Category: Florida News

Above:   Florida Gov. Rick Scott watches as House Sergeant-at-Arms Russell Hosford and Senate Sergeant-at Arms Timothy Hay drop their handkerchiefs during the Sine Die ceremony to end the 2016 Florida Legislative Session, this past Friday, March 11 in Tallahassee (Photo …

  New Data Map shows all but one Florida county suffered a weather disaster over the past five years Environmental researchers at Eckerd College released data showing nearly every single Floridian lives in a county where weather-related disasters have been …

  Florida Supreme Court hears Ocala woman’s case against Insurance Company A Marion County woman’s case made it to the Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday.  The seven justices spent part of the morning listening to arguments in her case against …

  HCI Group Launches TypTap.com HCI Group, Inc., predominantly engaged in homeowners insurance, reinsurance, real estate and information technology, has launched TypTap.com, an online platform for quoting and binding flood insurance policies in Florida.     Florida Assignment of Benefits, Ridesharing …

  Late changes may doom Florida Proposal to protect patients from surprise medical bills A proposal led by Miami-Dade lawmakers to protect patients from receiving unexpected medical bills for out-of-network care — a goal that doctors, hospitals and health insurers …

  As time runs out for Insurance Reforms, Citizens turns up heat on water loss warnings With time in the legislative session running out to enact insurance reforms, Citizens Property Insurance  turned up the volume on its warnings that increased …

  Florida Water Loss Claims up 46 Percent in 5-Year Period, Citizens Property Insurance Says The frequency and severity of water loss claims in Florida have increased every year since 2010, according to data call results from the Florida Office …

  Compromise Insurance Reform Bill advances in Florida Senate A half-a-loaf package of property insurance reforms aimed at reducing fraud and overbilling cleared the state Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday over the opposition of construction contractors and to the chagrin …

  Citizens Property Insurance:  New bill advances after 2015 Governor Scott veto A bill that offers protections to Citizens Property Insurance customers is headed for the Florida Senate floor a year after Governor Rick Scott vetoed a measure with similar …

  Florida Senate May Pick Up Aspects Of House “Uber” Bill A lane may be opening in the Senate for a potential compromise on a heavily lobbied proposal involving app-based transportation services such as Uber and Lyft.  THE NEWS SERVICE …