Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Apr 23, 2018
Scott wants term limits for members of Congress: 12 years and no more in an entrenched system where power is determined almost entirely by longevity. The Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet and Alex Leary reports for the Tampa Bay Times. …
Apr 23, 2018
They’re not concocting what brewers in Colorado are, but a handful of craft brewers in South Florida are floating what they believe is an exciting new trend — pot-tasting beer. Brad Slager reports for SunshineStateNews.com. http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/cannabis-craft-beer-beerijuana-feds-tell-florida-brewers-dont-you-dare
Apr 23, 2018
The complaint brought by the Communications Workers of America alleges that General Dynamics Information Technology misclassified employees at call centers in Kentucky, Florida, Arizona and Texas to suppress their wages. Danielle Paquette reports for the Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/04/23/huge-federal-contractor-failed-to-pay-workers-100-million-in-wages-union-says/?utm_term=.0b3930014b54
Apr 23, 2018
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced April 12 that We Florida Financial (We Florida), a credit union based in Florida, will pay $898,000 to resolve allegations it delivered loans for ineffective online study materials to more than 200 Massachusetts consumers. LegalNewsLine.com reports. …
Apr 23, 2018
Under SB 2467, which Bryant signed April 13, a 3 percent surcharge currently added to the cost of specialized “surplus lines” policies would be redirected from the Mississippi Windstorm Underwriting Association to the State’s Treasury, Insurance Journal reports. https://www.insurancejournal.com/blogs/right-street/2018/04/17/486623.htm
Apr 23, 2018
Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer said Friday that he’s setting an example of transparency, Insurance Journal reports. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/midwest/2018/04/23/487100.htm
Apr 23, 2018
While the remains of her store were being appraised by a TWIA adjuster, the policyholder discovered that her agent had accidentally listed the wrong street address number for her property, Lyle Adriano reports for Insurance Business Magazine. https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/us/news/catastrophe/has-insurance-agents-typo-cost-harvey-victim-an-insurance-payout-98621.aspx
Apr 20, 2018
An appellate court on Thursday unanimously upheld a public records exemption covering the names and addresses of consumers who challenge the disposition of claims against homeowner or sinkhole insurance claims. Michael Moline reports for FloridaPolitics.com.
Apr 20, 2018
A divided state appeals court this week upheld a nearly $6.4 million verdict in a case filed against cigarette-maker Philip Morris USA by the widow of a Jacksonville man who died of smoking-related illnesses. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports …
Apr 20, 2018
As Scott’s administration this week submits a request to the federal government to trim the amount of time people have to apply for Medicaid coverage, the state’s estimate of $98 million in savings associated with the change has come under …