Category: Insurance Regulatory News
Mar 29, 2018
Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that extends workers’ compensation benefits for first responders being treated for post-traumatic stress disorder. The law also requires agencies to provide education training related to mental health awareness. Jonathan Capriel reports for the Tampa …
Mar 29, 2018
Governor Rick Scott approved a new state budget that includes more than $52 million to pay homeowners in Broward and Palm Beach counties whose trees were removed. The Associated Press reports. https://apnews.com/ebf99a846d564e269b26da43bb8b3e73/Judge-orders-state-to-pay-ASAP-in-citrus-canker-lawsuit
Mar 29, 2018
A subsidiary of Uber Technologies is disputing a court ruling that it disclose certain information not considered to be a trade secret, such as numbers of pickups and money paid to Broward County as a usage fee. THE NEWS SERVICE …
Mar 29, 2018
Both of Florida’s U.S. senators and 14 Congress members signed a letter asking the head of the Corps to “coordinate an expedited review of the proposal” so the project can be added to federal water projects being considered by Congress in fall. …
Mar 29, 2018
California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones exceeded his statutory authority by considering the investment income of separate State Farm affiliates when he ordered State Farm General Insurance Co. to roll back its homeowners insurance rates retroactively, Ray Lehmann reports via Insurance …
Mar 29, 2018
According to analysis published by the National League of Cities in 2017, “Preemption, or the use of state law to nullify a municipal ordinance or authority, has proliferate in recent years, particularly in economic development-related policy areas, including minimum wage, municipal …
Mar 26, 2018
The transaction will feature four ceding companies which are all subsidiaries of United Insurance Holdings, sources told Artemis. http://www.artemis.bm/blog/2018/03/26/100m-armor-re-ii-cat-bond-launched-for-united-insurance-holdings-subsidiaries/
Mar 26, 2018
Under state law, the use of a weapon bumped up the manslaughter charge from a second-degree felony to a first-degree felony, carrying a longer prison sentence. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259721-supreme-court-to-decide-if-car-can-be-weapon
Mar 26, 2018
A homeowner details the 10-month saga she went through after finding a leak under her kitchen sink last year. FloridaPolitics.com Publisher Peter Schorsch notes the video. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259728-consumer-protection-coalition-releases-new-video-in-aob-fight
Mar 26, 2018
The two bills (HB 7099, SB 7028) replace a pair of emergency rules that the Scott administration issued in September, FloridaPolitics.com reports. http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259773-rick-scott-signs-nursing-home-generator-requirements