Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, January 27, 2016

 

Report:  Florida’s Workers’ Comp Market Still Strong but Uncertainty Remains

The latest workers’ compensation report from Florida’s insurance regulator says the state’s workers’ compensation market remained competitive and well capitalized in 2014, but reforms put in place by state lawmakers in 2003 may have reached their maximum effectiveness.  Insurance Journal’s Amy O’Connor reports.

 

If you’re an Uber driver, you could have your car booted in Jacksonville

Stricter consequences for unlicensed Uber or Lyft drivers — including having their vehicles impounded — could be on the table.  Jensen Werley reports for the Jacksonville Business Journal.

 

Abortion bill shuts Planned Parenthood out of managed care networks

The Senate health policy committee has approved a bill that opponents say is designed to defund Planned Parenthood effective July 1, and which some managed care lobbyists worry could adversely impact their provider networks.  Christine Sexton reports for Politico Florida.

 

House rejects attempts to impose more testing and regulation on oil and gas fracking in Florida

The Florida House smacked down a series of Democratic amendments aimed at weakening a bill that prohibits local governments from banning high pressure well stimulation known as fracking and positioned the bill for approval by the full House on Wednesday.  The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.

 

Matt Gaetz to outline House’s $1 billion tax cut package

House Finance and Tax Committee chairman Matt Gaetz released the details of his chamber’s $1 billion tax cut proposal yesterday afternoon, Politico Florida’s Matt Dixon reports.

 

Senate committee ejects speaker for outburst over divorce bill

A woman berated members of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday as they were considering a bill that deals with shared custody of children after a divorce.  Daniel Ducassi reports for Politico Florida.

 

Zurich Insurance taps Greco as chief executive

Speculation that Generali CEO Greco, who ran Zurich’s main general insurance business before joining Generali in August 2012, could return to the Swiss firm had been bubbling since mid-December, CNBC and Reuters report.

 

 

 

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