Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Monday, March 21, 2016

 

The Good, the Bad and the Interesting:  Evaluating the applicants for Florida Revenue Chief

Unlike the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, the top job at Revenue does not have statutory qualification requirements.  Nevertheless, one could assume that many of those seeking the job have significant managerial, financial or tax experience – a prerequisite for consideration by the statewide elected officials on the Cabinet.  Peter Schorsch writes for FloridaPolitics.com.

 

Former Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate Thanks Supporters for Early Fundraising Push

Democratic candidate Sean Shaw said in a memo to supporters he’s “truly humbled” by early fundraising returns in his bid for an open HD 61 seat based in Tampa, Ryan Ray reports for FloridaPolitics.com.

 

Florida’s Failure to Pass Assignment of Benefits Reforms Will Impact State Insurance Market

The sad truth is Assignment of Benefits abuse is organized and carried out by only a handful of vendors and lawyers and will ultimately result in much higher rates for South Florida customers, Florida Property Casualty Association Director William Stander writes for Insurance Journal.

 

Corcoran, Oliva outline guiding principles for House GOP campaigns

The top elected officials heading up Republican House campaigns headed into the 2016 session laid out their “guiding principles” for key races in an email sent to party supporters Sunday night, Politico Florida’s Matt Dixon reports.

  

Redrawn Districts, term limits set up battles for Florida Senate Seats

A week after the end of the 2016 Legislative Session, a three-way race has already developed for the Democratic nomination for the District 19 Senate seat held for the last eight years by Minority Leader Arthenia Joyner of Tampa, The Tampa Tribune’s Jeff Schweers reports.

 

Tom Lee Sees Dark Side of Legislature’s Changes

Tom Lee has seen a lot of changes since he first got elected to the Florida Senate 20 years ago, and not all of them for the better.  In fact, what he’s seen over the last few years is making him think twice about running for re-election.  The Tampa Tribune’s Jeff Schweers reports.

  

It’s Not Jack Latvala’s Birthday!

No, he’s not going to be Pinellas County’s first Senate President in 100 years, but after today, with Matt Gaetz, the scion of his bete noire Don Gaetz, abandoning his state Senate bid to run for Congress, Latvala has to be smiling like the Cheshire Cat, Peter Schorsch writes for FloridaPolitics.com.

 

Explosive growth of Florida Slot Machines possible with court ruling

When legislators finished their annual session last week without a gaming bill or a compact with the Seminole Tribe, they raised the stakes on the future of casinos in Florida, and it’s precisely where gaming opponents want it, the Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas writes.

 

Big Donations didn’t all win big results from Florida Legislature

It was a lucrative year for Florida legislators who collected more than $28.5 million for their political committees in the six months before their annual session and when it was over, many of the special interests that raised the money — from sugar farmers and utilities to marijuana farmers and charter school companies — could point to tangible rewards, the Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas writes.

 

What all was in the Florida Legislature’s Final “School Choice” Bill?

In one of their final votes of the 2016 session, Florida lawmakers passed sweeping “school choice” legislation with numerous changes to the state’s education policies, affecting schools from pre-K through college and university, the Miami Herald’s Kristin M. Clark reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.

 

Does Property and Casualty Insurance have a role to play in revitalizing Cuba?

In the push to normalize relations with the communist-led government in Havana, U.S. officials have worked to reopen Cuba to the United States with direct-flight agreements and the first direct mail delivery to the country, just last week.   Jayleen R. Heft reports for National Underwriter’s PropertyCasualty360.com.

 

 

 

 

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