BY THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA Gov. Rick Scott is firmly behind Palm Harbor resident Jeffery Bragg to be the next insurance commissioner. Late Wednesday, the governor’s office called Bragg, a former executive director of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Terrorism Risk Insurance Program, the “best candidate” for the job that could pay up…
By Jeff Schweers Tribune/Naples Daily News Capital Bureau Published: April 21, 2016 Updated: April 21, 2016 at 12:18 PM TALLAHASSEE – Florida’s legislative leaders have millions of dollars of cash to spend as they see fit on state and local races and ballot initiatives this election season thanks to a state law that allows the…
Sunshine State News Cabinet members were talking softly, smiling at one another, clapping each other on the back. But anyone who couldn’t sense a Baileygate hangover throbbing uncomfortably over the March 29 Cabinet meeting had his head in the sand. There were two finalists for Florida insurance commissioner at that meeting, Jeffrey Bragg of Palm…
Private insurance companies are lining up to request state approval of two key policy revisions intended to reduce losses from a practice called “assignment of benefits.” In late March, the state Office of Insurance Regulation approved requests by Citizens Property Insurance Corp. to limit the cost of emergency repairs after water breaches or other emergencies…
Peter Schorsch SPB Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Cabinet now have 67 names to pick from for state Insurance Commissioner. They decided to take more applications for the job after the March 29 Cabinet meeting, setting an April 15 application deadline. Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater had each favored two different candidates: Retired executive Jeffrey Bragg and state Rep. Bill Hager, a former Iowa insurance commissioner, respectively. Scott and…
WFTV Channel 9 ORLANDO, Fla. — New legislation was passed last week that allows Florida drivers to buy and use autonomous cars. Florida has paved the road for technology, allowing researchers at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to test autonomous car. After years of testing, researchers concluded the cars are safer. “I think it’s going to profoundly…
By Matt Dixon 5:32 a.m. | Apr. 14, 2016 follow this reporter Follow: feed TALLAHASSEE — The Republican Party of Florida’s facelift over the past 15 months has left some of the party’s biggest power brokers on the sidelines, and has revamped how the state GOP both raises and spends donor cash. The most salient…
By JIM SAUNDERS THE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, April 13, 2016………. Millions of dollars poured into Florida’s political system during the first three months of 2016, with huge chunks coming from business groups and industries such as utilities and insurers. But much of the money didn’t go directly to candidates or to…
Jockeying starts for U.S. House run By Tia Mitchell, Andrew Pantazi and Nate Monroe Wed, Apr 13, 2016 @ 5:57 pm | updated Wed, Apr 13, 2016 @ 7:27 pm Within hours of Rep. Ander Crenshaw’s announcement he wouldn’t run for re-election, speculation quickly spread about which of the many prominent Republicans would replace him.…
ORLANDO,Fla. — An Orange County man says a roofing company hijacked his insurance claim for hail damage that didn’t exist. Tony Annunziato blames the company for a questionable inspection and threats to sue his insurance company. He said he had a small roof leak, but an inspector from ELR Restoration claimed there was much more. “They said hail damage, there…