Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Apr 30, 2018
After Hurricane Irma temporarily knocked out electricity for millions of Floridians in September, state regulators next week will hold a two-day workshop to look at utility preparedness and storm-response plans. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/262353-regulators-look-at-utility-hurricane-plans
Apr 30, 2018
The FWCJUA warned that Florida workers’ compensation law would be upended if companies such as ART are viewed as employers under Florida law, that such a ruling would vitiate the licensing requirement for employee leasing companies, and that run-of-the-mill payroll …
Apr 30, 2018
The vast majority of the deceased have been pedestrian trespassers struck and killed by trains, according to the federal data and news and police reports. Lisa Broadt reports for TCPalm.com. https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/local/shaping-our-future/all-aboard-florida/2018/04/27/76-train-deaths-3-years-florida-east-coast-railroad-more-dangerous-than-reported/383293002/
Apr 30, 2018
Despite $400 million attached to the state’s response to the Parkland shooting, districts are having to get creative to stretch the dollars or come up with their own. The Tampa Bay Times’ Emily Mahoney reports for “The Buzz” blog. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/04/30/headline-suggestions/
Apr 30, 2018
When the negotiations were finalized, Humana was able to edge Coventry Health Care of Florida, doing business as Aetna Healthcare, which received higher marks on the ITN but wasn’t the agency’s pick in awarding a plan for the area. Christine …
Apr 30, 2018
More than 100,000 women claim they have been damaged by mesh implants, with manufacturers setting aside $3 billion to cover settlements, according to a New York Times story. The Florida Record reports. https://flarecord.com/stories/511402102-florida-ag-aware-of-pelvic-mesh-allegations-currently-reviewing
Apr 30, 2018
Candidate qualifying begins Monday at noon and continues until Friday for candidates in congressional, judicial, state-attorney and public-defender races. FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch analyzes. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/262404-five-storylines-to-watch-heading-into-federal-candidate-qualifying-week-in-florida
Apr 30, 2018
U.S. Representative Crist, D-St. Petersburg, has already raised more than $2.6 million in pursuit of a second term in Congress — but this is the week it becomes official. The Palm Beach Post’s George Bennett reports for the “Post on …
Apr 30, 2018
Florida does not have the same kind of federal restrictions that are supposed to limit contact and coordination between campaigns and other groups. Campaigns are allowed to work in tandem with committees regarding ads. Gary Fineout blogs on “The Fine …
Apr 30, 2018
While new tech tools can be beneficial, insurers have also been caught using “price optimization,” now outlawed in 16 states. Insurers mined customer data and tested incremental price increases to figure out which policyholders would switch to another carrier, Ed …