Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Monday, March 28, 2016

 

People in and out of Citizens Property Insurance had a bad year in the Florida Legislature

There is little relief coming for homeowners facing crushing rate increases after being nudged (some would say shoved) out of the state-run property insurance company.   Jeremy Wallace reports for the Tampa Bay Times.

 

Scott signs 68 bills into law, including boater safety bill inspired by missing teens

Governor Rick Scott signed 68 bills into law last week, including one that reduces registration fees for vessels equipped with safety features including emergency radio beacons.

The Palm Beach Post’s Kristina Webb reports via the “Post on Politics” blog.

• Governor Signs Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill Into Law
• Competency-Based Education Pilot Program, other education measures signed into Law

 

Criticized for HIV Spike, Florida takes hundreds of cases off the books

State lawmakers blasted the state surgeon general in January for cutting staff and spending at a time when new HIV cases were spiking in Florida.  A month later, the Florida Department of Health quietly revised its figures.  Kathleen McGrory reports for the Tampa Bay Times.

 

Despite Cuts, Florida’s Post-Recession Budget Has Grown By $12 Billion

The Tampa Bay Times’ Jeff Harrington, Don Morris and Michael Van Sickler explain how privatization has bloated Florida’s budget despite deep and often damaging cuts to other programs during the past eight years.

 

Latest Florida Voting Mixup has counties wanting Paper Trail from State

Another Florida election is over, but another Florida election controversy is just beginning, the Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.

 

For Chris Sprowls, a shot at leadership means an opportunity to be “As Bold As Possible”

Earlier this month, Chris Sprowls appeared to clinch the 2021-22 Florida House Speakership race when two more Republicans — Jacksonville State Representative Paul Renner and Orlando State Representative Mike Miller — switched their support from Eric Eisnaugle to Sprowls.  Jenna Buzzacco-Foerster reports for FloridaPolitics.com.

 

Florida’s Payday Lender Law is no model, report concludes

Florida regulations of payday lenders defended by U.S. Representatives Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Patrick Murphy and others have cost poor Floridians more than $2.5 billion in fees over the last decade, according to a new study.  The Tampa Bay Times’ Alex Leary reports via “The Buzz” blog.

 

ISO to Collect Terrorism Insurance Data for U.S. Treasury

The property/casualty insurance data and rating organization ISO will collect and help analyze terrorism data this year for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the federal agency charged with gauging the effectiveness of the federal terrorism risk insurance program, Insurance Journal reports.

 

State Farm Latest Company to Stop Donating to New Jersey Legislator

Add the nation’s largest property-casualty insurer to the growing list of financial companies that won’t be donating to U.S. Representative Scott Garrett in the wake of his alleged anti-gay remarks, Bloomberg’s Robert Schmidt reports via Insurance Journal.

 

 

 

 

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