Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Friday, November 8
Nov 8, 2013
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Surplus Lines Case Gives Win To Insurer
Florida’s First District Court of Appeal refused to adopt a blanket rule that would have invalidated forum selection clauses in surplus lines policies issued to Florida policyholders. The ruling gave Illinois Union Insurance Company the victory in a fight with a gas station owner over the proper venue for a coverage fight over a cleanup.
Clock ticking on latest Citizens takeouts
The 30-day clock has begun for 160,683 property insurance policyholders to decide if they want to remain with new private carriers or return to the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner writes via the Sun-Sentinel.
- Time to decide if you want to stick with Citizens insurance
- Takeout drops Citizens insurance to about 1 million policies
- Homeowners Choice Takes More Than 34,000 Policies From Florida Citizens
Florida Senator Jeff Brandes to propose private flood insurance option
Senator Jeff Brandes announced yesterday that he is drafting comprehensive legislation that will allow private insurers to offer alternatives to the National Flood Insurance Program in Florida, Peter Schorsch reports on SaintPetersBlog.com.
In a short video with images from National Geographic, The Weather Channel explores how Florida would be impacted if all glaciers and polar ice were to immediately melt.
White House calls on Florida and Louisiana governors to expand Medicaid
White House Deputy Senior Advisor David Simas said 848,000 people without insurance in Florida could get coverage immediately if Gov. Rick Scott agreed to expand the federal-state health care program for the poor, McClatchy’s Washington Bureau’s Lesley Clark reports.
Florida Supreme Court hears red-light camera case
In a legal battle that could have implications for other communities including Collier County, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday about whether Orlando and Aventura violated state law in approving red-light camera programs, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via the Ft. Myers News-Press.
Florida CFO Atwater agency pulls reporter subpoena in Affordable Care Act fraud investigation
The Department of Financial Services is withdrawing its subpoena of a reporter as part of an investigation into a group spreading misinformation about the Affordable Care Act.
St. Joe Company announces sale of 382,834 Florida forestland acres to Mormon Church affiliate
The St. Joe Co. announced Thursday it has sold 382,834 acres in the Florida Panhandle, including thousands of acres targeted by the state for purchase, to AgReserves Inc., an affiliate of the Mormon Church.
House panel votes down Stand Your Ground repealer
Florida’s House Criminal Justice Subcommittee voted 11-2 Thursday to kill a bill that would have repealed Florida’s “stand your ground” self-defense law, Bill Cotterell reports for The Florida Current.
Legislative “wish lists” will increase base Florida budget by $1.4 billion
State economists estimate the Florida budget will have as much as $845 million additional income in next March’s legislative session, but not everyone will get what is on their “wish list,” explains Peter Schorsch on SaintPetersBlog.com.
Former State Representative Carl Ogden: 1929-2013
Carl Ogden, who represented Jacksonville in the Florida House of Representatives for 20 years and championed the closing of tax loopholes, died Tuesday in Tallahassee, Sandy Strickland reports for the Florida Times-Union.
Alex Sink Facing Watered-Down GOP Opposition for Open Congress Seat
Even as Alex Sink faces an easier path to the Democratic nomination in a special election for an open seat in Congress, Republicans are helping her cause by staying out of the contest, Jeff Henderson reports on SunshineStateNews.com.
Florida Supreme Court settles lesbian custody battle
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a woman who donated an egg to her lesbian partner has parental rights to the child and ordered a lower court to work out custody, child support and visitation arrangements, Associated Press’ Brendan Farrington reports via The Miami Herald.
New Deputy Insurance Commissioners Appointed in Louisiana
Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced that Executive Counsel Warren Byrd has been appointed to the position of deputy commissioner of the Office of Property and Casualty in the Louisiana Department of Insurance, Insurance Journal reports.
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak Seeks Re-election
State Insurance Commissioner John Doak has announced that he is seeking re-election for a second term in 2014, National Underwriter’s PropertyCasualty360.com reports.
Texas Brine’s insurer says company ignored Assumption Parish sinkhole warnings
One of the insurers for Texas Brine Company has filed a lawsuit accusing Texas Brine of ignoring warnings about the potential for disaster if it continued mining an Assumption Parish salt dome cavern. The suit arises from the massive sinkhole created after the cavern collapsed in 2012, Associated Press reports via the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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