California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones exceeded his statutory authority by considering the investment income of separate State Farm affiliates when he ordered State Farm General Insurance Co. to roll back its homeowners...
Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
According to analysis published by the National League of Cities in 2017, “Preemption, or the use of state law to nullify a municipal ordinance or authority, has proliferate in recent years, particularly in economic...
The transaction will feature four ceding companies which are all subsidiaries of United Insurance Holdings, sources told Artemis....
Florida Supreme Court to decide if a car can be a weapon
March 26, 2018
Under state law, the use of a weapon bumped up the manslaughter charge from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony, carrying a longer prison sentence. ...
A homeowner details the 10-month saga she went through after finding a leak under her kitchen sink last year. FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch notes the video....
Rick Scott signs nursing home generator requirements
March 26, 2018
The two bills (HB 7099, SB 7028) replace a pair of emergency rules that the Scott administration issued in September, FloridaPolitics.com reports....
Governor Scott Appoints New Chief of Staff
March 26, 2018
Brad Piepenbrink most recently served as deputy chief of staff in the Governor’s Office where he oversaw the Governor’s policy development over the environment, health care, transportation, law enforcement and emergency...
The judge denied the at-times-hilarious motion to intervene in the challenge, filed by the NRA almost immediately after Governor Rick Scott signed a sweeping school-safety law on March 9. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s...
NAIC Releases 2017 Annual Report – A Blueprint for Strategy
March 26, 2018
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today released its 2017 Annual Report “A Blueprint for Strategy.” The report outlines the financial health of the NAIC, focuses on initiatives and...
Florida’s new school safety law hits roadblocks
March 26, 2018
Lawsuits and a swirl of questions about financing, manpower and legal liabilities are now clouding the future of the school security push. John Kennedy reports via the Gainesville Sun....