Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Thursday, June 16, 2016

 

Deadline Looms for Citizens’ Appointment Agreements Addressing Data Security

Appointed agents and agencies of Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance have just two weeks left to sign new appointment agreements or have their contract with the state-run insurer terminated, Insurance Journal’s Amy O’Connor reports.

  

The Work Comp Forecast in Florida

Is work comp fair?  If “fair” is a subjective term, is it even achievable?  The gathering storm in Florida is going to help determine those answers, says Mark Pew in an editorial opinion for workcompcentral.com.

  

Florida Blue Collected $471 Million Profit on Affordable Care Act Plans in 2015

The Affordable Care Act’s exchanges have not been a bust for every health insurer. Florida’s Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliate made a profit of almost a half-billion dollars on the ACA’s new individual plans last year.   Bob Herman reports for ModernHealthCare.com.

  

Rick Scott says Money Set Aside for Orlando Efforts

Governor Rick Scott announced Wednesday state agencies were setting aside millions of dollars for the Orlando area in the wake of Sunday’s mass shooting at a gay nightclub there.  FloridaPolitics.com’s Jim Rosica reports.

  

Gun Measures Expected to Re-Emerge in 2017 Florida Legislature

The mass shootings in an Orlando nightclub this week have fueled the already-polarizing issues of gun rights and gun control, with the debate expected to return on multiple fronts during Florida’s 2017 legislative session.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via the Lakeland Ledger.

  

Florida’s High Court Weighing Non-Economic Damages

The Florida Supreme Court is deciding whether caps on so-called “non-economic” damages in medical malpractice lawsuits are constitutional.  Jim Ash reports for WFSU.org.

  

Five Questions for Florida Governor’s Chief of Staff Kim McDougal

McDougal, 53, replaced Melissa Sellers as the governor’s top aide in April, after serving as deputy chief of staff, legislative affairs director and education policy coordinator in Scott’s administration.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA interviews Rick Scott’s Chief of Staff via SayfieReview.com.

  

Board of Education to Weigh in on New Rules Governing Florida Charter Schools

Florida’s Board of Education will examine new rules governing charter schools set by state lawmakers last Session, FloridaPolitics.com reports.

  

Judge Says Suit Against Louisiana’s Office of Group Benefits Can Advance

A Baton Rouge state judge has ruled that a lawsuit that claims the Jindal administration mismanaged the state health insurance program and illegally implemented changes to it can move forward, the Associated Press reports via Insurance Journal.

 

 

 

 

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