Capitol to Courthouse Daily Florida Insurance Report: Tuesday, February 15
Feb 15, 2011
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- Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
- Daily Florida Insurance-Related Bills Filed for 2011
- Daily Insurance-Related News
Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
- 8:00 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. — Senate Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations. Florida Department of Financial Services, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation presentations on Schedule VIIIB Reduction Proposals for Fiscal Year 2011-12
- 1:00 p.m. — Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Public Rate Hearing: State Farm Florida Insurance Company. To view the hearing notice, click here. To view the agenda, click here.
- CANCELED — 1:00 p.m. — Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies Rules Discussion. Rule 61G7-10.0014: Requirements for Evidence of Workers’ Compensation Coverage. To view the meeting notice, click here.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related Bills Filed for 2011
SB 1068 relating to the Department of Financial Services by Senator Alan Hays
SB 1068 would revise duties of the Florida Division of Consumer Services. The bill also would revise criteria for premiums charged to State agencies and departments for purposes of the State Risk Management Trust Fund. Should it become law, SB 1068 would amend reporting requirements for the Florida Department of Financial Services and the Florida Department of Management Services on the State insurance program. Further, the bill would require the Florida Division of Risk Management to analyze and report on certain agency return-to-work programs and activities. Certain agencies would be required to establish and maintain return-to-work programs for certain employees. Effective date: July 1, 2011
State Farm’s bid to raise homeowners rates 28% faces public hearing Tuesday
State Farm will make its case in Tallahassee on Tuesday to hike Insurance rates an average of 28 percent for its roughly 700,000 homeowners policies statewide.
Florida insurance consumer advocate post draws nearly 80 applicants
Nearly 80 people — many of whom are current state employees — have applied to be the state’s next Insurance Consumer Advocate, a review of applications by the Florida Tribune shows.
Sinkholes a new frontier of fraud
Not that South Florida, led by Miami and Hialeah, doesn’t do a bang-up job staging bang-ups.
Pay-as-you-drive insurance comes to Florida
Florida consumers who drive less can now save money on their Insurance premiums.Progressive rolled out a program Monday to provide discounts for eligible customers who allow the insurance company to track how much they
Guardrails’ slow installation in Glades has officials fuming
The wheels of state bureaucracy can grind only so fast, even when people are dying, and that has local officials very angry.
Accused fender-bender scammer hit with new charge
An accused con artist charged with faking parking-lot fender-benders to scam elderly drivers will have to fight an insurance company, too.
Elvis Music Suits in Florida, England Claim Copyright Infringement
Elvis Presley Enterprises said it’s suing men in Florida and England on claims of copyright infringement and illegal sale of a DVD and CD box set of recordings and footage of the singer’s performances.
Florida’s Medicaid proposal could put $24 billion from feds at risk
Florida officials plan to privatize Medicaid and cut benefits even as some federal officials worry they are jeopardizing about $24 billion in federal health reform subsidies.
Governor, Senate President disagree on whether Florida needs drug database
Rick Scott and Senate President Mike Haridopolos, both Republicans, are at odds about whether Florida needs the prescription drug database that the legislature mandated two years ago to help control the flow of addictive drugs in the state.Scott said early Monday he wants to scrap the system,
Florida’s pill mill czar speaking at Nova Southeastern University on Wednesday
The state’s special counsel on pill mills will discuss Florida’s new offensive on the prescription drug sellers Wednesday at Nova Southeastern University.
Blog: GOP, Democrats squabble over budget-cutting exercise
Session hasn’t even started yet, and Republicans and Democrats are already fighting over the budget.
Blog: Ethics commission dismisses complaint against pension chief Ash Williams
The Florida Commission on Ethics has dismissed a complaint against pension chief Ash Williams , finding no indication he violated conflict of interest laws.
Governor Scott Removes Wauchula Official For Violating Florida’s Sunshine Law, Four Others Resigned
A Wauchula city commissioner has been removed from public office by Governor Rick Scott for attending closed-to-the-public meetings and another four have resigned.
Blog: Scott’s privatization push meeting some resistance
For years lawmakers have toughened Florida’s sentencing laws and created the nations third-largest prison system, but Gov. Rick Scott is seeking to shrink the number of state-run facilities for Florida’s convicts.
Veteran political analyst: ‘Fair Districts’ amendments make Florida more competitive for Democrats
Veteran political analyst Charlie Cook surveys redistricting across the country, and sees large potential gains for Democrats in Florida’s congressional delegation with the implementation of the “Fair Districts” amendments.
Jacksonville, Miami rank #3 and #4 among Best Cities to Work
Are you happy at work?A new survey has named Jacksonville, Miami and Orlando among the Best Cities to Work.
Former Governor Charlie Crist and Carole Crist make plans to live full time in St. Petersburg
Charlie Crist is trading his downtown bachelor pad for a family pad, where he and his wife, Carole, will live full time.
New York Property Casualty Insurers Group Challenges ‘Improper’ Assessments
A trade group representing New York-based insurers is challenging Governor Andrew Cuomo’s reliance on what it contends are about $300 million in “improper” assessments to fund an array of programs beyond what state law obliges the insurers to fund.
South Carolina House Passes Limit on Punitive Damages
The South Carolina House of Representatives approved limits on punitive damages yesterday by a vote of 100 to 7.
Arizona Insurance Department Increases Auto Property Damage Threshold
The Arizona Department of Insurance has adjusted the threshold amount of property damages insurers may use to non-renew private passenger auto policies to $2,400.
Census charts post-storm Louisiana shuffles
Nearly 30,000 Hurricane Katrina victims were forced to live in five or more homes after the storm hit, census data released Monday showed, and about the same number said their permanent living situation was still in flux.
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