Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Apr 16, 2018
The Florida Constitution Revision Commission is heading to the finish line, THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/261309-panel-tees-up-proposed-changes-to-constitution
Apr 16, 2018
Calling it a “blue sky opportunity,” the state’s chief medical marijuana regulator opened a rule-making workshop Friday with a twist: No rules. Jim Rosica reports for FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/261203-dumpster-marijuana-rulemaking
Apr 16, 2018
The good news is the number of deaths from car crashes dropped 15 percent in Florida, Justine Griffin reports for the Tampa Bay Times. http://www.tampabay.com/news/health/Here-are-the-top-five-things-killing-Floridians-new-study-says_167228899
Apr 16, 2018
Uber has been hit with dozens of lawsuits in recent years claiming that its drivers are employees and are entitled to minimum wage, overtime, and other legal protections not afforded to contractors. Daniel Wiessner reports for Insurance Journal. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2018/04/13/486389.htm
Apr 16, 2018
The New York Department of Financial Services has advised its regulated insurers to encourage policyholders that investing in commercial global positioning system equipment could reduce motor vehicle collisions and result in lower insurance premiums. https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/east/2018/04/13/486415.htm’
Apr 16, 2018
Some insurers and others, meanwhile, are beginning to look toward 2020 when the U.S federal terrorism backstop comes up for renewal, the report said, which was entitled “Insurers Adjust to Changing Terrorism Risk Landscape.” Matthew Lerner of Business Insurance reports. …
Apr 13, 2018
Pointing to “human error,” the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Thursday increased its latest property-loss estimate from Hurricane Irma by more than $1.2 billion. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via the Orlando Sentinel. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-nsf-florida-corrects-hurricane-irma-losses-20180412-story.html
Apr 13, 2018
Her insurance company told her the check was in the mail, but the post office says they don’t have it. And now one South Florida homeowner says the mix-up is keeping her from repairing her home damaged by Irma. So …
Apr 13, 2018
Statewide, according to Florida’s Department of Financial Services, in 2012, auto glass companies filed 1,389 lawsuits against insurers. Just four years later, the number of lawsuits soared to 19,695. https://www.wftv.com/news/action-9/action-9-investigates-door-to-door-auto-glass-repair-companies/731361463
Apr 13, 2018
The image of a future city undone by rising tides leading to “a kind of dystopian inundation scenario,” was invoked by Harvard University professor Charles Waldheim in a presentation to the Miami Beach city commission on Wednesday. http://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/environment/article208687504.html