Rick Scott and the Cabinet tentatively approved a process for reviewing state agencies Thursday — but beat back an attempt by the governor to move more swiftly and consider firing three top officials as early as next month. Instead, pushed by Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater, Scott and the Cabinet
Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet met in Tampa Thursday and began an awkward and overdue discussion of how to improve how they do the public’s business to prevent a repeat of the fiasco that has led to the forced resignation of a top police official, demands for investigations and
The purpose of this memorandum is to remind insurers in Florida of the Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act and its prohibition against unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices pursuant to section 626.9541(z), Florida Statutes (2014). The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“Office”) is reminding insurers
TALLAHASSEE – Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater became the first Cabinet member to fully break with Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday after calling for the reopening of the search for a new commissioner of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Two other Cabinet members, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Agriculture Commissioner
Tim Meenan has penned an article which highlights recent legislation impacting the F&I office for industry trade publication Providers and Administrators Magazine. A copy of the article can be found here.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has released a comprehensive Report on the review of the Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection (PIP) Insurance data call as required by House Bill 119, which passed in 2012. The Report provides data to help evaluate market conditions relating to
After nearly a decade of legal battling, a federal judge this week found widespread problems in the way Florida’s Medicaid program has provided health care to children. Judge Adalberto Jordan, in a 153-page decision, said Florida’s history of low reimbursement payments to doctors led to a lack of access to
More and more Americans going for extended warranties With post-holiday sales coming on everything from refrigerators (just in time for your Super Bowl party) to big-screen TVs (what better way to watch the game?),some consumer activists are again warning shoppers about extended warranties. Don’t buy a service plan on your
As 2015 begins, consumer advocates and financial news outlets are offering a lot of sobering advice to live within your means. I chuckle because that comes after a couple of months where every retailer and television commercial has urged you to buy, buy, buy. They also told you to avoid
CHICAGO — Car-insurance industry, meet potential disrupters Google and Apple. Currently, nearly all mainstream insurers that offer driver-monitoring programs use relatively expensive devices that plug into a portal under the dashboard. Usage-based insurance programs, also called telematics, are a small but growing segment of the auto-insurance business. Developing Android and