While Gov. Rick Scott should get a boost from improving jobs numbers, state CFO Jeff Atwater recently was rumored to be flirting with the idea of running for U.S. Senate.
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Letters From Tallahassee
Gov. Scott’s Jan. 10 State of the State kicked off a legislative session that might include action on some long-awaited insurance reforms.
Letter from Tallahassee: Thoughts turn from holiday tidings to a packed legislative session
While those in northern climes hope for a white Christmas, the Florida Legislature is prepared to heat up with a jam-packed January legislative session.
Last year, Citizens paid out nearly $250 million in claims while only collecting a little over $30 million in sink hole premium. Essentially, Florida doesn’t have a sink hole problem, but rather an insurance claims problem, writes Florida director Christian R. Cámara.
Heartland Institute Praises Citizens’ Sinkhole Rate Increase
The director of The Heartland Institute’s Florida office today said the decision by Florida Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to raise its rates for sinkhole coverage was a painful but necessary step to assure the solvency of the state agency. A measure signed into law last month gives Citizens, the state’s largest writer of property insurance, [...]
