Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Apr 2, 2018
Letters provided to the Miami Herald were authored by people with hyphenated names and addresses that don’t show up in public records searches. It’s not known how many letters were received by voters. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article207452534.html
Apr 2, 2018
“I don’t know if you can make insurance companies provide coverage, or they might just leave the state entirely. I think it is a situation where legislators who didn’t know anything about insurance are making rules that won’t work.” Phil …
Mar 30, 2018
Demotech, Inc. has affirmed the Financial Stability Rating® (FSR) of A, Exceptional, assigned to Florida Specialty Insurance Company based upon their development and implementation of a business plan that protects the interests of policyholders, producers, and regulators. http://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/demotech-inc-affirms-financial-stability-rating-of-florida-specialty-insurance-company-based-on-its-action-plan-1019988899
Mar 30, 2018
Monroe County has estimated a preliminary cost of $93.3 million for Hurricane Irma-related expenses. The figure does not include the airports or mitigation, Insurance Journal reports. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2018/03/29/484753.htm
Mar 30, 2018
Get ready to pay more for flood insurance, NBC reports. http://www.nbc-2.com/story/37842289/flood-insurance-rates-climb-due-to-florida-natural-disasters
Mar 30, 2018
Florida’s Medicaid program has been rapped by auditors who questioned what the state got for millions of dollars spent, the Orlando Sentinel reports. State seeks changes in Medicaid program http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/political-pulse/os-state-audit-medicaid-20180330-story.html
Mar 30, 2018
After failing to reach consensus on gambling issues during the regular legislative session that ended this month, House and Senate leaders are considering a special session to address a potential agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. THE NEWS SERVICE …
Mar 30, 2018
Scroll this interactive graphic from the Tampa Bay Times’ Langston Taylor to see what it would actually be like. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/03/30/daylight-saving-time-all-year-in-florida-scroll-this-to-see-what-it-would-be-like/
Mar 30, 2018
In less than 2 years industrial facilities dumped more pollution than allowed into Florida waters 270 times; that’s according to a new report from the Environment Florida Research & Policy Center called Troubled Waters, WNMF.com reports. http://www.wmnf.org/industry-dumping-pollution-florida-waterways/
Mar 30, 2018
The request comes after the company allowed the release of 50 million users’ personal data without their consent, the Tampa Bay Times’ Lawrence Mower reports via “The Buzz” blog. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/03/29/florida-attorney-general-wants-in-person-meeting-with-facebook/