Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Tuesday, August 16, 2016

 

Insurance Council Counters Challenge to Big Workers’ Comp Rate Hike

An Insurance Industry Council moved Monday to block a Legal Challenge to proposed Workers’ Compensation Premium Increases of nearly 20 percent, warning that delay would threaten the solvency of Florida’s System for Compensating Injured Workers, FloridaPolitics.com reports.

  

Security First Insurance in Florida Forms Regulatory Compliance Department

Security First Insurance Company has expanded and added new positions to its Ormond Beach, Florida-Based Headquarters, Insurance Journal reports.

  

Florida Enlists Commercial Pest Control Firms in Zika Fight

Scott said Health Officials will send additional Commercial Pest Control Companies to help local mosquito control operations and “Ensure the County has every possible tool to fight Zika.”  The Associated Press reports via the Gainesville Sun.

  

Florida Economists Slice Revenue Forecasts Again

State Economists Monday shaved nearly $270 million off their Estimate of what Lawmakers will have to work with in next year’s Budget Process, even as Election-Year calls for extra spending continue and as a threat looms of a Zika hit to Florida’s Economy.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Brandon Larrabee reports via SunshineStateNews.com.

  

The Year of the Openly Gay Candidate in Florida

This is the year that Central Florida Gays step boldly into the Political Spotlight, joining an increasingly large outpouring of Gay Candidates Statewide, FloridaPolitics.com’s Scott Powers reports.

 

Jupiter Golf Club Members Seek $6M From Donald Trump as Trial Begins

Donald Trump says he transformed a Florida Golf Club that he bought from the Ritz-Carlton and that most Members like the changes — despite a $6 million Federal Lawsuit brought by Disaffected Members.  The Associated Press reports via FloridaPolitics.com.

 

 

 

 

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