Florida Regulators OK Cigna-Anthem Insurance Deal State insurance regulators have approved Anthem’s purchase of Cigna’s Florida companies as part of a broader merger of the major health insurers, THE NEWS...
Florida Climate-Change Concerns grow as Study Links Flooding to Rising Seas More Floridians are concerned about climate change, according to a new poll out Monday, the same day a separate study was released that found...
At This Point, Why Would Anyone Apply to Be Florida’s Insurance Commissioner? A seven-hour Cabinet meeting ended this week with Governor Rick Scott declining to second the motion made by CFO Jeff Atwater to...
MARCH 2016 It’s the first anniversary of Florida Insurance Matters! Thank you for reading and we welcome your feedback! Florida Insurance Matters is a monthly update on Florida insurance-related legal developments by the...
In a consumer alert issued today, March 31, 2016, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty advised that changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) become effective this...
State Farm Secrecy Ruling “Huge Blow,” Open Records Advocate says A state court has ruled in favor of State Farm’s effort to make secret basic information available to the public for years on how many...
MetLife, American’s largest insurer, has won its battle with the U.S. government to shed its “too big to fail” designation. The New York Times reported today, March 30, 2016, that a federal...
Scott, Atwater can’t agree on Insurance Commissioner Florida has resumed its search for a new insurance commissioner after Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater could not reach an agreement...
The process to select a new Florida Insurance Commissioner was extended for approximately one month after debate at the Florida Cabinet meeting today, March 29, 2016. After Florida CFO Jeff Atwater moved to...
Arkansas Orders Florida Health Plan to Stop Selling in State Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has issued a cease and desist order against Health Plan Intermediaries Holdings LLC., dba Health Insurance Innovations, a...