Category: Archive – Seminars

  New Law Allows Florida Insurers to Offer Limited Sinkhole Coverage Legislation introduced this year by Republican Senator Jack Latvala and passed into law today, gives insurers in Florida the ability to offer a new type of personal lines residential …

  Florida Supreme Court hears Oral Arguments in High-Profile Workers’ Comp Case Florida Supreme Court justices will hear oral arguments today in a case that could allow the state workers’ compensation system to be optional for employers.  Politico Florida’s Christine …

  Florida Regulators OK Cigna-Anthem Insurance Deal State insurance regulators have approved Anthem’s purchase of Cigna’s Florida companies as part of a broader merger of the major health insurers, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via WUSF News.   Florida’s …

  Florida Climate-Change Concerns grow as Study Links Flooding to Rising Seas More Floridians are concerned about climate change, according to a new poll out Monday, the same day a separate study was released that found Miami Beach increasingly prone …

  At This Point, Why Would Anyone Apply to Be Florida’s Insurance Commissioner? A seven-hour Cabinet meeting ended this week with Governor Rick Scott declining to second the motion made by CFO Jeff Atwater to appoint State Representative Bill Hager the …

  State Farm Secrecy Ruling “Huge Blow,” Open Records Advocate says A state court has ruled in favor of State Farm’s effort to make secret basic information available to the public for years on how many customers it has — …

  Scott, Atwater can’t agree on Insurance Commissioner Florida has resumed its search for a new insurance commissioner after Governor Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater could not reach an agreement yesterday.   THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA’s …

  Arkansas Orders Florida Health Plan to Stop Selling in State Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr has issued a cease and desist order against Health Plan Intermediaries Holdings LLC., dba Health Insurance Innovations, a Tampa, Florida-based company, alleging the company has …

  People in and out of Citizens Property Insurance had a bad year in the Florida Legislature There is little relief coming for homeowners facing crushing rate increases after being nudged (some would say shoved) out of the state-run property …

  Governor Rick Scott settles on top contender for Florida Insurance Commissioner Scott’s office on Wednesday morning recommended the Florida Cabinet conduct a final public interview with just one of 55 candidates who applied to be the next insurance commissioner, …