MIAMI (WSVN) — Thirty-one people have been arrested after, authorities said, they are responsible for filing false insurance claims involving 20 fires and five water damage cases totaling over $14 million in insurance fraud. The State Attorney’s Office announced their findings and arrests following Operation Flames and Floods II.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Governor Rick Scott signed the following bills into law on May 21st: SB 144 Public Records/Impaired Practitioner Consultants – This bill provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain personal identifying information relate to impaired practitioner consultants, their families and employees. SB 158 Civil Liability
House Speaker Steve Crisafulli released an anticipated calendar for the June 1-20 special session, during which lawmakers expect to hammer out a state budget. He also noted that lawmakers’ requests to be excused from the special session aren’t guaranteed to be OK’ed by leadership. For entire tentative schedule:.pdf| Miami Herald
Republican leaders in the Florida Senate offered up a revamped health care proposal Tuesday in an effort to end a budget stalemate that threatens to shut down state government, but the proposal was immediately rejected by Gov. Rick Scott and House GOP leaders. Legislators are scheduled to return to the
Amid an ongoing dust-up over Florida’s health care spending, there are troubling signs that one of the reforms touted by Gov.Rick Scott may not be saving taxpayers money as initially promised. Scott signed into law in 2011 a measure that shifted Florida’s 3 million plus Medicaid patients into managed care. Scott praised
On Monday, June 1, the Senate will convene at 1:00 p.m. to begin Special Session 2015-A. The purpose of our sittings in week one is to procedurally place our Chamber in the position we left our budget work at the end of the Regular Session and to swiftly enter
Today the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced revisions to its Interpretations, Rules, and Guides under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, 16 C.F.R. 700.1 et seq. The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act (“Mag-Moss”), 15 U.S.C. 2301 et seq., is the federal act that regulates warranties on consumer goods by, among other things, requiring various
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., May 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — This month more than 3 million students will earn their high school diploma and an additional 1 million will graduate from college with a bachelor’s degree. Across the country, family and friends will gather with these proud graduates to celebrate and treat themselves to
To all Health Maintenance Organizations (“HMOs”) required to file financial statements with the Life and Health Financial Oversight business unit within the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“Office”) This memorandum is intended to provide guidance to HMOs operating in Florida regarding financial solvency reporting requirements. Continuous Compliance: • HMOs are