Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report–Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Nov 5, 2014
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Florida Escapes List of Weather Channel’s 50 Worst Places to Own A Home
A detailed analysis by The Weather Channel of both historical and risk-related weather, climate and natural disaster data reveals that certain counties in the United States are more at risk for natural impacts like severe storms, hurricanes and floods that often damage and destroy homes, putting lives and livelihoods at risk.
Florida governor, focus on economy, wins 2nd term
Scott, one of the nation’s most vulnerable incumbents, narrowly won re-election Tuesday after turning back former Republican Governor Charlie Crist, who was trying to return to office as a Democrat. He edged Crist by a margin of 48 percent to 47 percent. Associated Press’ Gary Fineout and Brendan Farrington report for the Tampa Tribune.
- Scott gives victory speech; talks about uniting Florida
- GOP falls one Senate seat short of controlling two-thirds majorities in both Florida houses
- GOP focus on three bay area state House seats pays dividends
- Republicans flip six Florida House seats
- Crisafulli secures place as Florida Speaker of the House
- John Thrasher, Jack Latvala And Joe Negron Sail To Easy Victories
- Senator Jeff Brandes Holds Onto Seat In Contentious Race Against Judithanne Mclauclan
- Maria Sachs Wins Senate District 34 In Bitter Battle Lasting Two Election Cycles
- Bill Hager Wins Third Term In House District 89
- Chris Sprowls defeats Democrat Carl Zimmerman by five points in House District 65
- Republican Mike Miller unseats Linda Stewart in House District 47
- Renuart wins another term in Florida House District 17
- Perry defeats Uman to secure second term in Florida House
- Janet Adkins returning to House with big win
- Travis Cummings trumps Libertarian challenger
- Porter re-elected with ease in House District 10
- John Wood beats Williams for Fourth Term
Republicans Sweep Florida Cabinet Races
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater and Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam all easily defeated their Democratic opponents Tuesday, positioning them for possible runs for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2018. Associated Press’ Jason Dearen reports via the Tampa Tribune.
GOP Grabs Supermajority in Florida House
The already-conservative Florida House will lean even more to the right the next two years, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Jim Turner reports via SunshineStateNews.com.
Senator Thrasher’s resignation could spawn other special elections
State Representative Travis Hutson has said he would run for John Thrasher’s Senate seat. That opens Hutson’s seat. And State Representative Ronald Renuart, who represents northern St. Johns County, is also planning a run for the Thrasher seat. That means there will be at least three special elections, not counting primaries, FlaglerLive.com reports.
Voters Snuff Out Medicinal Marijuana Initiative, Falls 2.5 Percentage Short Of Passage
An attempt to allow doctors to use marijuana to treat patients with debilitating diseases went up in smoke Tuesday. As recent as late September, it appeared that voters would give Amendment 2 the 60-percent approval needed for passage. It failed by 2 and half percentage points – receiving 57.54 percentage of the vote. SaintPetersBlog.com’s James Call reports.
Florida Rejects Change in How Justices Selected
Florida voters have rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have changed which governor chooses certain future Supreme Court justices and appellate judges.
Amendment 1, Land Legacy Campaign Manager: Thanks for the Overwhelming Victory
Will Abberger, campaign manager for Florida’s Water and Land Legacy, released a statement Tuesday night thanking voters for their resounding approval of Amendment 1. SunshineStateNews.com editor Nancy Smith reports.
Gwen Graham unseats Steve Southerland, carries 2nd Congressional District with 50.6 percent
The daughter of former Florida Governor Bob Graham won Florida’s 2nd Congressional District last night by just over 2,000 votes.
Florida Incentives Could Harness Chinese Real Estate Purchase Trend
It might behoove the state of Florida to consider some special invitations to the Chinese both for residential projects and commercial investments, Jeannette Showalter writes for FloridaWeekly.com.
Dave Jones reelected California insurance commissioner, AP says
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones has won a second term, according to the Associated Press. The Sacramento Democrat ran well ahead of Republican challenger Ted Gaines, a state senator from Rocklin. Marc Lifsher reports for the Los Angeles Times.
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Expert Panel to Meet
The Texas Department of Insurance announced that the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association expert panel will hold a public meeting on November 12 to discuss the progress of the panel’s work thus far. Attendees will have the opportunity to comment, Insurance Journal reports.
Mainstream Insurers May Get Caught Napping as Internet-of-Things Boom Hits
IT organizations still years away from essential data management and analytics capabilities
Despite the proven value of vehicle telemetry in supporting usage-based insurance (UBI) offerings for car owners, the insurance industry is taking a wait-and-see attitude towards the broader internet of Things, writes Lenny Liebmann for Insurance Networking News.
Texas-created workers’ compensation insurance firm now wants full freedom
Texas Mutual Insurance Co. is a rare creature — a government creation so successful that the Legislature and company officials are fighting over control of the insurer and its $2 billion surplus. The Austin-American Statesman reports via Advisen.com.
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