Sunshine State News KEVIN DERBY June 9, 2017 – 10:30am This week, U.S. Rep. Dennis Ross, R-Fla., part of the congressional leadership as senior deputy majority whip, brought back his proposal to amend the federal tax code to create tax-preferred savings accounts to help Americans prepare for natural disasters. Ross first introduced the Disaster Savings…
A mainland Miami neighborhood prone to regular flooding from high tides and storms could be relocated amid preparations for rising seas. Government officials are looking at redesigning the Shorecrest neighborhood by returning some areas to nature rather than reinforcing them with sea walls or other infrastructure. The Insurance Journal article acknowledges that allowing the seas…
WFSU By NICK EVANS • JUN 15, 2017 Florida’s insurance officials are considering moves to rein in assignments after the Legislature again failed to take action. The procedure allows service providers to work directly with an insurer, but some say they’re taking advantage of the system. Insurance companies are complaining that a procedure called assignment of benefits is…
Palm Beach Post By Jim Saunders – News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Readying to leave the state Cabinet at the end of the month, Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater said Wednesday that lawmakers need to address an insurance practice that critics argue is driving up homeowners’ rates. Lawmakers this spring could not agree…