Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Tuesday, May 22
May 22, 2012
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
There are no insurance-related events scheduled for today.
The St. Petersburg lawmaker says he’s concerned that some health care clinics might not be eligible for payment for personal injury protection claims for six months after the legislation takes effect on July 1.
- Read Representative Kriseman’s letter
- State Regulators Working to Patch PIP Reform Loophole
- Blog: Personal Injury Protection reform legislation full of errors, Kriseman says
- Blog: House Democrat warns of “chaos and costs” with flawed Personal Injury Protection law
Two South Florida lawmakers have put up a preliminary roadblock to a plan by Citizens Insurance to remove the 10-percent cap on rates for new policyholders.
I was appalled to read the comments made by the spokesperson for Citizens Insurance that the law passed in 2009 capping insurance rates may only apply to existing customers.
Blog: Florida’s property insurance mess-No solution in sight
Got some good reader feedback on my Sunday print column on South Florida’s ongoing property insurance mess and the higher costs/lower coverage for homeowners stuck with state-run Citizens Property insurance.
Panama City Commission to discuss building codes
The Panama City Commission will consider adopting requirements of the 2010 Florida Building Code and adding higher standards for the Community Ratings System at the board’s meeting Tuesday.
Removal of fire hydrants worries Apopka residents
Some Apopka residents are upset that the city is removing fire hydrants from certain neighborhoods.
Florida’s progressive forces unite against Coventry health insurance company
Progressive forces from around Florida converged here May 17 to protest Coventry Health Care’s use of its mega-profits to oppose the Affordable Care Act.
Question and Answer with Integrity Florida’s Dan Krassner
Dan Krassner has worked in Tallahassee before, in communications roles for groups such as Florida TaxWatch, and has recently returned to the capital with his wife after a year in St. Petersburg to lead Integrity Florida, a group whose mission is to “promote integrity in government and expose public corruption.”
An effort is underway to attach a long-term National Flood Insurance Program reauthorization and reform legislation to bipartisan drug legislation in the Senate.
Twins conceived after dad died won’t get benefits
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that a man’s children who were conceived through artificial insemination after his death cannot get Social Security survivor benefits.
A Property Adjuster Remembers Joplin, Missouri Devastation
On May 26, 2011 I was on assignment to evaluate damages for one of our firm’s clients. I knew right away this was not going to be a typical assignment.
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