Feb 9, 2018
Fraud suspect plotted to hire hitman to “take care of” Miami prosecutor, state alleges Prosecutors say Espinosa owned and operated Nationwide Adjusters andworking with recruiters and “finders” across Florida to locate homeowners willing to allow him to set fires or …
Feb 8, 2018
Insurers fail to get their way on Senate claims reform bill A Florida Senate bill aimed at curbing third-party insurance claims abuses cleared its second committee on Tuesday despite arguments by insurance lobbyists that the reforms wouldn’t stop contractors and …