Lawsuits against property and casualty insurers with the largest market shares in Florida increased sharply in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the same period last year, and Hurricane Irma claims are to blame,...
CFO Jimmy Patronis: Lobby Registration Requirement Should Apply to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation
May 7, 2018
Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis sent a letter to Citizens Property Insurance Corporation President and CEO Barry Gilway today regarding the lack of a requirement for those lobbying the Corporation. The...
As the century rolls on, if their forecasts prove accurate, Floridians getting mortgages on waterfront property may want to consider whether their homes will even be accessible or habitable by the time they make their final...
Fallen trees and uncollected debris stacked along roads were among the biggest impediments — along with traffic, wind and flooding — to power restoration following Hurricane Irma, according to officials from Florida Power...
Large electric customers and local governments complained about communications meltdowns and urged large-scale “undergrounding” of Florida’s electric infrastructure, FloridaPolitics.com’s Michael Moline reports....
A lawyer for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has told a Tallahassee judge that “at least two federal agencies” and Miami-Dade police are pursuing criminal investigations into March’s collapse of...
Willful burning of forest, grass or woodlands not owned by the person do the burning is a felony punishable by a fine of up to $5,000, five years in prison or both. Mark Skoneki reports for the Orlando Sentinel....
Since December, many Puerto Rican residents who first landed in Orlando have continued north. Area officials say the migration to North Central Florida has escalated since late 2017. Joe Callahan reports for the Ocala Star...
Local governments can still use red-light cameras to catch traffic violators, the Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously last week, resolving conflicting lower courts’ decisions on how the devices should be used in...
Last week, the Commonwealth Fund, a nonprofit, nonpartisan foundation dedicated to expanding access to health care, released its annual report for all 50 states — and Florida performed abysmally. Jerry Iannelli reports...