Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Florida Constitution Revision Commission picks 25 proposals to advance to draft committee

Mar 23, 2018

Proposals to end greyhound racing, ban drilling in state waters and grant additional rights to crime victims are moving one step closer to becoming law.  Kevin Robinson reports for the Pensacola News Journal. Packaging, wording key for ballot proposals https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/03/22/florida-constitution-revision-commission-picks-25-proposals-advance-draft-committee/449721002/

Rick Scott signs trauma center bill

Mar 23, 2018

Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that could put to rest years of legal and regulatory fights, FloridaPolitics.com’s Drew Wilson reports. Pro-Israel bill, new public records exemptions among 38 Scott signs http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259480-rick-scott-signs-trauma-center-bill

Miami Republican lawmaker confirmed as U.S. ambassador to OAS

Mar 23, 2018

Miami Republican State Representative Carlos Trujillo was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States by the U.S. Senate on Thursday.  The Miami Herald’s Alex Daugherty reports via the “Naked Politics” blog. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2018/03/miami-republican-lawmaker-confirmed-as-us-ambassador-to-oas.html

How a government agency is trying to stop residents demanding records

Mar 23, 2018

The months-long litigious affair began with a simple public records request under Florida’s decades-old Sunshine Law — a statute heralded nationwide as a tool to keep governments honest.  Kimberly Miller reports for the Palm Beach Post. https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/how-government-agency-trying-stop-residents-demanding-records/ljczJRevg6GKH5MjrpOvoJ/

Flood insurance deadline extended

Mar 23, 2018

Congress extended the nation’s flood-insurance program through July 31 as part of a federal spending bill that was passed in the Senate late Thursday night.  Keith Magill reports for Houma Today via the PCI SmartBrief. http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20180322/flood-insurance-deadline-extended

PCI backs House measure on FSOC systemic-risk designations

Mar 23, 2018

Legislation in the House would require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to tell companies the basis of a potential systemic-risk designation and allow them to address the issues the FSOC has outlined.  Financial Regulation News reports via the PCI SmartBrief. …

Lawsuit Targets Florida’s New “Bump Stock” Ban

Mar 21, 2018

The case, filed last week in Leon County circuit court, asks a judge to certify a class action and order “full compensation” for what the plaintiffs’ attorneys estimate are “tens of thousands, or more” Floridians who own bump stocks or …