Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, December 18
Dec 18, 2013
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
10:00 a.m.–Florida Board of Employee Leasing Companies Board meeting. Teleconference: 888-670-3525; conference code: 7489217568#. To view the meeting notice, click here. To view the agenda, click here.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Homeowners Pay The Highest Insurance Rate In Nation
Citizens Property Insurance Rates Included In Survey For First Time
Florida homeowners are paying the highest property insurance rates in the nation, Associated Press reports via CBSMiami.
Florida Department of Financial Services audits reveal more subpar state contracts
A Florida Department of Financial Services report shows auditors reviewed 898 state contracts during the 2012-2013 fiscal year and found that 56 percent of them had “deficiencies,” defined as not having a clear scope of work or a verifiable way to measure progress, not having clear financial penalties for nonperformance, not defining standards for subcontractors or not referring to state statutes regarding contract standards, The Florida Current’s Gray Rohrer reports.
Rick Scott Pushes Vehicle Registration Fee Cut on First Coast
On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott headed to Orange Park on the First Coast to push his call for reducing vehicle registration fees. Scott’s proposal to cut $400 million in fees is setting up to be one of his chief legislative priorities of the new year, Kevin Derby reports for SunshineStateNews.com.
Tallahassee Taxpayers Get Little Back from Red-Light Camera Deal
Red-light cameras are supposed to make dangerous intersections safer. But at what cost? FloridaWatchdog.org’s William Patrick reports via SunshineStateNews.com.
Florida prison system opens re-entry center
The head of Florida’s prison system ran the numbers Tuesday on how a new approach to inmate “re-entry” will save taxpayers money by breaking the cycle of crime andpunishment, then said the initiative would be worthwhile even without the fiscal considerations, The Florida Current’s Bill Cotterell reports.
Column: So what if the Tom Lee domino were to fall?
Assume for a moment that Governor Rick Scott is able to convince state Senator Tom Lee to give up a safe seat in the Florida Legislature to serve as lieutenant governor. Yes, it’s a big assumption, but it’s a fun game of dominoes on the other side of it, writes Peter Schorsch for SaintPetersBlog.com.
Louisiana Citizens Personal Policies to Drop Below 90,000 After Next Depopulation
The market share of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Louisiana’s insurer of last resort, is estimated to shrink to under 3% for the first time in six years following a seventh round of depopulation in 2014, National Underwriter’s Ana Khalamayzer reports for PropertyCasualty360.com.
Oklahoma Supreme Court Clears Workers’ Comp Law, but Future Remains Unclear
The Oklahoma Supreme Court Monday cleared the way for the state to implement an administrative system for resolving disputed workers’ compensation claims, National Underwriter’s Arthur Postal reports for PropertyCasualty360.com.
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