Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Wednesday, April 6, 2016

 

Florida Supreme Court hears Oral Arguments in High-Profile Workers’ Comp Case

Florida Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today in a case that could allow the state workers’ compensation system to be optional for employers.  Politico Florida’s Christine Sexton reports.

 

Florida Approves Removal of up to 19,000 Policies from Citizens

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has approved the removal of up to 19,535 personal residential policies from Citizens Property Insurance for the June 21, 2016 take-out period, Insurance Journal reports.

 

Florida Association for Insurance Reform Seeks Probe into Bozza’s Universal Insurance Short

It would seem the insurance industry is gathering its support groups to fight the negative investor sentiment that has gripped one of its own, Tabinda Hussain writes for ValueWalk.com.

 

Miami Beach Flooding Spiked over Last Decade, UM Study Finds

If it seems like flooding in Miami Beach has gotten a lot worse a lot faster, it has.  The Miami Herald’s Jenny Staletovich reports.

 

Florida Senate Republican Leaders Endorse Dana Young

Six prominent Republicans in the Florida Senate have endorsed House Majority Leader Dana Young in her bid for the new District 18 Senate seat, representing South Tampa and Hillsborough County.  The Miami Herald’s Kristin M. Clark reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.

 

Haridopolos Not Running for Florida Senate

Former Senate president Mike Haridopolos has decided to not run for an open Florida Senate seat, Matt Dixon reports for Politico Florida.

 

Gretna, Gravitas and the Florida Supreme Court

Sometime in June the Florida Supreme Court will rule on a lie, Sunshine State News Publisher Nancy Smith writes.

California Judge Rules in Favor of Lumber Liquidators in Prop. 65 Case

Lumber Liquidators Holdings Inc. won a tentative ruling dismissing claims that it failed to adequately warn consumers about cancer-causing formaldehyde found in some of its laminate flooring.  Bloomberg’s Robert Burnson reports via Insurance Journal.

 

Lead Poisoning Risk isn’t just in Flint.  So we Mapped Every Neighborhood in America

Neighborhoods where kids face the highest risk of lead poisoning exist all across America, Vox’s  Sarah Frostenson and Sarah Kliff explain in this interactive map feature.

 

 

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