Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Monday, July 16
Jul 16, 2012
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.–Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) Actuarial and Underwriting Committee meeting; Teleconference: 866-361-7525; participant code: 8632017402#. To view the meeting notice, click here.
9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.–Citizens Board of Governors Workshop; Teleconference: 888-942-8686; participant code: 5743735657#. To view the meeting notice, click here.
2:00 p.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Board of Governors meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here. To view the agenda, click here.
Florida’s Citizens to Weigh Rate Hikes Today
Citizens’ was designed to provide insurance to homeowners in high-risk areas and those … own homes or businesses in the high-risk coastal areas of Florida.
Blog: Citizens insurance reports more disputes over claims
Citizens Property Insurance has 6,604 disputed claims so far this year, up 21 percent from the same period in 2011, the insurer reports.
Nonprofit gets bank’s help to increase home hurricane reinforcement in Collier
Strength against storms. Since 2009, that’s what Retrofit Southwest Florida Inc. has worked toward, one house at a time.
Blog: State Farm expands pay-as-you-drive insurance to 9 new states including Florida
Customers of State Farm, the country’s largest automobile insurer, can now score discounts for driving less through the company’s pay-as-you-drive program in nine more states including Florida.
Tuberculosis strain found in 18 Florida counties outside Duval
The tuberculosis strain that has rocked Florida politics and raised questions of undue government secrecy is referred to as FL 046 by epidemiologists, the professionals who track disease outbreaks.
Unfinished business: Some cities have thousands of open construction permits
The ghost of construction past could come back to haunt homeowners in Broward and Palm Beach counties. That’s because there are thousands of open and expired construction permits that date back as far as 1992. And that means many additions, enclosures, electrical wiring and new roofs have never been inspected or certified as safe.
Hospitals will lose out if Florida stands firm on Medicaid
If Florida refuses to expand Medicaid under the new federal health care law, hospitals could end up the biggest losers.
Governor Scott wants cancer care in Florida better orchestrated
Gov. Rick Scott is warning Shands and other nonprofit cancer research centers in Florida: If you franchise your brands to private entities, you’ll risk losing state research funding.
Health exchange by another name: Marco Rubio’s “marketplace”
In the months before he became Florida House speaker, Marco Rubio crisscrossed the state searching for ways to make Florida better.
Feds grant Florida access to database; voter purge to resume
In a victory for Republicans, the federal government has agreed to let Florida use a law enforcement database to challenge people’s right to vote if they are suspected of not being U.S. citizens.
Florida poised for election showdown
Florida is again headed for an Election Day, a dozen years after deciding the presidency amidst confusion of butterfly ballots and hanging chads.
The Florida Current’s Campaign Roundup: Money edition
Campaign finance reports came out this week for the second filing period of the year, and the reports reveal some candidates cashing in, others who are cash poor, and some who are nouveau riche. The end of this week also marks one month to go before the Aug. 14 primary, so it’s crunch time for campaigns engaged in intraparty battles.
- Money follows power in legislative races
- GOP Senate Hopefuls Aaron Bean, Mike Weinstein Raking in Big Cash on First Coast
Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll ready to fight back
Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll plans to fight back against charges that she and a female aide were caught in “a compromising position,” according to emails Carroll sent to well-wishers from her state account.
Northeast Florida pushing to pool political resources
When it comes to duking it out in the state Capitol, one mantra tends to ring true: There is power in numbers.
South Florida salvage firms respond to emergencies at sea
For an example of how to base a business on disaster, look no further than Resolve Marine Group’s Joshua James Response Center in Fort Lauderdale.
European Union under Pressure to Delay Solvency II Insurer Capital Rules
The European Union may be forced to put back the January 2014 start date for its Solvency II capital regime for insurers after talks to agree a final draft of the strict new rules collapsed, Europe’s top insurance sector lobby said on Friday.
Insurers Concerned About Katy Perry’s Spinning Bra
There is no denying that a story combining Katy Perry’s bra and insurance will get my attention.
Governor Jindal rehabs image by focusing on Louisiana
Bobby Jindal’s rough national debut seems long forgotten.
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