Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report–Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Jul 16, 2014
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Senate President Gaetz appoints Jim Henderson to Citizens Property Insurance Board
Senate President Don Gaetz announced the appointment of Jim Henderson to the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Board of Governors, Peter Schorsch reports for SaintPetersBlog.com.
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. announced in a press release today that it assumed approximately $59 million in annualized premium from Sunshine State Insurance Company.
University scientists ask Scott for chance to meet to talk about climate science
In an effort to push Governor Rick Scott into the debate on climate change, ten prominent scientists from the state’s top universities on Tuesday asked to meet with him to explain the impact human-induced global warming will have on Florida, the Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas blogs on “Naked Politics.”
Miami-Dade gives early OK to legalizing Lyft, UberX
High-tech car services are one step closer to driving smoother after the Miami-Dade County commission approved services from apps like Uber and Lyft, Ross Polombo reports for WPLG-TV.
State Representative Mia Jones to be Jacksonville’s health commissioner
Mayor Alvin Brown is scheduled Wednesday to name state Rep. Mia Jones as Jacksonville’s first health commissioner and to announce a health initiative, Max Marbut reports for the Jacksonville Daily Record.
GOP Leaders Want to Redraw Districts After Fall Elections
Republican legislative leaders said Tuesday they do not plan to appeal a judge’s ruling that struck down Florida’s congressional map but want lawmakers to be able to redraw the disputed districts after this fall’s elections, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via SunshineStateNews.com.
Former Florida House candidate sues to get back on the ballot
Miami Beach publicist Laura Rivero Levey isn’t giving up her bid for the Florida House just yet, the Miami Herald’s Kathleen McGrory blogs on “Naked Politics.”
Dorothy Hukill Files For 2018 Re-Election Run
Facing no opposition in 2014, Florida Senator Dorothy Hukill, is setting her eyes on re-election, SaintPetersBlog.com reports.
81 cases of Caribbean mosquito virus now tallied in Florida
State officials say the number of Florida travelers who contracted the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus has risen to 81, the Associated Press reports via the Tampa Tribune.
Gaetz: Florida changing its approach to attract new businesses
A passive approach to economic development doesn’t cut it anymore in the Sunshine State, Valerie Garman reports for the Panama City News-Herald.
Florida teachers union to challenge voucher expansion law
Florida’s statewide teachers union is taking legal action against a new law that expands the school voucher program and creates new scholarships for children with special needs, the Miami Herald’s Kathleen McGrory blogs on “The Buzz.”
U.S. House Effort to Scale Down Federal Terrorism Insurance Divides Republicans
House Republicans efforts to pare federal terrorism insurance have ignited a battle between some Republicans from big metropolitan areas and much of the rest of their conference, while giving Democrats a new wedge into a business community increasingly flustered by its traditional allies, the New York Times reports via Advisen.com.
Pennsylvania Family Awarded $18 Million in Bad Faith Auto Suit Against Nationwide
An insurance company that was tongue-lashed in a decision last month by a Pennsylvania judge is contesting his ruling that it pay $18 million in punitive damages after a long court battle over faulty repairs to a family’s vehicle in 1996, Associated Press reports via Insurance Journal.
Post-Password Technology Verifies Users by Behavior
To thwart rampant cybercrime, new technologies The Journal’s Orr Hirschauge calls “post-password” products are emerging. The technologies go beyond passwords, and even beyond biometric methods such as eye scans and fingerprint detection, determining user identity by how they engage with the device, Clint Boulton reports for the Dow Jones News Service via Advisen.
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