Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Friday, June 3
Jun 3, 2011
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
2:00 p.m.–National Association of Insurance Commissioners Surplus Lines Implementation Task Force Clearinghouse Plan of Operation Subgroup meeting; To register for the call, go to https://services.choruscall.com/client/naic/registration/.
Forecasters say Florida is the most likely state to get a hurricane landfall, and storm activity is supposed to be above normal, putting all property insurers in this extremely volatile market on notice.
Guy Carpenter: Florida Reinsurance Renewals Reflect Unsettled Market
The Florida reinsurance renewals on June 1, 2011, experienced a wide range of outcomes, as substantial catastrophe losses combined with two major catastrophe model revisions over the past 16 months led to a volatile renewal season, according to reinsurance specialist Guy Carpenter & Co.
Congressmen Tom Rooney, Allen West Introduce Disaster Mitigation Legislation
Just in time for the start of the 2011 hurricane season, two Florida Republicans in Congress — Tom Rooney and Allen West — joined up Thursday to introduce three measures to help Americans impacted by natural disasters.
State Farm customers report triple digit rate hikes
Some State Farm Florida policyholders were hit with triple digit increases in recent weeks when their policies came up for renewal.
Editorial: Bill worsens insurance
The sweeping property Insurance bill Governor Rick Scott signed not only fails to provide relief for Florida’s beleaguered ratepayers — it may make matters worse for them.
Letter to the Editor: Clarification of new insurance bill needed
In the May 19 Hot Topic column, state Senator Mike Fasano, R-New Port Richey, wrote that the property insurance bill (SB 408) was a winner for insurance companies.
MarketScout Opens Florida Personal Lines Office
MarketScout, the Dallas-based electronic insurance exchange with managing general agent and wholesale operations, has expanded by opening a personal lines underwriting facility in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Residents tell environmental secretary, Okaloosa officials to stop beach restoration
Okaloosa County officials looked slightly shocked Wednesday afternoon when Florida’s new environmental secretary arrived with beach restoration opponents on his heels.
Challenge set for Florida gun bill signed by Governor Scott
Physician and gun control groups say they will sue to block a new Florida law signed Thursday by Governor Rick Scott that prevents doctors from asking patients about gun ownership.
Florida Governor Scott Signs Medicaid Rewrite, Other Health Bills
By October 2013: Mandatory managed-care program proposed for seniors who need long-term care
Governor Rick Scott on Thursday signed a landmark Medicaid overhaul that calls for shifting hundreds of thousands of low-income and elderly Floridians into managed-care plans.
Governor Rick Scott signs growth bill
Reversing a quarter-century of state growth management policy, Governor Rick Scott on Thursday quietly signed a bill into law that will change how cities and counties deal with new development.
Blog: Governor Scott to sign pill mill bill Friday
Governor Rick Scott is set to sign a bill intended to crack down on pill mills on Friday, with bill signing ceremonies set for 9 a.m. in Fort Lauderdale, noon in Tampa and 3:15 p.m. in Orlando.
Legislators Will Hit the Road to Hear the People on Redistricting
From June 20-Sept. 1, House and Senate members will have 26 meetings
The Florida Legislature is hitting the road this summer to hold public meetings on redistricting as state legislators prepare to redraw the lines in their own districts — and map out two new congressional seats for the Sunshine State.
Blog: Legislative committee weeks set for fall
The Florida Legislature is hitting the road this summer to hold public meetings on redistricting as state legislators prepare to redraw the lines in their own districts — and map out two new congressional seats for the Sunshine State.
Democratic Party Door Opens for Former Florida Governor Charlie Crist in 2014
Former governor could reclaim his old job and bring Florida Democratic Party out of the political wilderness
Florida Democrats need new blood.
Blog: Orlando Senator’s wife Victoria Siplin wants to keep Senate seat in the family
Victoria Siplin, wife of veteran state Senator Gary Siplin, D-Orlando, has filed papers announcing she’s running for the seat her husband has held since 2002 but must give up next year because of term limits.
The Texas legislature passed legislation reauthorizing the Texas Department of Insurance, but did not act on separate legislation to reform the state’s last-resort wind insurer, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
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