Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Friday, May 24
May 24, 2013
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Blog: U.S. Representative Dennis Ross gets spot on House insurance panel
When Lakeland Republican Dennis Ross was in the state House, he was heavily involved in insurance issues. Now a member of Congress, Ross was named Wednesday to a spot on the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee, according to The Hill, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA blogs.
Florida Governor Makes Medicaid Deal with Hospital CEOs
As Gov. Rick Scott considered budget vetoes last week, some of the state’s best-known hospitals feared he would slice $65 million that lawmakers had set aside to help the industry move to a new Medicaid payment system, Jim Sauders reports for THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA via Sunshine State News.
Florida AFLAC agent accused of fabricating clients for commissions
A former AFLAC insurance agent based in Lake Park, made up the names to cheat the insurance giant out of $15,811.26 in commission money.
Florida pays off federal unemployment loans to unemployment fund
Florida paid off the remainder of a federal loan to the state’s unemployment trust fund this week, nearly four years after it borrowed $2 billion to pay jobless claims, The Florida Current’s Gray Rohrer reports.
Florida Supreme Court Lets Overbooked Public Defenders Stop Taking New Cases
In a 5-2 decision, the Florida Supreme Court has ruled that public defender’s offices can seek permission from trial courts to stop taking on new cases, if they can demonstrate that their offices are overloaded with clients and cannot provide effective representation to new ones, reports Eric Giunta for SunshineStateNews.com.
The Republican State Leadership Committee unveiled on Thursday the Right Women, Right Now program to elect new female candidates to state office. And two prominent Florida Republicans, Attorney General Pam Bondi and state Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, will be helping to lead these efforts, SunshineStateNews.com’s Jeff Henderson reports.
Blog: Florida GOP notices Gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich
Great news for longshot Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nan Rich: The Florida GOP is attacking her, blogs Tampa Bay Times Political Editor Adam Smith.
Florida ethanol bill fuels controversy
A bio-energy company on the Treasure Coast is calling for Gov. Rick Scott to veto a measure that would repeal the state law requiring most gasoline sold in the state to include nearly 10 percent ethanol, writes Jim Turner for THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA via FloridaToday.com.
Florida settles contract dispute with tech company over education Website
A protracted dispute between the state and a Tallahassee-based technology company over a $20 million contract to build a website with instructional materials has ended in a $1.25 million settlement, The Florida Current’s Gray Rohrer reports.
Michigan Supreme Court rules auto insurers have reduced liability for injury expenses
Auto insurers have a reduced burden under Michigan’s no-fault insurance law after a Michigan Supreme Court decision handed down Thursday which excludes “ordinary” expenses from compensation, reports Brian Smith for MLive.com.
Insurers Running from Climate-Change Risks, National Resources Defense Council Says
The National Resources Defense Council says private insurers are turning away from climate-change risks, reports Anya Khalamayzer for National Underwriter’s PropertyCasualty360.com.
New State of Washington law bars employers from asking for social media passwords
You’ll never have to share your Facebook or other social media passwords with your employer in Washington state, thanks to a privacy bill signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee, reports John White for q13FOX.com.
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