Category: Florida News

  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 …

  In a consumer alert issued today, March 31, 2016, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin M. McCarty advised that changes to the National Flood Insurance Program (“NFIP”) become effective this Friday, April 1.   Explaining that every person living in Florida is at …

  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 …

  The process to select a new Florida Insurance Commissioner was extended for approximately one month after debate at the Florida Cabinet meeting today, March 29, 2016. After Florida CFO Jeff Atwater moved to confirm State Representative Bill Hager for the job, …

  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 …