Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Oct 27, 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 insurers said to pass stress tests, though data limited
A state report on Monday said that 67 Florida property insurers “ultimately” passed a stress test that simulated three hurricane scenarios, though at least company – which was not named – did not initially have enough reinsurance, or back-up coverage to pay claims. The Palm Beach Post’s Charles Elmore reports for the “Protecting Your Pocket” blog.
Retention Pond Guardrail Bill Filed
Four months after a University of Central Florida student drowned after crashing into a retention pond, state lawmakers are moving forward with a bill named after Chloe Arenas, MyNews13.com reports.
Aon Expands Florida Reinsurance Operations
Beginning January 2016, Aon Benfield will increase the number of reinsurance broking and analytics colleagues based in its West Palm Beach office, Insurance Journal reports.
Hospital group asks patients to email billing questions
Florida’s largest hospital association is asking patients who have questions about their bills, or potential patients who want to know the costs of a medical procedure ahead of time, to email their queries to the association. Christine Sexton reports for PoliticoFlorida.com.
Florida Senate girds for redistricting debate
Senators on Tuesday will debate a plan to redraw 40 Senate districts that could shift the partisan make-up of the chamber, the leadership of the body and the political futures of the members. The Orlando Sentinel’s Gray Rohrer reports for the “Central Florida Political Pulse” blog.
- Challengers supply some of the missing 2012 election data to Legislature
- More Senate District Maps Filed Monday
Seminoles sue State of Florida to keep blackjack
With just days before the Seminole Tribe of Florida was supposed to pull out its blackjack tables from its casinos, tribal officials on Monday sued the state in an effort to keep them in place, the Associated Press reports via the Tallahassee Democrat.
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