How does Florida go from the gold standard in disaster response to creating a man-made disaster when it comes to dealing with the aftermath of major storms? FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch reports....
State of Florida officials asked a federal judge to put on hold his order demanding that a new process be in place by April 26 for restoring felon’s voting rights in Florida. Gatehouse Media’s John Kennedy reports for...
Oliva was one of 22 officials from 18 states who will serve on the RSLC’s executive committee for its Future Majority Project initiative, SunshineStateNews.com reports....
Florida’s new $88.7 billion state budget contains 87 “turkeys” worth $147.5 million, FloridaPolitics.com’s Michael Moline reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/260457-taxwatch-turkeys-2018-budget
In another step shifting risk to private markets, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said it intends to secure additional reinsurance for the National Flood Insurance Program through issuance of a catastrophe bond. ...
Washington Insurance Commissioner Fines GEICO $30K for Raising Premiums on People Who Froze Credit Scores
April 5, 2018
Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler issued fines in February totaling $49,200 against insurance companies, agents and brokers who violated state insurance regulations, Insurance Journal reports. Alaska Law on...
California Remains Largest U.S. Insurance Market
April 5, 2018
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones announced today that California’s annual insurance premium volume has increased to $332 billion. California is now the third largest insurance market in the world and remains...
Anti-Fraud Group Adds Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner to Executive Committee
April 5, 2018
Category Florida and Insurance News
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak has been named to the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud‘s executive committee. He was elected unanimously by the Coalition’s executive committee....
As discussed during the NAIC’s Property and Casualty Insurance Committee’s March 26 meeting in Milwaukee, the Committee is forming a drafting group to develop a white paper to fulfill its charge to: “Consider the...
Demotech Affirms “A” Ratings of Florida Insurers
April 4, 2018
Demotech will not downgrade any of the 16 Florida insurers that it said earlier this year could face financial stability ratings adjustments because of hurricane losses and assignment of benefits litigation during 2017. ...