TALLAHASSEE, Fla — Uncertainty continued to reign in Florida’s political world Friday, a day after the state Supreme Court declared Florida’s congressional map invalid and ordered up a remedy by Oct. 17. Legislative leaders remained silent about what’s next, saying they were absorbing the implications of the ruling that blew
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (Office) has approved the removal of up to 80,000 personal residential policies and 1,050 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens) by the following three companies: Heritage Property & Casualty Insurance Company – approved to remove up to 40,000
Indianapolis – The Indiana Department of Insurance created the Life Insurance How-To Guide in response to Senate Enrolled Act No. 425 (SEA 425), which is effective on July 1, 2015. SEA 425 requires the Indiana Department of Insurance to develop, post and maintain on the Internet information concerning life insurance
Of the 130 news laws that took effect on July 1, several of them impact insurance: Flood Insurance: SB 1094 intended to provide flexible insurance options for flood coverage. Drones: SB 766 prohibits the use of aerial drones to capture images that could infringe on the privacy of property owners
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Governor Rick Scott released the below statement following the announcement from BP on settling with the United States and Gulf coast states impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. As part of the agreement in principle, Florida will receive at least $3.25 billion. This includes
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Today, the Commission on Healthcare and Hospital Funding met in Jacksonville for the second stop on its Spotlight Transparency Tour across Florida. Governor Scott charged the Commission with investigating how taxpayer dollars fund hospitals and the affect those tax dollars have on patient outcomes and quality of
The battle over drug prices is playing out in states across the country, with at least four states capping consumers’ out-of-pocket costs and others considering transparency requirements to force drug companies to explain their high prices. The efforts come as the cost of prescription medicines continues to climb, especially among
The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) is reviewing ACA plan filings that were due on May 15 to determine whether there is discrimination in coverage of HIV prescription drugs under the plan formularies. In a memo (attached) issued by OIR on March 25, OIR directed insurers to refer to
Wherever you turn in the business and technology media, the talk is all about the next disruption buy generic accutane. In the beginning, there was Google and Amazon. More recently, there’s been Facebook and social media platforms. Insurance has managed to sidestep most of these early forces of radical change
Much of the media attention on climate change focuses on the meteorological effects, such as warmer temperatures, melting icecaps and rising oceans. Of more importance to the insurance industry are questions that receive far less attention, for example: How will these trends impact catastrophe reinsurance contracts and related securities? Will