Category: Insurance Regulatory News

Proposals to end greyhound racing, ban drilling in state waters and grant additional rights to crime victims are moving one step closer to becoming law.  Kevin Robinson reports for the Pensacola News Journal. Packaging, wording key for ballot proposals https://www.pnj.com/story/news/2018/03/22/florida-constitution-revision-commission-picks-25-proposals-advance-draft-committee/449721002/

Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that could put to rest years of legal and regulatory fights, FloridaPolitics.com’s Drew Wilson reports. Pro-Israel bill, new public records exemptions among 38 Scott signs http://floridapolitics.com/archives/259480-rick-scott-signs-trauma-center-bill

Miami Republican State Representative Carlos Trujillo was confirmed as U.S. ambassador to the Organization of American States by the U.S. Senate on Thursday.  The Miami Herald’s Alex Daugherty reports via the “Naked Politics” blog. http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2018/03/miami-republican-lawmaker-confirmed-as-us-ambassador-to-oas.html

The months-long litigious affair began with a simple public records request under Florida’s decades-old Sunshine Law — a statute heralded nationwide as a tool to keep governments honest.  Kimberly Miller reports for the Palm Beach Post. https://www.mypalmbeachpost.com/news/how-government-agency-trying-stop-residents-demanding-records/ljczJRevg6GKH5MjrpOvoJ/

With such close elections in Florida, pundits, political scientists and campaign operatives are taking notice, but here’s why it may not add up to much.  The Tampa Bay Times’ Adam Smith reports. http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2018/03/23/a-democratic-wave-from-younger-voters-and-puerto-ricans-dont-bank-on-it/

Congress extended the nation’s flood-insurance program through July 31 as part of a federal spending bill that was passed in the Senate late Thursday night.  Keith Magill reports for Houma Today via the PCI SmartBrief. http://www.houmatoday.com/news/20180322/flood-insurance-deadline-extended

Legislation in the House would require the Financial Stability Oversight Council to tell companies the basis of a potential systemic-risk designation and allow them to address the issues the FSOC has outlined.  Financial Regulation News reports via the PCI SmartBrief. …

A proposed amendment to Rule 19-8.028, F.A.C. relating to the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (“FHCF”) Reimbursement Premium Formula would exempt from FHCF participation any policy solely covering jewelry that is not associated with a policy covering a Residential Structure located …

P 88 would have put several rights — from requiring safe and comfortable facilities to making it easier to sue in cases alleging neglect or abuse — in the state constitution through the Constitution Revision Commission.  Elizabeth Koh reports for the Tampa Bay …

The case, filed last week in Leon County circuit court, asks a judge to certify a class action and order “full compensation” for what the plaintiffs’ attorneys estimate are “tens of thousands, or more” Floridians who own bump stocks or …