The discussion will include the May claims-paying capacity estimates. Other general business of the Advisory Council may also be addressed....
Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
The governor spoke to the Tampa Bay Times about how the challenges of Hurricane Irma and what lessons he learned. The Tampa Bay Times’ William March reports for “The Buzz” blog....
Court Backs Air Ambulance Firm in PIP Fight
May 9, 2018
In a case stemming from a child getting rushed to a hospital after a traffic accident, a federal appeals court Tuesday backed an air-ambulance firm in a dispute about whether the amount paid for helicopter services should be...
After millions raised and millions spent testing the water for a potential statewide run, his announcement is sure to be a shocker: He isn’t running, he’s endorsing Adam Putnam. FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter...
DeSantis’ campaign characterized the expected endorsement by Florida House Speaker Corcoran of Florida Agriculture Commissioner Putnam as a “career insider” endorsing “fellow career insider.” ...
A legislative panel is again taking the state’s medical marijuana regulators to task, asking whether they are “refusing to modify the rules” governing the drug. FloridaPolitics.com’s Jim Rosica reports....
Florida sees increase in delinquent mortgages
May 9, 2018
Florida ranks alongside two other states that logged increases in the serious delinquency rate on home mortgages, a new report from CoreLogic states. Chris Wille reports for the Lakeland Ledger....
The funeral of a slain sheriff’s deputy forced a Florida Cabinet schedule change. The Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet reports for “The Buzz” blog....
Insurers analyzed have more than $500 billion in fossil fuel-related securities, issued by power and energy companies, $10.5 billion of which consists of investments in thermal coal enterprises, Insurance Journal’s Don...
McCarty spoke about resiliency and mitigation, emphasizing the need for both in the catastrophe prone state, Insurance Journal’s Amy O’Connor reports. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/southeast/2018/05/08/488539.htm