There are several reasons for Florida’s building inspector shortage, including what might be the toughest licensing requirements in the nation, the Tampa Bay Times explains....
State workers hand over papers for health coverage
April 27, 2018
More than 1,800 people have been removed from Florida’s state-employee health insurance program, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com....
Owner of Florida Pharmacy Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for $100 Million Compounding Pharmacy Fraud Scheme
April 27, 2018
The president and owner of a Florida pharmacy that was at the center of a massive compounding pharmacy fraud scheme, which impacted private insurance companies, Medicare and TRICARE, was sentenced, Florida Trend reports....
Trump names more Florida judicial nominees
April 27, 2018
More judicial nominations from President Trump were announced today, the Tampa Bay Times’ Alex Leary reports. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/04/26/trump-names-more-florida-judicial-nominees/
State Representative Bob Cortes has been appointed the south region chair of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators, his re-election campaign announced. Scott Powers reports for FloridaPolitics.com....
The industry is changing and growing so fast, it seems, that there’s no lack of ideas for how to make Florida a player in cybersecurity. Malena Carolla reports for the Tampa Bay Times....
State road planners on Thursday revealed a spaghetti map of possible routes for the proposed “Coastal Connector” highway project — including one that could bring a new interchange at Interstate 75 in north Marion...
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Aon Securities, the investment banking unit of reinsurance broker Aon Benfield, has released its Q1 2018 ILS market update, which notes record catastrophe bond issuance in the period of $3.58 billion, across ten transactions....
The Texas Department of Insurance has posted an informal draft that would amend rules regulating the sale of insurance products that could be misrepresented or misunderstood as substitutes for workers’ compensation...