Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report–Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Jul 9, 2014
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Indian Tribe Not Liable in Fatal Car Crash
An appeals court has ruled that a South Florida Indian tribe cannot be held liable for a $4.1 million wrongful death judgment stemming from a fatal 1998 car crash, Insurance Journal reports.
Federal judge won’t dismiss Florida Medicaid lawsuit
A federal judge refused Tuesday to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges Florida provides inadequate care to children in its Medicaid program, despite state claims that privatizing the program will resolve many of the problems, Associated Press’ Kelli Kennedy reports via the Tampa Tribune.
Florida forced to stagger timing of payments to schools, health care providers
Florida is being forced to stagger payments to schools and health care providers because of limits with its 30-year old computer-based accounting system, Associated Press’ Gary Fineout explains via SaintPetersBlog.com.
Citizens creating special team to curb water lawsuits
Swamped with legal costs, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is forming a team in South Florida to head off lawsuits from customers seeking payment for water damage, Donna Gehrke-White reports for the Sun Sentinel.
Counties, Juvenile Justice Renew Legal Fight about Detention Costs
A decade into a dispute about how to divvy up the costs of detaining young offenders, the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice and more than two-dozen counties are digging in for more legal fighting, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Margie Menzel reports via SunshineStateNews.com.
Duplicate Voter Registrations Plague Florida’s Election System
Some suspect the Florida’s Division of Elections isn’t cross- checking for duplicate voter registrations, FloridaWatchdog.org’s Marianela Toledo reports via SunshineStateNews.com.
Florida Lottery Spikes to Record $5.3 Billion in Sales; Only $1.4 Billion to Education
While about 60 percent of the money played on Florida Lottery games is paid out to winners, about $1.49 billion will go to the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund this year, FlaglerLive.com reports.
State investigators accuse Florida Department of Corrections of systemic corruption
Four investigators with the Department of Corrections have accused the state of Florida of running a prison system rife with corruption, brutality and officially sanctioned gang violence – and of retaliating against them when they tried to expose what was going on, Julie K. Brown reports for the Miami Herald.
- In wake of accusations of widespread Florida Department of Corrections corruption, Secretary Crews promises accountability
- Former Corrections chief McDonough rebukes Scott staff over prison allegations
Florida Senate President-Elect Andy Gardiner’s staff takes shape
Expected churn is taking place in the Senate president’s office as Don Gaetz winds down his tenure and Andy Gardiner prepares to take the reins, Tampa Bay Times’ Tia Mitchell reports.
Three state House Democrats file for 2016 races
SaintPetersBlog.com’s Phil Ammann reports that, after failing to draw opposition for re-election in November, three House Democrats filed campaign accounts this week to run in 2016, according to the Florida Division of Elections website.
United property and casualty industry pushes U.S. House to amend TRIA bill
The property and casualty industry urged the U.S. House to significantly amend its version of the TRIA legislation, National Underwriter’s Arthur Postal reports for PropertyCasualty360.com.
Lyft, Uber Red Lighted in Pittsburgh Following Court Order
Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. have been directed to immediately halt operations in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania until they secure the appropriate authority from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Legal Monitor Worldwide reports.
Guy Carpenter says reinsurance prices squeezed by oversupply
Reinsurance prices declined on policies renewed for July 1 amid low losses and as record levels of catastrophe bonds drove an oversupply of capital, according to Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC. Carolyn Bandel reports for Bloomberg via PropertyCasualty360.com.
Improved Captive Insurance Law to Benefit North Carolina
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin announced yesterday that efforts are being implemented to make the state even more attractive for captive insurance companies.
Study Shows How Wastewater Injections Are Causing Oklahoma Quakes
A new study explains how just four wells forcing massive amounts of drilling wastewater into the ground are probably shaking up Oklahoma, Insurance Journal reports.
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