Category: Florida Insurance and Political Headlines
Apr 4, 2018
The 2018 Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund Proposed Ratemaking Formula Report and the 2018 Proposed Rates and 2018 Proposed Rating Regions in Excel format have been posted. https://www.sbafla.com/fhcf/Home/Announcements/2018ProposedRates.aspx
Apr 4, 2018
A state mandate to prohibit advance payments from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left dozens of cities, counties and school districts waiting months to receive nearly $4 billion in federal funds to pay recovery costs from last fall’s Hurricane …
Apr 4, 2018
Florida officials said about 3 million of those who left were not in evacuation zones, The Palm Beach Post’s Kimberly Miller reports. https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/weather/hurricanes/irma-forced-mass-evacuations-officials-urge-staying-home-next-time/KippDb0Dnw3reWRT0oH3rM/
Apr 4, 2018
Topics include but are not limited to Board Committee Reports. https://www.citizensfla.com/-/20180411-bog Materials from this month’s Citizens’ committees Consumer Services Committee Audit Committee Finance and Investment Committee Market Accountability Advisory Committee
Apr 4, 2018
Businesses that plan ahead of time are more likely to survive a major disaster, 850 Magazine’s Erin Hoover writes. http://www.850businessmagazine.com/Spring-2018/What-Hurricanes-Irma-and-Harvey-Taught-Us-About-the-Business-Impacts-of-Disaster/
Apr 4, 2018
One homeowners’ insurer in Florida offer what it calls a “deductible installment plan,” Patrick Wraight writes for Insurance Journal. https://www.insurancejournal.com/blogs/academy-journal/2018/04/04/485077.htm
Apr 4, 2018
The rift between the House and Senate is whether to allow policy that would allow the state’s gambling industry to grow, potentially competing with the six casinos operated by the tribe. https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2018/04/03/special-session-for-gaming-overhaul-likely-on-or-after-april-23-345233
Apr 4, 2018
A proposal that would have prohibited governmental agencies from using lobbyists to influence the annual appropriations process in the Legislature was rejected Tuesday by a Constitution Revision Commission panel. THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA reports via FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/260426-crc-panel-revamps-ethics-proposal
Apr 4, 2018
Governor Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet will appeal a federal judge’s order to devise a new process for restoring voting rights to felons. Jim Rosica reports for FloridaPolitics.com. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/260452-appeal-voting-rights-ruling
Apr 4, 2018
New law allows beachfront property owners to restrict access to sand behind them. Ethan Calloway reports for News4Jax.com. https://www.news4jax.com/news/florida/trips-to-florida-beaches-will-soon-come-with-more-restrictions