Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Thursday, April 9, 2015
Apr 9, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Office of Insurance Approves Removal of 45,500 Policies from Citizens
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of up to 45,000 personal residential policies and 500 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance.
Arizona, Florida busiest states for windshield insurance claims
A Cronkite News investigation found that companies offering quick-fixes for windshield cracks could be using customer’s insurance information to file multiple claims, sometimes years later, a forming of insurance fraud. Arizona and Florida are the busiest states for windshield insurance claims because they both have zero-deductible and no-fault rules written into their insurance laws.
Florida Bill Allowing Electronic Insurance Documents Sent to Governor
Florida may soon be the 28th state to adopt legislation that enables insurers to conduct all policyholder transactions over the Internet, Insurance Journal reports.
Persistent (and popular) Uber sued by Hillsborough County
Facing a newly filed lawsuit by Hillsborough County, with which the San Francisco-based company has locked horns since its Tampa launch last year, Uber sent out an email to customers saying they are still open for business, SaintPetersBlog.com’s Peter Schorsch reports.
Budget impasse continues as time ticks away on regular Session
No progress has been made to bridge the $4 billion-plus gap between the House and Senate’s proposed spending plans as the Legislature closes in on completing the sixth week of Session, SaintPetersBlog.com’s Christine Jordan Sexton reports.
Lawmakers blast Governor Rick Scott’s top elections official
Governor Rick Scott’s top elections official came under intense criticism Wednesday for fighting the Legislature’s plan to allow people in Florida to register to vote online by 2017, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Freshman House members push back against Eisnaugle “coup” reports
Republican members of the most recent class of lawmakers elected to the House are pushing back hard on reports in blogs that members are attempting to overthrow State Representative Eric Eisnaugle, R-Orlando, as House Speaker for 2020-2022. Gray Rohrer reports for the Orlando Sentinel’s “Central Florida Political Pulse” blog.
Property rights bill clears final House stop with fewer local government concerns
A House property rights bill prompted by a U.S. Supreme Court case involving a Florida landowner was amended Wednesday to resolve many concerns raised by local governments, Bruce Ritchie reports for SaintPetersBlog.com.
Senate explodes narrow gambling bill as House contracts its plan
The reliably precarious debate over the future of gambling in Florida continued its uncertain path on Wednesday when a Senate committee voted to end the requirement that horse and dog tracks operate live races and the House revised its gaming bill and excluded destination resort casinos, the Miami Herald’s “Naked Politics” blog reports.
Texas Commissioner Elected Chair of Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission
Texas Insurance Commissioner David Mattax was elected chairman of the Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Commission in Phoenix, Arizona, Insurance Journal reports.
Feds Seek Unified Approach with Insurers to Cyber Threats
The federal government has the backs of insurers and their clients as they seek to protect themselves from, and adapt to, the fast-evolving threat of cyber attacks, Federal Insurance Office Director Michael McRaith assured an industry crowd last month. Carrier Management’s Mark Hollmer reports via Insurance Journal.
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