Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Monday, December 7, 2015
Dec 7, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
- Florida Workers’ Compensation Insurance Guaranty Association (“FWCIGA”) Audit Committee meeting. Orlando, Florida. To view the meeting notice, click here.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida’s Clothesline Law Trumps Homeowners Association Rules
Florida was the first state to pass a right-to-dry law. The statute makes invalid any ordinance, covenant or deed restriction “which prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting the installation of solar collectors, clotheslines, or other energy devices based on renewable resources,” Melanie Payne writes for the Ft. Myers News-Press.
Campus Carry and a massive water bill await lawmakers in January
A proposal allowing university students to pack a gun along with laptops and textbooks for a political science class could be the first bill passed by the Florida House and Senate when they convene the 2016 legislative session in January. James Call reports for the Tallahassee Democrat.
Republicans rev up ground game for Florida presidential fight
State and national Republican Party leaders can’t do much about serious obstacles in their path to winning the White House back in 2016: a front-runner for the nomination with a knack for offending key voter groups and demographic changes steadily making the Florida and national electorate more diverse and Democratic-leaning. The Tampa Bay Times’ Adam Smith reports.
As Florida’s Puerto Rican Population Booms, Political Parties Move In
It used to be that when political experts would pontificate about “Latinos” in Florida, they were talking about Cubans. But those days are over. There are now more than one million Puerto Ricans in Florida, NPR’s Asma Khalid reports.
For Central Florida, poverty reaches new heights
More than 350,000 Central Floridians are living in poverty – more than ever before – according to new numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau. And many of the poor are children. Kate Santich and Charles Minshew report for the Orlando Sentinel.
Florida Ranked 8th For Contractors
Florida is the eighth best state for contractors to do business according to a ranking released Wednesday by Associated Builders and Contractors. Drew Wilson reports for FloridaPolitics.com.
Connecticut Insurance Department forbids optimization pricing method for insurance
Connecticut’s Insurance Commissioner is warning insurance companies against using a pricing method that relies more on customer buying habits than actuarial or risk-based principals. The Associated Press reports via the New Haven Register.
10 factors affecting auto and property insurers
At the recent J.D. Power Insurance Claims Edge conference in Chicago, 10 factors were identified as having a major impact on the auto and property and casualty segments in the next three to five years. National Underwriter’s PropertyCasualty360.com reports.
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