Nov 20, 2012
The following article was published in the Florida Current on November 20, 2012: Citizens to report on watchdog firings By Gray Rohrer www.floridacurrent.com A day after Gov. Rick Scott directed his inspector general to look into the firings of four …
Nov 19, 2012
In a letter to Florida’s Chief Inspector General today, November 19, 2012, Florida Governor Rick Scott ordered a “thorough review” of the recent terminations at Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s (“Citizens”) Office of Corporate Integrity. The Governor’s request comes after …
Nov 19, 2012
The following article was published in the Palm Beach Post on November 18, 2012: Murphy declares victory when St. Lucie board misses noon deadline; West considers challenge By Christine Stapleton www.palmbeachpost.com Patrick Murphy’s campaign declared victory Sunday afternoon after recount …
Nov 19, 2012
The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund has published its final adopted 2013/2014 Reimbursement Contract, Addenda and Optional Amendment, along with related Rule 19-8.010 on its Web site. To view these items, click on the hyperlinks below: Rule 19-8.010 – Reimbursement …
Nov 19, 2012
To go directly to the section of your choice, click on a hyperlink below. Other hyperlinks to meeting information, bills and news are noted in bold type. Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events Daily Insurance-Related News Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events There …
Nov 18, 2012
The following article was published in The Med City News on November 18, 2012: Patients may lose in provider tug of war over Florida’s health info exchange By Mary Shedden www.medcitynews.com It seemed like a good idea, a solid path …
Nov 18, 2012
The following article was published in the Lakeland Ledger on November 18, 2012: Florida Prison Health Care System to Cut 1,890 Jobs By Steve Bousquet www.theledger.com Nearly 2,000 state workers are being displaced from Gov. Rick Scott’s administration because of …
Nov 17, 2012
The following article was published in the Tampa Bay Times on November 17, 2012: Fired investigators uncovered evidence of misconduct at Citizens’ top levels By Toluse Olorunnipa www.tampabay.com The corporate watchdogs who were recently fired from Citizens Property Insurance Corp. …
Nov 16, 2012
Citizens Property Insurance Corporation’s (“Citizens”) Office of Corporate Integrity (“OCI”) was disbanded in mid-October 2012 after an internal review revealed that department’s internal practices that were “more reactive than proactive,” with its employees focused mostly on workplace complaints and …
Nov 16, 2012
Following is a listing of Florida insurance-related legislative and regulatory events for the week of November 19-23, 2012: All times are Eastern Time (“ET”). Additional information is available via hyperlink where noted in bold type. FLORIDA INSURANCE LEGISLATIVE EVENTS …