Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Friday, April 22, 2016
Apr 22, 2016
CFO Atwater Offers Two New Candidates for State Insurance Post
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater offered up two new possible compromise candidates Thursday to be the state’s next insurance commissioner: Raymond Blacklidge and Belinda Miller. Steve Bousquet reports via the Miami Herald’s “Naked Politics” blog.
Judge Rules Individuals Questioned Voluntarily Must Know When Attorney Present
Individuals who are voluntarily being questioned by authorities have to be told when a lawyer is present, the Florida Supreme Court decided on Thursday. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Dara Kam reports via CBS Miami.
Turkey Point Reactors May Have Been Leaking for Decades
FPL had been warned for decades about its leaking reactors, the Miami Herald’s Jenny Staletovich reports.
Study: Local Florida Pension Funds Still In Trouble
The LeRoy Collins Institute report, called “The Financial Challenges of Retiree Healthcare Subsidies in Florida Cities and Counties,” showed that out of more than 150 of the largest local governmental pension programs. Ryan Ray reports for FloridaPolitics.com.
Jeremy Ring Acknowledges He’s Considering Run for Governor
State Senator Jeremy Ring of Margate confirmed Thursday that he is calling potential funders and conducting his own exploratory campaign for a possible run for the Democratic nomination for governor in 2018. The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.
Does Medical Marijuana Have a “Visit Florida” Future? Check Out the New Las Vegas
Las Vegas isn’t Colorado or California or Oregon yet. There are strict rules about how dispensaries can advertise in the city limits, for one thing. But it has a proposition on the November ballot similar to United for Care’s in Florida. That’s all cannabis entrepreneurs are waiting for to put doctors in charge and get the government out. SunshineStateNews.com Publisher Nancy Smith reports.
New York Department of Financial Services Names Fischer to Lead Insurance Division
New York’s financial regulator promoted Scott Fischer to be the state’s top insurance watchdog, a position that involves overseeing about 1,700 companies with more than $4 trillion of assets, Insurance Journal reports.
Click here to follow Colodny Fass on Twitter (@ColodnyFassLaw)
To unsubscribe from this newsletter, please send an e-mail to colodnyfassnews@gmail.com.