Multiple Sinkholes Open in Florida Retirement Community
February 20, 2018
Two homes have been condemned and two have been evacuated. Power has been cut to all four, the Associated Press reports via Insurance Journal. Read more...
Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Attorney, Vendor AOB Lawsuits Top Florida Insurance Litigation in 2017
February 20, 2018
Litigation from the abuse of assignment of benefits by third parties represented more than half of all Florida insurance litigation in 2017, and without a legislative fix those fueling the abuse will continue to get rich at...
What’s making boats sink in John’s Pass
February 20, 2018
Pinellas County officials are partnering with the Corps of Engineers to fix the problem also say work is now slated to begin in April, even though a contractor has been in place since September. Sarah Rosario reports for...
As students plan march on Tallahassee, GOP lawmakers mull gun safety
February 20, 2018
Top members of state Senate leadership are putting some significant policy changes on the table in the wake of last week’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, including the kinds of gun safety measures that...
Governor Rick Scott has organized state and local leaders to meet Tuesday for workshops at the Florida Department of Education, the Florida Department of Children and Families and the Florida Sheriffs Association,...
Did Wakulla County Deputies Just Foil a Parkland Copy Cat?
February 20, 2018
Detectives charged Watson with violating the following Florida Statutes and booked him into the Wakulla County Jail: F.S. 836.10, “Written threats to kill or do bodily injury,” a second degree felony; and...
Guns, greyhounds and privacy dominate constitution hearing
February 20, 2018
Two of the three most commonly- and passionately-discussed topics at Monday’s first public hearing for the Florida Constitution Revision Commission’s proposed amendments weren’t even among the 37 active propositions,...
Mayors in Florida face fines of $5,000 if they enact stricter rules on gun control
February 20, 2018
Seven years ago, the Republican-controlled Legislature even created a $5,000 fine it can impose on mayors if they ever try to enforce stricter regulations on firearms. The Tampa Bay Times’ Elizabeth Koh reports for “The...
Florida suspends nearly 2 million driver’s licenses. Help may be on way.
February 20, 2018
About 285,000 motorists with a suspended license in fiscal 2017 did not have a driving offense, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The bulk of them were suspended for failing to pay...
Florida insurer financial stability rating service Demotech issued its most recent update on February 9, 2018, in which it advised that reinsurers will also be reviewed during the coming year.