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Michael MolineOctober 15, 2018

An “extremely preliminary” report from the Office of Insurance Regulation shows that roughly 38,000 Hurricane Michael-related claims have come into Florida carriers thus far, and that paid losses have reached $5.7 million. “These numbers are extremely preliminary and will continue to rise in the days and weeks to come,” office spokesman Jon Moore said via email. […]

Michael MolineOctober 8, 2018

Newsman Ali Velshi defended his profession against complaints of bias against President Donald Trump Monday, but conceded that continually having to call out the president’s “lies” can give rise to the appearance of anti-Trump sentiment. Velshi, a veteran business and foreign correspondent and anchorman for MSNBC, told members of the Economic Club of Florida that Trump routinely misrepresents […]

Michael MolineOctober 4, 2018

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A proposed federal class action lawsuit accuses Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast of using unnecessarily difficult physical fitness tests to discriminate against female deputies. The lawsuit, filed in the Middle District of Florida’s Ocala Division, alleges eight counts of intentional gender discrimination, age discrimination, and retaliation. Few, if any, other law enforcement agencies in Florida subject […]

Michael MolineOctober 2, 2018

A deadline is a deadline, the Florida Supreme Court said Tuesday. The justices rejected a law professor’s arguments that she should have been allowed on the ballot in a judicial election — even though she missed the deadline for filing her campaign paperwork. The court appeared to accept arguments raised by incumbent Clay County Judge Kristina Mobley that […]

Michael MolineSeptember 26, 2018

A state appeals court has rejected a class action filed by a Medicare Advantage organization seeking double reimbursements for its costs of providing care that should have been covered by a no-fault auto insurer. In a unanimous ruling, the 3rd District Court of Appeal said such organizations would have to establish each claim separately against […]

Michael MolineSeptember 20, 2018

A closely divided Florida Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a bad faith judgment against Geico Insurance, concluding in a 4-3 decision that the insurer had improperly exposed a policyholder to an $8.5 million judgment in a wrongful death action. Writing for the majority, Justice Peggy A. Quince emphasized insurers’ duty to zealously represent customers against potential […]

Michael MolineSeptember 19, 2018

An insurance industry analysis undermines any assumption that employees delay reporting weekend injuries into the work week to take advantage of workers’ compensation benefits. Were that true, one might expect the number of workers’ comp claims filed during the work week to have declined since the Affordable Care Act brought 8 million people into the ranked of the insured. […]

Michael MolineSeptember 17, 2018

Ash Williams, who manages investments for the Florida Retirement System among other funds, would draw a $70,000 annual pay raise under a recommendation approved Monday. The pay hike, by the state’s Investment Advisory Council, needs the approval of the State Board of Administration, comprising the governor, chief financial officer, and attorney general. If they go […]

Michael MolineSeptember 14, 2018

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A leading Senate budget writer claimed vindication Friday in a lingering dispute with House leaders over whether to allow local school boards to capture all of the value of rising property values when setting local tax rates. Rob Bradley, co-chair of the Joint Legislative Budget Commission, underscored the point during a presentation on the state’s three-year fiscal […]

Michael MolineSeptember 8, 2018

The developer behind a planned food hall in Miami has asked state regulators whether it can offer pre-paid “Market Cards” for use by customers who don’t want to pull out their debit or credit cards. Time Out Market Miami will be an offshoot of U.K.-based Time Out Group, which publishes entertainment guides and operate a similar […]

Michael Moline

Hurricane Michael claims begin streaming in to state insurance office

MSNBC’s Ali Velshi in Tallahassee on Trump, lies and news

Citrus Co. Sheriff weaponizes physical fitness test against women, lawsuit alleges

Justices give the boot to appeal over late campaign paperwork

No-fault insurer prevails in attempted class action over Medicare reimbursement

Supreme Court reinstates $8.5M verdict against Geico

Obamacare had little effect on timing of workers’ comp claims, study says

Panel seeks pay increase for Florida’s chief investment adviser

Deal on local property tax rates helped stabilize Florida’s budget

“Market Card’ would replace cash at Miami food emporium