Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, July 17
Jul 17, 2013
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.–Florida Insurance Consumer Advocate’s Homeowners’ Policy and Claims Bill of Rights Working Group meeting. Tallahassee, Florida. Teleconference: (850) 413-1558; conference ID: 6125894. To view the meeting notice, click here.
4:00 p.m.–Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (“Citizens”) will hold office hours in the district office of Rep. Jose Javier Rodriguez, D-Miami. Citizens policy holders in House District 112 can schedule meetings with Citizens staff by calling 305-854-0365. (2100 Coral Way, Suite 601, Miami, Florida)
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Marshall Foundation symposium takes on Florida sea level rise
With climate change moving from the back burner to the forefront, and with recent dire predictions about the future sustainability of South Florida, should sea levels continue to rise, the Arthur R. Marshall Foundation, the League of Women Voters of Palm Beach County and the Oxbridge Academy are putting on the first Sea Level Rise Symposium, Jan Engoren reports for the Sun-Sentinel.
$54 Million in Affordable Care Act Rebates in Mail
Insurers for more than 600,000 Floridians will have to rebate some of the premium from last year because they didn’t comply with the spending rules in the Affordable Care Act, according to federal health officials, Carol Gentry reports for Health News Florida.
Florida Democrats Call for Voter Fraud Inquiry
Top Florida Democratic legislators want an inquiry into how thorough state law-enforcement investigated voter fraud allegations against a company once aligned with Republicans, the Associated Press reports.
Four candidates announce bids for Florida House seats
The days following quarterly campaign finance reporting is often popular timing for new candidates to announce their runs, and this week was no different. Four candidates filed paperwork over the last week to run for House seats in 2014, Peter Schorsch reports for SaintPetersBlog.com.
Deal could lead to Miami-Orlando train, Osceola County Development
Orlando’s main road-building agency has reached a tentative agreement with Deseret Ranch that could clear the way both for an Orlando-to-Miami train and a toll road that would open large swaths of rural Osceola County to development, Dan Tracy reports for Orlando Sentinel.
Calling for Special Session, Students Sit-In at Governor Scott’s Office
About 40 students sat-in Tuesday at the governor’s office, waiting for Gov. Rick Scott to return from a trip to New York and take up their demand for a special legislative session addressing laws they say unfairly affect minority youth, Margie Menzel reports for THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA via SunshineStateNews.com.
Washington Post: U.S. Senate confirms Cordray to head Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Richard Cordray to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, ending years of contentious political wrangling over the leadership of one of the most influential agencies in Washington, Danielle Douglas reports for the Washington Post.
MetLife Nears Systemic-Risk Tag on Latest US Panel Review
MetLife Inc. (MET), the largest U.S. life insurer, was moved to the last stage of a regulatory review that may impose extra Federal Reserve oversight, Bloomberg reports.
Some States Cracking Down on Auto Insurance Rate Evasion
Registering and insuring your vehicle using your sister’s address in the next state or your parents’ house in a neighboring county might seem a clever way to save money on your car insurance rates, writes Susan Ladika of CarInsurance.com on Fox Business.
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