More judicial nominations from President Trump were announced today, the Tampa Bay Times’ Alex Leary reports. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/04/26/trump-names-more-florida-judicial-nominees/
State Representative Bob Cortes has been appointed the south region chair of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, his re-election campaign announced. Scott Powers reports for FloridaPolitics.com....
The industry is changing and growing so fast, it seems, that there’s no lack of ideas for how to make Florida a player in cybersecurity. Malena Carolla reports for the Tampa Bay Times....
State road planners on Thursday revealed a spaghetti map of possible routes for the proposed “Coastal Connector” highway project — including one that could bring a new interchange at Interstate 75 in north Marion...
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Aon Securities, the investment banking unit of reinsurance broker Aon Benfield, has released its Q1 2018 ILS market update, which notes record catastrophe bond issuance in the period of $3.58 billion, across ten transactions....
The Texas Department of Insurance has posted an informal draft that would amend rules regulating the sale of insurance products that could be misrepresented or misunderstood as substitutes for workers’ compensation...
One scalable way to provide a financial incentive would be to offer teens auto insurance discounts, based on actual driving performance and phone use as measured by in-vehicle devices or smartphone apps, which are becoming...
Creeping flood waters driven by sea rise have yet to reach the doors of most homes in Miami-Dade, but research shows the looming threat from climate change is already affecting their value. And not in a good way. Alex...
Without reform, premiums are projected to rise more than 60 percent over the next five years in Broward and Miami-Dade and more than 50 percent in Clay and Duval counties. Ray Lehmann blogs for Insurance Journal....