Capitol to Courthouse Florida Insurance Report: Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Sep 23, 2015
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Daily Florida Insurance-Related Events
- 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.–Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology meeting. To view the meeting notice, click here.
Daily Florida Insurance-Related News
Palm Beach County takes no action on Uber, hopes Legislature does
Palm Beach County commissioners Tuesday sent a message to Tallahassee: You sort out the Uber mess. Eliot Kleinberg reports for the Palm Beach Post.
Florida offers professional liability to educators
The State of Florida announced it is offering $2 million professional liability insurance coverage to educators and instructional staff, National Underwriter’s PropertyCasualty360.com reports.
Audit of Florida prisons concludes staffing at dangerous levels
Florida prisons’ lack of staff costs the state millions in overtime costs, encourages vacancies, falls below national standards and exposes Florida taxpayers to increased costs if a murder, riot or escape were to occur at any of the state prisons, the report by the National Institute of Corrections concludes. The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reports via “The Buzz” blog.
Florida Senate chairman wants data, info on driver’s license suspensions
A report last month by The Miami Herald found that 77 percent of all license suspensions in Florida between 2012 and 2015 occurred because of a failure to pay fees. Kristin M. Clark reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.
Judge rules against State of Florida in dispute over children’s medical program
An administrative law judge Tuesday ruled against the Florida Department of Health in a challenge involving the eligibility of children for a state program that provides specialized medical care. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s Margie Menzel reports via SayfieReview.com.
Redistricting witness lists includes Florida Senators, Democratic consultants
With the House prepared to attack the Senate redistricting map in court this week, as well as the maps offered up by the challengers, the list of witnesses is getting long for the hearing before Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis that begins Thursday. The Miami Herald’s Mary Ellen Klas reports via the “Naked Politics” blog.
Las Vegas Sands Calls It Quits in Florida
The Sands had wanted to get into the Florida market with an “integrated resort,” Jim Rosica reports for FloridaPolitics.com.
Massachussets insurance regulators grilled on rate hikes
Massachussets senators on Tuesday grilled state insurance regulators about recent increases in homeowner rates and surfaced policy ideas that could work their way into legislation. Michael Norton reports for State House News Service.
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