Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Thursday, October 6
Oct 6, 2011
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
(CANCELED) 10:00 a.m.–Florida Surplus Lines Service Office National Clearinghouse Committee meeting. Agenda includes issues pertaining to the proposed national surplus lines tax clearinghouse. To view the meeting notice, click here.
2:00 p.m.–Florida Department of Financial Services Money Service Workers’ Compensation Fraud Work Group meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.
State Farm Florida Drops Several Commercial Lines; Nonrenews 10,000 Homeowners
State Farm Florida Insurance Co. says it is getting out of several businesses it does not specialize in so that other specialized carriers can provide the coverage.
Florida Senator Mike Fasano: Sinkhole scams
With so much recent attention being given to sinkhole premiums, it is time to shine a spotlight on a disturbing practice in our community.
Tallahassee’s ‘dangerous’ ranking disputed by sheriff
Forbes Magazine says Florida’s capital is the eighth most dangerous city in the nation.
Insurer to add 65 jobs in consolidation
American Family Insurance plans to add 65 jobs to its Douglas County claims office as part a plan to consolidate 20 offices into six remaining offices by August 2012.
Group claims state Medicaid plan a ‘recipe for a massive taxpayer rip-off’
This afternoon, health advocates and Medicaid recipients are protesting the state’s plan to privatize Medicaid in front of WellCare’s corporate headquarters in Tampa.
Florida awards $172 million Medicaid data contract
Florida has renewed a contract to manage its Medicaid Information Management System for three years and $172 million.
Blog: Senate redistricting reaches agreement — Panhandle counties will be sliced horizontally
The Senate Redistricting Committee got into the nitty gritty Wednesday and came to a rare consensus.
Blog: Florida Governor Scott abides by court ruling; now only informally reviews rules, aide says
Less than two months after the Florida Supreme Court ruled that Governor Rick Scott could not require agencies to get his formal approval for rules they wanted to enact, a spokesperson said Wednesday the office is still reviewing the proposals – informally.
Nightmare scenario looms if more cuts made, law enforcement agencies tell Florida House panel
They say they won’t be able to fulfill their mandated obligations if their budgets are tightened at all, let alone the 10 percent budget-slashing ordered by Governor Rick Scott.
- Top lawmaker: Budget cuts proposed by agencies are meaningless
- Proposed Florida wildlife officer cuts alarms some legislators
Local expressway authorities buck consolidation plans
A government task force set up to find efficiencies in state agencies considered the consolidation of Florida’s expressway authorities Wednesday, but the plan faces an uphill climb in the Legislature even though it could save the state as much as $24 million each year.
Blog: Poll shows Tea Party very unpopular in Florida
Public Policy Polling: We ask about the favorability of the Tea Party in every swing state and we find the same thing every time- only 41 percent of Florida voters have a favorable opinion of that movement to 49 percent who view it negatively.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi calls for study of prescription abuse effects on newborns
Attorney General Pam Bondi wants to head off what she views as a growing consequence of Florida’s prescription drug crisis: babies born addicted to their mother’s prescription drug of choice.
Texas Governor Perry’s ‘Loser Pays’ Law Seen Having Limited Effect
Texas Governor Rick Perry’s latest plan to kick trial lawyers out of his state may not send them packing after all.
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