Plus, lagging Medicaid fraud prevention
Two more former state of Florida employees are among nine more people arrested in a fraudulent insurance claims scheme, DFS arrests two insurance agents for fraudulent behavior, and the Sunshine State has lagged behind other …
Recap of Week 6 & Preview of Week 7 of Session
Lawmakers begin their last third of the legislative session today – or do they? While each passed its own budget proposal last week (and there is a relatively modest …
Plus, pushback on wind mitigation regulation
An early end to a hurricane assessment fee on Florida property insurance policies, the “big ask” that Florida regulators are making to insurance companies, a new crackdown on unlicensed warranty companies in the Sunshine …
2026 forecast: better
Florida homes have lost value over the past year, but a cooling state housing market has a rebound on the horizon say Realtors, plus three of the cities in Florida where retail is thriving downtown. It’s all …
Plus, another attempt to eliminate Risk Rating 2.0
Florida’s emergency fund is checked by the House, FEMA puts up money for Hurricane Milton repairs to Tropicana Field, and eight GOP senators lead another charge to scrap FEMA’s Risk Rating 2.0 …
Plus, invasive termites are spreading beyond predictions
South Florida is having its worst drought in years, invasive termites are spreading and threatening homes across Florida, and a bill is moving through the Florida Legislature that would restrict local governments from …
Recap of Week 5 & Preview of Week 6 of Session
The Florida House of Representatives worked through yesterday’s President’s Day holiday and the Senate will join them this morning to begin ironing-out differences in the two chambers’ state budget …
Plus, a new report on Florida’s post-reform insurance saving
Fresh concerns about Florida insurance regulators’ revamped wind mitigation inspection form, new research on the cost savings from the property insurance market reforms plus a prediction on future savings this year, …
Shift in hiring noted among all industries
There is much talk about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the insurance industry, including by members of the Florida Legislature this session. A recent CEO Outlook report by KPMG shows …
Plus, former DFS employee charged with stealing $1.7M
A Hurricane Ian trailer stealer is headed to prison, a genetic testing lab owner pleads guilty to $52 million in Medicare fraud, a former employee of the Florida Department of Financial Services …