Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report–Friday, October 24, 2014
Oct 24, 2014
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Governor Scott Seeks Insurance Agents’ Help to Get Out Vote
Florida Governor Rick Scott is urging insurance agents to do their part to get out the vote as the state’s gubernatorial campaign enters its final weeks, Insurance Journal’s Michael Adams reports.
Florida Is Hot Spot for Luxury Car Theft
Drivers of luxury vehicles in Florida should watch out. Their cars are the least likely in the U.S. to be returned if stolen. Bloomberg’s Laura Davison reports via Insurance Journal.
Florida Still Tone Deaf on Climate Change
It’s no secret South Florida is “ground zero” for climate change impacts – especially sea-level rise. Also clear is the enormous potential to meet that challenge by using energy smarter and investing in solar power, creating jobs in the process. Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund Director Susan Glickman pens her editorial opinion in the Sun-Sentinel.
Florida’s AssuredPartners Acquires Alabama’s Turner & Hamrick
Agency acquirer AssuredPartners Inc. of St. Mary, Florida, has purchased the assets of Turner & Hamrick, LLC, headquartered in Troy, Alabama. Insurance Journal reports.
Election supervisors are reminded to expect the unexpected
Governor Rick Scott’s chief elections official gave a pep talk to county election supervisors Thursday in which he reminded them to “expect the unexpected” in the upcoming election. Secretary of State Ken Detzner and his staff even spoke the word no one wanted to hear, the dreaded R-word: Recount. Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet explains.
Scott to be a no-show for Google accounts lawsuit deposition
If Rick Scott is a no-show for a deposition in a case he initiated, it may not be without consequences, the Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas explains via “The Buzz” blog.
End of Florida nursing home moratorium sparks big interest, money and possible legal challenges
State health care regulators this week received 137 letters from companies that are vying to operate new nursing homes that offer 3,115 beds for patients beginning in 2017 as well as a handful of hospice programs, Christine Jordan Sexton reports via SaintPetersBlog.com.
Lawsuit challenging Florida voucher expansion revived
A lawsuit challenging a significant expansion of Florida’s main private school voucher program is being revived, Associated Press reports via TCPalm.com.
IAIS Develops Basic Capital Requirements for Global Systemically Important Insurers
The International Association of Insurance Supervisors announced yesterday that it has concluded development of the first-ever global insurance capital standard – Basic Capital Requirements for global systemically important insurers.
Chairman of Key House Committee for Insurers Could Face Challenge
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling is facing a long-shot challenge to his chairmanship from an Oklahoma Republican, Bloomberg’s Cheyenne Hopkins reports via Insurance Journal.
South Mississippians looking for relief from high property insurance rates
A coalition is working to build momentum for state legislation in 2015 that organizers hope would lead to lower property insurance rates on the Mississippi Coast, Anita Lee reports for the SunHerald.com.
Ebola Tipping Point Could Come By Late January, Reports RMS
The Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic, according to a new report by catastrophic risk modeling firm RMS. Insurance Journal carries the story.
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