Several high profile races in Florida were decided, or at least appeared to have been decided, on election night by close margins. At the state level, Republican Ron DeSantis looked like the winner in Governor’s race, Republican Jimmy Patronis prevailed as Chief Financial Officer, Republican Ashley Moody won to succeed Pam Bondi as Attorney General, and […]
Rate increases in the federal flood insurance program are drawing the ire of politicians on both sides of the aisle in Tallahassee. Governor Rick Scott recently sent a letter to Florida U.S. Senators Bill Nelson and Marco Rubio stating that he is “deeply troubled” by the impact of flood insurance rate increases on Florida’s economy. […]
Governor Rick Scott has signed SB 1842 pertaining to health insurance into law. The law makes changes to the Florida Insurance Code necessary to allow the state’s regulations to conform to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA). Among its provisions, the new law will allow the Office of Insurance Regulation to review health […]