Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Thursday, May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
There are no insurance-related events scheduled for today.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Bans Price Optimization; Insurers Question Definition
A memorandum released last week by Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty warning insurers in the state not to use price optimization in rating has gotten cheers from a consumer advocate group and jeers from an insurance industry trade association that says the definition of the practice used is too vague, Insurance Journal’s Amy O’Conner reports.
31 Charged in Insurance Fraud Sweep: Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office
A massive insurance fraud sweep has resulted in the arrests of 31 people, most notably a public adjuster already charged in another fraud case, the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday. NBC Miami reports.
Governor Rick Scott’s health care commission meets to talk about Medicaid, hospital profits
A commission set up this month by Governor Rick Scott to address health care funding will meet for the first time Wednesday afternoon to discuss providing health care to low-income Floridians and the financial affairs of the state’s hospitals, Tampa Bay Times’ Michael Auslen.
- Governor Scott’s hospital probe gets underway
- Scott health care commission to be no factor in special session
Tom Lee on Tallahassee budget impasse: “We don’t know how this is going to play out”
As state lawmakers prepare to complete unfinished business in Tallahassee in a special session slated to begin in 12 days, one of the most important members of the 120-member Florida Legislature said on Wednesday that he’s not exactly sure what to expect when the House and Senate return next month to the Capitol to hammer out a budget agreement. Mitch Perry reports for SaintPetersBlog.com.
Jackson hospital blasts Florida health department over trauma-center application
After the Florida Department of Health denied Jackson Health System its bid for a trauma unit in South Miami-Dade April 30, Jackson is fighting back, saying that the department changed the requirements of the application beyond what is outlined in state law, leaving the hospital in a “guessing game.” The Miami Herald’s Patricia Mazzei reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.
Two Florida cities rank as worst in U.S. for mosquitoes
Fort Lauderdale and Miami rank among worst cities for mosquitoes, Matt Mauney reports for the Orlando Sentinel.
Lawsky to Step Down as New York’s Top Financial Regulator Next Month
Benjamin Lawsky will step down next month as New York’s top bank regulator after four years, during which he threatened to take away the U.S. charters of some of the world’s biggest banks and collected billions of dollars in penalties by being the squeaky wheel in global bank settlements, Bloomberg’s Greg Farrell reports via Insurance Journal.
Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Class Action Members Owed $1,640
The Louisiana state treasurer is holding money for more than 4,500 people who participated in a class action lawsuit against the Citizens Property Insurance, Insurance Journal reports.
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