Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Thursday, August 13, 2015.
Aug 13, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
- 10:00 a.m.–Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association Audit Committee teleconference meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Jeff Brandes wants transparency in National Flood Insurance Program rates
Florida state Senator Jeff Brandes wants FEMA to release data from flood insurance policies under the National Flood Insurance Program to determine whether or not the premiums assessed for policies are excessive or arbitrarily assigned, SaintPetersBlog.com’s Janelle Irwin reports.
Up to 280,000 switch offers approved, but fewer leave Citizens Property Insurance
Approved Citizens Property Insurance takeout offers are not translating into as many actual transfers as they once did. In fact, about 45,000 offers were approved for June but no customers actually switched, the Palm Beach Post’s Charles Elmore reports.
Questionable Medicaid payments prompt audits of 31 Florida hospitals
Amid statewide concern about the ballooning costs of Medicaid, state Agency for Health Care Administration Secretary Elizabeth Dudek said Wednesday she had ordered audits for 31 hospitals that may be receiving more in Medicaid payments than is legally allowed. The Tampa Bay Times’ Kathleen McGrory reports via “The Buzz” blog.
Bradenton clinic operators arrested on insurance fraud charges
Three people were arrested Wednesday morning and law enforcement is searching for another suspect after an undercover operation found insurance fraud at a now-closed Bradenton clinic, according to state insurance regulators. Kate Irby reports for the Bradenton Herald.
The real showdown in the Florida Legislature isn’t during the current Special Session. It’s the special session planned for late October, Gary Fineout explains in “The Fine Print” blog.
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA: Five Questions for Jason Brodeur
THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Margie Menzel interviews Florida House Health & Human Services Committee Chairman Jason Brodeur via the SayfieReview.com.
U.K. Regulator Toughens Rules to Hold Insurers’ Executives Responsible for Failures
The U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority issued final rules on Thursday amending its accountability framework for firms covered by the European Union insurance law known as Solvency II. Unlike similar rules proposed for UK bankers, the insurance standards don’t contain criminal sanctions or reverse the burden of proof in cases of misconduct. Bloomberg’s John Glover reports.
Startups vie to build an Uber for health care
Heal is one of several startups putting a high-tech spin on old-fashioned house calls–or “in-person visits,” since they can take place anywhere. The services provide a range of nonemergency medical care–from giving flu shots to treating strep throats and stitching lacerations–much like a mobile urgent-care clinic. Dow Jones News Service’s Melinda Beck reports via Advisen.com.
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