Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report – Wednesday, August 17, 2016

 

Sides Line Up as Florida Workers’ Comp Rate Hike Weighed

With a Legislative Battle brewing, State Regulators listened to hours of testimony Tuesday as they decide whether to approve a 19.6 percent Increase in Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rates.  THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Saunders reports.

  

Explosive Controversy:  Atwater’s Lab Fights Accreditation Denial

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire, at least in the case of a State-Run Lab that tests fire debris for Law Enforcement Agencies, the Tampa Bay Times’ Steve Bousquet reports via “The Buzz” blog.

  

Aetna Leaving Affordable Care Act Exchange in Florida

Health Insurance Giant Aetna Inc. won’t participate in the Affordable Care Act’s Public Exchange in Florida during the 2016-17 sign-up period as it scales back such offerings to only four States.  Frank Gluck reports for the Naples Daily News.

  

Rick Scott Offers Help to Louisiana After Massive Flooding

Governor Rick Scott is lending Florida’s helping hand to the State of Louisiana after massive flooding left thousands stranded in part of the State over the last week, Allison Nielsen reports for SunshineStateNews.com.

 

Appeals Court Denies Florida Tax-Credit Scholarship Challenge, says “Remedy is at the Polls”

A Florida Appeals Court on Tuesday sided against the Florida Education Association and other Advocacy Groups that had sued the State challenging the constitutionality of Florida’s Tax Credit Scholarship Program.  Daniel Ducassi reports for Politico Florida.

  

Florida Republicans Beg RNC to Cut Off Support to Donald Trump

Several Republicans with ties to Florida have joined an open letter to Reince Priebus pleading with him to abandon RNC support for Donald Trump “and focus the entirety of the RNC’s available resources on preserving the GOP’s Congressional Majorities.”  The Tampa Bay Times’ Alex Leary reports via “The Buzz” blog.

 

Matt Gaetz to Host Northwest Florida Medical Marijuana Delivery

State Representative Matt Gaetz, R-Fort Walton Beach, will be hosting the first delivery of Medical Marijuana to a patient in Northwest Florida on Thursday.  Allison Nielsen reports for SunshineStateNews.com.

 

U.S. Launches “Biggest Ever Improvement” in Flood Forecasting

Insurance Journal reports that U.S. Government Weather Scientists and their research partners have developed a new forecasting tool to simulate how water moves throughout the Nation’s rivers and streams, paving the way for what the Federal Agency calls “The biggest improvement in flood forecasting the country has ever seen.”

 

IRS Issues New Partnership Audit Rules

New Rules Governing how Partnerships will be Audited beginning in 2018 were issued by the IRS.  Hazel Bradford reports for Pensions and Investments Magazine.

 

Washington Commissioner Fines Pet Insurer for Violating State Laws

State of Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler said his Agency issued fines in July against American Pet Insurance, which goes under the name Trupanion, Insurance Journal reports.

 

 

 

 

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