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Governor Rick Scott

Saying Goodbye to 2011

Saying Goodbye to 2011

December 31 marks the end of another calendar year, and with that we close the books on another active year in the Florida insurance market.  Florida’s diverse population, large base of potential policyholders and unique political and market issues tend to mean that insurance-related topics are prevalent in each year’s headlines.  We began this year […]

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Supreme Court Decides Governor’s Rulemaking Authority

Supreme Court Decides Governor’s Rulemaking Authority

Governor Rick Scott issued Executive Order 11-01 as his first official act upon taking office earlier this year.  The executive order directed all state agencies under the Governor’s control to suspend rulemaking and not to proceed with administrative rules until approved by a new Office of Fiscal Accountability and Regulatory Reform.  The executive order also […]

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Governor Scott Raises Possibility of Optional PIP

Governor Scott Raises Possibility of Optional PIP

Gov. Rick Scott recently indicated that he would support making personal injury protection coverage, or PIP, optional.  Currently, Florida motorists are required to carry $10,000 in PIP coverage.  PIP pays medical bills without regard to who as it fault in an accident.  However, PIP coverage has been the subject of considerable fraud such as staged accidents and […]

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